Design Thinking

When we think of designing something, most of us tend to think of an object or an end result such as a “well-designed product”. However, “Design Thinking” can be applied in business too. Design as a process Designing something tends to require...

Advisory fuel rate for company cars

These are the suggested reimbursement rates for employees’ private mileage using their company car from 1 September 2018. Where there has been a change the previous rate is shown in brackets. Engine Size Petrol Diesel LPG 1400cc or less 12p (11p) 7p 1600cc or...

Effective mid-year performance reviews

Conducting mid-year performance reviews gives managers the opportunity to check in with employees in order to ensure that their objectives, project work and general day-to-day jobs are aligned with the rest of the business. Even if your firm doesn’t have a formal...

Marketing to Millennials

Born between 1980 and 2000, Millennials are now a key target market for businesses. So how do you market your products and services to this tech-savvy generation? Millennials were the last generation to have witnessed the pre-digital era and they were also the first...

How does Making Tax Digital affect non-VAT-registered businesses?

With Making Tax Digital nearly upon us, it’s become crystal clear that HMRC’s initiative is the biggest change to digital record keeping how tax returns are filed in decades. And it doesn’t stop there. In our eyes, tax returns are merely the start of the changes MTD...