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IR35 Rules Are Changing: Here’s How To Prepare 2 Sep 2019 Employment, Tax - Starting in April 2020, some private businesses will be required to operate under the same rules as public sector companies for what concern IR35 regulations.
Drag-Along Clause In Term Sheets: What Does It Mean? 2 Sep 2019 Fundraising, Investment - Drag-along rights enable majority shareholders to force minority shareholders into a sale, provided that minority shareholders are offered the same exact terms as the majority ones.
Nexford University Entrepreneurship Scholarship Deadline Approaches 2 Sep 2019 Clients - After awarding the 100 scholarships based on the answers to these questions, graduates will have a chance to pitch their start-up idea.
Brexit VS the US/China Trade War: Which One Should You Worry About? 2 Sep 2019 Brexit, Opinion - Brexit and the trade war between China and the US have been making headlines for months. How did these international matters impact top executives' agendas?
What’s Hot & What’s Not? Seed Funding Activity Gives Us An Insight Into The Trendiest Sectors 2 Sep 2019 Fundraising, Strategy - Change happens before you know it. By analysing seed funding, we assessed start-up sectors to understand what's trending and what's already past its prime.
What is the Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) 19 Aug 2019 Tax - In order to be eligible for VGTR, the applying company must be responsible for most of the planning, designing, developing, testing and production of a game
How To Fix A Broken Business Model: 3 Case Studies 19 Aug 2019 Strategy - In the past two decades we've seen an increasing amount of companies selling their products or services at a loss in order to increase their user base and gain market share over competitors. Will this model ever work?
Equity Crowdfunding Report For The First Half Of 2019 19 Aug 2019 Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - Equity crowdfunding platforms enable companies to raise finance directly from the public, democratising the venture capital environment. But how are they performing in the first half of 2019?
The Timing Of Your Dividend Payment Could Help You Save Tax 5 Aug 2019 Investment, Tax - Timing the date of a dividend payment from a company can determine both the amount and the due date of the tax payable. This may be a particularly useful strategy in a close- or family-owned company.
Cash Basis: Simplified Expenses For Smaller Businesses 5 Aug 2019 Bookkeeping, Employment, Tax - Certain unincorporated small businesses may choose to use the cash basis when calculating taxable income, under which participants are taxed on the basis of the cash that passes through their books.
What Are Boris Johnson’s Plans For UK Businesses? 5 Aug 2019 Policy - As we all know, Boris Johnson was elected Leader of the Conservative Party on 23 July 2019, subsequently becoming Prime Minister of the UK.
Stu Coates: Finerva’s New CTO 5 Aug 2019 Company News, Employment - Stu has more than 25 years’ experience as a software engineer for companies such as Deutsche Bank and GSK, and as a CTO of Valexa Technology (now Audatex UK), for the last 10 years.