Payroll and auto enrolment

As we mentioned back in October, many small and micro businesses are nearing their staging date – the date by which your workplace pension scheme must be up and running. And this means there’s a real imperative for getting your payroll software and systems up to speed to cope with making pension contributions.

How to find your staging date (and why it matters)

Between 2015 and 2017, over a million small and micro business will be reaching their pensions auto enrolment staging date – in fact it’s a staggering 51,134 companies per month.

We’ve already mentioned the need to Payroll auto enrolment upgrade your payroll system if you’re going to meet your business’s staging date. But, even at this late stage, there are still many business owners and micro businesses that don’t seem aware of the need to comply with their auto enrolment requirements.

The key to making more money from every customer (or project)

Making money. It’s at the route of what your business does.

Whether pure profit is your end goal, or whether you need to release more cash to speed up the overall growth of the company, having a focus on improving your profitability is a vital part of good business management.

8 ways you’re managing your time badly

Managing your time badly means missed deadlines, rushed projects and a general drop in your productivity.

We’ve highlighted the 8 most common ways your time management techniques can go awry – so you can avoid the pitfalls and be a more productive business owner.

Workflow Max: gaining control over long-term projects

Customers expect you to deliver your service on time, to the right standard and with the minimum of hassle. And managing your projects and processes efficiently is the key to delivering this quality service – and keeping those customers happy.