Como ler e entender o report de contas da sua empresa?

Como empreendedor, você pode aumentar suas chances de tomar as decisões certas e ter sucesso ao entender os conceitos básicos de alguns assuntos relacionados aos negócios, como Economia, Marketing, Gestão Operacional, entre outros. Finanças e Contabilidade são assuntos de negócios cruciais a serem aprendidos. Na minha opinião, todos os assuntos de negócios têm o mesmo […]
Por que a recepção é o departamento mais importante na sua empresa?

Quantas vezes você visitou uma empresa e não se sentiu bem vindo, começando pelo recepcionista da empresa? Tenho certeza de que isso aconteceu várias vezes. Em minha opinião, os primeiros 5 minutos de contato que o seu cliente tem com a empresa são os mais importantes e são o ponto de ruptura na decisão de […]
Sua empresa no Reino Unido foi afetada financeiramente pelo Coronavírus (COVID-19)? Que tipo de suporte está disponível para você?

Em 11 de março e 17 de março de 2020, o Chanceler anunciou um pacote de medidas temporárias para apoiar as empresas, especialmente as pequenas e médias empresas. Segue um resumo abaixo dessas medidas: 1) Auxílio Doença (SSP): O governo permitirá que os Empregadores recuperem o Pagamento feito por ausência devido ao coronavírus. Ainda não […]
How coronavirus (COVID-19) affects small and medium-sized enterprises and how to respond

All businesspeople around the world are concerned about how the coronavirus will impact their businesses. Small and medium enterprises situated in UK are no different. I’m not a doctor and I don’t know anything about virus pandemics, but what I know for sure is that sales disruptions in any business can have bad financial consequences. […]
The Basics of PAYE (Pay As You Earn)

PAYE or Pay As You Earn Scheme is HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) system to collect Income Tax and National Insurance from employment in UK.Any business which intend to employ staff under Employment Contract (written or verbal agreement) needs to register for PAYE scheme before preparing the first payslips for their employees. They need to […]
How does the business creation process work?

There’s no secret formula for you to follow to start up your own business. At least, I never saw one. I think it’s fair to say that when we break down any process into different phases, it helps us explain how that process works. For this reason, I like to divide the business creation process […]
Are you busy? You should close your office door

I’ve always wanted to write about this business issue. Over the last 10 years, I’ve suffered from busyness, especially as my business has grown and more and more colleagues have joined our team. In my 20s, I read a lot of business books which taught that to build a successful business, you had to find […]
How can you know when you need to stop being persistent and give up your business?

In the last 10 years, I have been asked the question “Should I still persist in my business?” a couple of thousand times. Having participated directly in the startup of many businesses, both in the UK and overseas – and indirectly, in another hundreds more around the world – my opinion is that there is […]
7 ways that playing draughts can make you a better businessperson

I learned how to play draughts when I was 7 years old and I’ve been fascinated with the game ever since. Draughts is a board game for two players. It involves diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and compulsory captures by jumping over opponent pieces. It is a strategic game – luck does not affect […]
What is VAT?

The basics of VAT Value Added Tax (VAT) is a widely used term in the business world, but a few people understand how it works or where it is applicable. In simple terms, VAT is a consumption tax levied on the sales of products or services. It is termed as an indirect tax since businesses […]