Insights

Written by Founders for Founders.

What can be done with business losses? 6 Mar 2019 Bookkeeping, Tax - There are different kinds of relief that can help your early stage business reduce your losses.
UK InsurTech: Investment and Valuation Data 6 Mar 2019 Investment, Tech, Trends, Valuation - Recent breakthroughs in Data Science and AI made its disruption possible, all thanks to the new players who are challenging the business models of huge multinational incumbents. These new players are often referred to as InsurTech Start-ups. The sector now seems to be maturing in the UK, with £276m invested since 2013.
Business For Sale: How To Plan Your Exit 2 Mar 2019 Exit, Strategy - Most Founders exit their businesses with either an IPO or a sale. The latter is far more common, but not at all easier! This is how to sell your company...
Director’s loan accounts: recording personal expenses 25 Feb 2019 Bookkeeping, Tax - Expenses and cash payments incurred on behalf of a director can look ambiguous to HMRC, so it's very important to keep accurate records of all your transactions.
Should you pay yourself a Salary or take Dividends? 25 Feb 2019 Strategy, Tax - Once the optimal salary has been paid, dividends should be paid to use up the dividend allowance. If further profits are to be extracted, there will be tax to pay, but the combined tax and National Insurance impact on dividends is less than for salary payments.
Senseon raises $6.4m to disrupt Cyber Security sector with AI triangulation 25 Feb 2019 Clients, Fundraising - Senseon just announced their seed funding round of $6.4m (£4.9m) led by MMC Ventures.
UK Startups: Who were 2018’s biggest investors? 25 Feb 2019 Investment, Trends - Out of all the categories of investors, crowdfunding platforms were the only ones to actually increase their numbers, driving almost a third of all UK's seed-stage deals (the stage which suffered the most dramatic fall).
The importance of keeping good business records 20 Feb 2019 Bookkeeping, Tax - Regardless of whether you're running a business as a sole trader, in partnership or as a limited company, it's vital to keep complete and accurate records of your business transactions. This way you'll be sure to pay the correct amount of tax to HMRC and avoid unwanted fines.
Andreas & Max – Co-Founders of WorldLabs 14 Feb 2019 Clients - We interviewed co-founders Andreas and Max to ask them a bit more about the story behind WorldLabs, the innovation platform they started in a Cambridge University dorm room.
Brexit Checklist: Are you prepared for No-Deal? 12 Feb 2019 Brexit - As unlikely as it might be, it is massively important for UK companies trading with the European Union to have a contingency plan in place in the event of a No-Deal, as the consequences to being unprepared to such outcome would be awful, and recovering would be really hard.
Dexter Penn – CEO and Founder of Kalgera 5 Feb 2019 Awards, Clients - Doctor Dexter Penn, former NHS hospital physician in neurology and geriatrics, witnessed the pain points of financial vulnerability of his patients on a daily basis. That's how he got the idea for his award-winning company Kalgera.
Beauhurst: 2018’s biggest acquisitions 28 Jan 2019 Exit, Trends - Although investment slightly dropped compared to 2018, several UK business managed to raise substantial amounts, and these five were acquired for hundreds of millions of pounds.