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Five alternatives to cash savings accounts

Date: 17 July 2025

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Fast refunds without a bank account

Date: 4 July 2025

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How virtual data rooms benefit small firms

Virtual data room software offers several key benefits to small businesses. Discover what virtual data rooms are and how they could help you.

Date: 11 December 2024 By:

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Budget and spread the cost of your tax bill

The festive period can be expensive enough but hot on the heels in the New Year is the self assessment tax return. HMRC offer advice on spreading the cost.

Date: 10 December 2024 By:

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What is payment processing?

Payment processing is what happens when a customer makes a purchase online or offline and is the process that ensures that the transaction is completed quickly and securely.

Date: 27 November 2024 By:

AI and machine learning could reduce your cyber security costs
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Secure your business for less with automated cybersecurity

Discover how automated security technologies can keep your business secure without breaking the bank by reducing downtime, the risk of ransomware and the need for specialist staff.

Date: 18 November 2024 By:

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Cost-effective IT management approaches for UK SMEs

Cost-effective IT management approaches for UK SMEs

Date: 15 November 2024 By:

Block gutters could cause expensive problems if they're not dealt with before winter
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How to get your rental property ready for winter

Failing to get your rental property ready for winter can have disastrous consequences. Here’s the essential maintenance you should carry out and details of the costs you can claim as a UK landlord.

Date: 14 November 2024 By:

Financial modelling is being used to help make a tricky business decision
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Make better decisions with financial modelling

Every business owner will face big decisions at some point. Here’s how financial modelling can help you make informed decisions based on actual data and likely outcomes.

Date: 11 November 2024 By:

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What are digital payments?

People nowadays increasingly use digital payments for buying all their goods and services, but what are digital payments and how do they work?

Date: 5 November 2024 By:

Two women are preparing their business for sale
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Maximise the value of your business

Do you feel you have taken your business as far as you can? Have your circumstances changed so you need to sell the business? This article will help you maximise the sale value of your business.

Date: 15 October 2024 By:

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How to make money online with blogging

If you’re looking for ways to make more money online, blogging could be the perfect answer. We look at how it’s possible to make a full-time income from blogging and how to go about it.

Date: 15 October 2024 By:

A man is on hold to HMRC to get the answer to a question he could find online
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Self assessment: help is just a click away

The top five reasons why people call the self assessment helpline are revealed my HMRC along with a reminder that most of the information can be quickly found online.

Date: 9 October 2024 By:

A couple have moved abroad and need to register for self assessment
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Registering for self assessment as an expat

Moving overseas might mean you can leave many things behind but paying UK tax may not be one of them. Here’s how to register for an pay UK tax and an expat.

Date: 7 October 2024 By:

Deepfake concept representing business or identity or impersonation.
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What to do when someone impersonates your business

If someone impersonates your business, it can cause damage to your reputation, your finances and your intellectual property. Here’s what you need to do if your business becomes a victim.

Date: 3 October 2024 By:

A man is offered embedded insurance when making an online purchase.
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Why you should offer embedded insurance

Discover how embedded insurance can enhance customer experience, add new revenue streams to your business and reduce risks for both your business and your customers.

Date: 19 September 2024 By:

Two construction workers plan their business growth strategy
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Grow your construction business: proven strategies

Grow your construction firm with these proven strategies that can help you scale your business in eleven steps.

Date: 17 September 2024 By:

A women gets ready to file her income tax relf assessment tax return
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Time is fast running out for sole traders!

With late filing penalties for late self assessment tax returns and payment, sole traders are urged to get on with their self assessments before it’s too late.

Date: 16 September 2024 By:

A landlord is working out his likely retirement income
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Retirement tax-planning options for UK landlords

As life expectancy increases, pension savings have to go further. As landlords have much of their wealth tied up in property, we look at the pension options for UK landlords.

Date: 6 September 2024 By:

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