With banks offering little by way of returns to commercial savers, how can small business owners keep their savings protected and generate a return? more»

Britain’s banks are closing at a rate of almost 60 branches each month, a consumer group has found, stripping vital services away from communities. more»

“Risky” is a word you certainly don’t want associated with your business, and when you are a micro business it doesn’t take much to shift from a healthy position to being viewed as a risk to do business with. more»

Small UK business owners are in their worst financial health since 2014, as a triple threat of rising bills, falling skills and lack of investment costs them billions of pounds in lost sales. more»

What does EBITDA actually stand for? The answer is Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization. more»

Join Business Advice for our first webinar of 2018 when we'll be taking a look at the business funding landscape. more»

A 13-week cash flow forecast is one of the best tools you can use to spot potential financial problems in your business. All you need is a basic knowledge of using spreadsheets. more»

Wednesday 31 January isn’t just the date by which you have to submit your self-assessment for the 2016/17 tax year to HMRC. It’s also the date by which you have to pay your tax bill more»

When you write off an unpaid invoice, you can’t write off a corresponding amount of outgoings. You have already invested time, effort and resources to complete this work and you still have all your staff, suppliers and overheads to pay. more»

With the first stage of the government’s digital tax initiative arriving in 2018, our accounting expert provides an overview of the incoming changes to help small business owners prepare for Making Tax Digital. more»