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SME R&D Tax Credits or RDEC: Which One Do You Qualify For? 17 Feb 2020 Bookkeeping, Fundraising, Tax - As you may know, there are two main R&D Tax Credit schemes. Whether the claiming company is eligible for the SME scheme or the RDEC, depends on its size. But how do we define size?
Crimson & Co In The FT Among Leading Management Consultancies 17 Feb 2020 Awards, Clients - Crimson & Co was recently featured in the Financial Times' Report on the Leading Management Consultants 2020 for the third time in a row.
Serial Entrepreneurs Explained: The Data Liking Experience To Success 17 Feb 2020 Investment, Strategy - Plenty of research supports the claim that repeat Founders are more successful than first-time Founders. But what sets serial entrepreneurs apart?
National Living Wage And Minimum Wage To Increase In April 2020 3 Feb 2020 Employment, Policy - From 1 April 2020, the National Living Wage will rise from £8.21 per hour to £8.72 per hour. Workers who receive the Minimum Wage will also see a raise.
R&D Expenditure: Which Costs Qualify? 3 Feb 2020 Bookkeeping, Fundraising, Tax - There are 5 categories of R&D expenditure that are eligible for R&D Tax Credits. These include cost of staff and subcontractors, consumables and software.
ICAEW Calls For Brexit Trade Agreement That Maximises Market Access 3 Feb 2020 Brexit, Policy - As negotiations for the Brexit trade deal begin, ICAEW highlights the need to maintain access to each other's markets to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy.
From A Funding Round To Another: How Long Should Your Runway Be? 3 Feb 2020 Fundraising, Strategy - The time before your business runs out of cash between a funding round and the next is known as runway. Estimating it correctly is crucial to its survival.
How To Calculate A Private SaaS Valuation Using 4 Key Metrics 2 Feb 2020 Tech, Valuation - Calculating a private SaaS company's valuation can be tricky, but one formula using just four metrics can help you estimate of the value of a SaaS business.
Filing Form P11D: Everything You Need To Know 31 Jan 2020 Deadlines, Tax - If you paid any benefits or expenses to your employees or directors during the tax year, you are required by law to file form P11D with HMRC.
Get EIS Investment Quicker With Advanced Subscription Agreement (ASA) 21 Jan 2020 Fundraising, Investment - Under an ASA, the investors pays in advance for shares that will be allocated at a later date. This is, usually, when a qualifying Funding Round is raised.
4 Revenue-Based Solutions To Fundraise Without Giving Up Equity 21 Jan 2020 Fundraising - Revenue-based financing does exactly what it says on the tin: it allows you to raise finance and to pay it back as a percentage of your future revenues.
Want To Build A Massive Business? Build A Moat Around It First! 21 Jan 2020 Strategy - Building an economic moat means creating a long-lasting competitive advantage that other businesses can hardly replicate. There are 4 main kinds of moats.