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Business Basics – Shared Ownership
Directors and shareholders of UK companies have many rights and responsibilities, but how do these change when you are one of a number of shareholders in a company?
Business Basics – Selling a Business or Shares in a Business
Being aware of your business's value enables you to determine a fair selling price for some or all of your shares and negotiate efficiently with prospective buyers. But where do you find a buyer for your shares, and what happens now?
Business Basics – How much is your Business Worth
Being aware of your business's value enables you to determine a fair selling price for some or all of your shares, negotiate efficiently with prospective buyers, and secure beneficial financing deals, among other advantages.
Business Basics - Forecasting
Although we don’t have a crystal ball, so forecasts are fundamentally informed guesses, businesses need to use them to make informed business decisions and develop business strategies.
Business Basics – Accessing Capital for Growth
Gaining access to outside investment means you don’t have to give up on your dream. So how do you prove to any potential investor that your business model is worth investing in. What information will they need from you? What timescales are involved and what are the likely costs/cash flow implications. Who are you and
Farm Diversification: Where to start
According to DEFRA, 71% of farm businesses in 2023/24 have some form of diversified activity, up from 61% in 2014/15. Income from these activities produced £1.393 billion in 23/24, up from £1.321 in the previous year. This demonstrates how important these income streams have become.
Business Basics – Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax and Rental Income is the biggest change to Self-Assessment since it was launched by HMRC over 30 years ago.
Steps into Digital Programme
The Steps into Digital programme focusses on strategic, guided steps toward adopting the right digital tools and practices for your business. Emphasising a supportive, paced approach to digital transformation, accessible and manageable to all at any level.
Profitability
Profit is a measure of a business’s income relative to its expenses. In other words, an organisation’s ability to generate revenue by using resources that it has available, such as people, materials and equipment. Unless you are running a charitable organisation, profit is generally the primary goal of a company. As well as providing income for the owners of a business, profits allow for investment and growth. Whilst revenue growth is generally a positive indicator, we need to understand profitability if a business is to be successful.