What do Henry Ford, Walt Disney, H. J. Heinz, and Donald Trump have in common? They all have experienced bankruptcy either through them-selves or their companies…and bounced back to enjoy substantial riches. Serial entrepreneurs like Sir Richard Branson are also
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Helping you get the most out of your Mac, iPhone & iPad
Q: OK Steve, wow me with a superfluous feature on my iPhone which could actually be useful in some circumstances… A: Wow that’s a tall order, but I think I’ve got just the thing. We all know you can tap everywhere
Read MoreNavigating your business through Covid
With the current relaxation in Covid restrictions and lock downs, businesses have had to rapidly adjust to post – lockdown operations. We thought it would be useful to provide some advice on how to manage business finances to help get
Read MoreFREE customer parking extended at Parc Tawe in time for Summer Holidays
Swansea retail park Parc Tawe East has announced it is giving visitors an extra hour free parking in time for the summer holidays, so that people have more time to enjoy all that the shopping and leisure destination has to
Read MoreExplainer Videos with Prescott Jones
Insurance is often viewed as a grudge purchase, but it is up to practitioners like Prescott Jones to bring the subject to life. We like to explain how it facilitates the safe trading of a business and supports its growth
Read MorePremises Cleaners Deserve Dignity and Respect
Our invisible workers fighting the covid pandemic every day before we get to work, when we leave work and often throughout the day, how often do we not see them, how often do we walk past them and how many
Read MoreThe importance of management information for you and your business
Now, more than ever we feel it is essential for businesses to be on top of their finances and ensure they are running their businesses as efficiently as possible. We all know running a business (and in a global pandemic!!)
Read MoreHelping you get the most out of your Mac, iPhone & iPad
Q: I hate ads – I do a search for something on my Mac, and then wherever I go, suddenly, I get bombarded with ads about that thing I searched. Is there an app that stops that from happening? A: I looked
Read MoreCommercial Awareness
Having the courage to start a business in the first place, is a huge step to take in your life, as I have talked about in a previous article, but actually operating the business when you have taken that step,
Read MoreWhy you should always have a WILL in place and consider Inheritance Tax planning for the future
Having a will ensures your estate is distributed according to your instructions and wishes. If you die without having made a will, your assets are automatically distributed according to the Rules of Intestacy. The distribution depends on whether you are
Read MorePenguin Recruitment: Mumbles
For the past fifteen years Penguin Recruitment Ltd has been quietly growing amongst the shops and bars of Mumbles, Swansea. Now employing just over 30 people across four offices dotted around the village, Penguin has become the largest Engineering and
Read MoreHelping you get the most out of your Mac, iPhone & iPad
Q: I absolutely loathe ads, especially when I Google something and when I get to Facebook or whatever, I start to see ads for that very thing I did a search for. How can I stop Big Brother from watching me?
Read MoreBusiness Insurance NEWS
Graduate Trainee Programme Bears Fruit Jack Prescott, the first of our 2020 graduate intake, moves into a new role as Trainee Commercial Account Executive. Jack, a graduate of the University of Derby, brought with him some business experience having work-ed
Read MoreThe official grounds for divorce process
To get divorced, you need to show that you have suffered an irretrievable marriage breakdown. You do this on the basis of one of five ‘facts’ – the official grounds for divorce You must also have been married for at
Read MoreCompleting your Self Assessment
Taxpayers have been getting organised with 950,000 already having completed their 2020/21 tax returns with 63,500 filing their self-assessment on the first day of the tax year, HMRC has revealed. There are many benefits of getting your tax return filed
Read MoreHaving the right mindset
“I’ve had so many lectures about having a growth mindset as opposed to fixed mindset. At these lectures we hear the messages: ‘Don’t worry,’ ‘don’t stress’ and ‘be happy.’ We are also told that we must also be ‘resilient.’ It is
Read MoreCashflow Management
This month Neil Franklin gives his advice on Starting a Business in 2021 and covers the all-important topic of Cashflow Management. Be careful how you plan and develop your business infrastructure – you want to keep a keen eye on
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