https://youtu.be/uVf6WyVl58g A wine bar operator was concerned about the level of profit from the sale of his drinks. I explained to him that it was very important to have proper stock controls for wines, beers, and draught beers. Particularly with his draught beers he had to make sure to keep the wastage down to a […]
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The Staff Xmas Party Did you know that companies can provide a Christmas party for staff and claim up to £150 per head as a tax deduction? If you extend your kind invitation to partners also, you can double this bounty to £300! Give Your Lovely Customers a Little Gift You can claim tax relief
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https://youtu.be/Vp44HUkdTHo I recently went to see a restaurateur who couldn’t understand why his wage costs were so high. I looked at his systems and procedures and went through how he was recording his wages. I suggested to him that he should make improvements in the way he sets out his rotas and make sure that
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I recently saw two clients who run a partnership, which is VAT registered, who were also considering purchasing an investment property together. I explained to them that if they did this, the rental income would be deemed as part of their VAT-able income and added on to that of the partnership. This meant that they
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Some time ago, I was approached by a musician. He had to negotiate a fee with a venue for a gig and was worried that he would give away his services too cheaply. He asked me to negotiate for him. I negotiated a fee for his gig, for the door money and for a percentage
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Rupert Bryan and his collaborative partner Elizabeth Fear, in association with Talenthouse, launched Spain’s inaugural Ibiza Music Video Festival in October 2013. This is now a global online and interactive music video festival – celebrating all aspects of music video production in one beautiful place – Ibiza. The festival, unlike any other, brings together a
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Elizabeth Solaru has had a passion for cake-making and decorating since a young age and in 2006 she founded Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium. Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium create beautifully handcrafted cakes that are adorned with the most realistic edible jewellery, sugar flowers, lace, pearls and gems. The testimonials on her website really do say it all… “We tasted a lot
Keren Malki (The Malki Foundation in English) serves Israel-resident families who have made the decision to care at home for their children with serious special needs. Non-sectarian and non-political in all respects, it provides specialist equipment and enables high-quality paramedical therapeutic care for families from every part of Israel’s social and religious spectrum. The Shire
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https://youtu.be/__xKuvGkcM0 Recently, I went to see a restaurateur who was concerned about the profits he was making on his food. I explained to him that he had to make sure he had good controls in place, that he was able to monitor his gross profit margins regularly on a weekly and monthly basis and that
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What exactly is venture capital and how does it work? Any new business start-up needs some form of initial funding, cash money to get the new “venture” off the ground. This could be for any number of things; rent on premises, equipment, furniture, vehicles, stock, staffing etc etc. There are several methods of financing a
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