How many spam emails about Google’s Mobile Update have you had?
I’ve had a load of these emails in the last few days. Most are full of capital letters, bright colours and exclamation marks and are trying to scare people into rushed updates to their website done by...
View Article2015’s Latest Social Media Trends for Startups
Social media is one of the cheapest and most effective ways for new startup businesses to promote themselves. There are now dozens of different social media networks and tools and very few businesses...
View ArticleWhat is the Digital Single Market?
The EU have announced plans today to create a Digital Single Market. The idea is to create a level playing field across the EU for online businesses. Their aim is to make it easier for both businesses...
View ArticleTop 5 New Domain Names
The new global TLDs have been out for a few months now and we are starting to get a sense of which ones are proving popular. Last year ICANN, who are the international body responsible for domain...
View ArticleSpeed Up Your Bookkeeping with Sage Bank Feeds
We have been recommending the Sage One bookkeeping and accountancy software to our clients for about a year. All new businesses need to keep up to date records of their incomings and outgoings. It is a...
View ArticleIntel Still Top of the Company Names Tribunal League Table
Intel continue to be the organisation most frequently using the UK Company Names Tribunal. The recently released figures for 2014/15 show they are launching more than double the number of challenges...
View ArticleMost reports on the number of UK startups are rubbish
Another week, another report on the record number of UK startups. The latest one comes from the Centre for Entrepreneurs who are behind the Startup Britain campaign. It got quite a lot of attention...
View ArticleSummer Budget Targets Contractors and Agency Workers
One of the biggest drivers of new limited company formations in the past couple of years has been contractors and agency workers. The use of limited companies by highly paid and skilled consultants and...
View ArticleHMRC Seek New Powers to Target Online Sellers
HMRC has started a consultation on whether it should be given new powers to target people who sell on websites such as Airbnb, eBay, Amazon and Etsy. HMRC has been actively trying to target online...
View ArticleWhat is a Holding Company?
Earlier this week Google announced that they are re-organising their business by forming a holding company called Alphabet. Holding companies are a pretty common way to organise large businesses but...
View ArticleNew Changes to UK Limited Companies Procedures
The next phase of The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act comes into force on 10th October 2015. The act is intended to reduce the red tape around running a business in the UK while also...
View ArticleWhat can I record as Expenses?
Most things that you buy for your business can be classed as expenses. Any Corporation Tax your business pays is calculated after your expenses have been taken into account. So accurately recording...
View ArticleWhat is really driving the growth in new UK companies?
We recently blogged about the reports that appear on an almost weekly basis about the number of new companies being formed in the UK. Most of these reports use the same dodgy stats to announce that...
View ArticlePress Release: Startup Specialist Supports Labour plans to Boost Neglected...
TheCompanyWarehouse.Co.UK are pledging to provide 5000 free company formation packages if Labour win the next election. Much has been made of the Conservative party’s support for startup businesses in...
View Article76% of UK Businesses Don’t Employ Anyone
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the trend towards self-employments, contracting and freelance work is continuing. The latest figures for 2015 show that there...
View ArticleWhat is a micro business?
As we reported last week 76% of businesses in the UK are owned and operated by a single person. This kind of very small business has been one of the main growth areas of UK businesses in the last 10...
View ArticleGetting your business on Google
For most people having a website for your new business is a no brainer. The vast majority of people search online when trying to find a business, product or services so not having some kind of online...
View Article5 Ways to Get Your Business on Google
One of the key ingredients in launching a new business is putting yourself in front of a many potential customers as possible. For most businesses this means having some kind of online presence and...
View Article‘Christmas crafters’ set for sales of over £376 million
Over three million people in the UK are planning to make and sell Christmas related gifts this year. According to a new report published by Direct Line they are collectively set to sell £376 million...
View ArticleUK losing billions in VAT from online sales
It has been claimed that up to £2bn of VAT is being lost on sales though online marketplaces like Ebay and Amazon each year. HMRC have been targeting online sellers for a couple of years as they...
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