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Why we joined Trustpilot

Remember the heady days of the property boom? “Location, location, location” was what we repeatedly heard. With the internet it’s all about “trust” – so that translates into “trust, trust, trust”. In our specialist field of limited company registration this is more important than ever. Registering a limited company is a major move for many people and they’ll only do it once so they to know they are using somebody who knows what they are talking about.

Stop and look at your own business – there’s always a way to apply it to yourself.

December 3, 2013by FDAdmin
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Amazon reveals a drone as TNT unleashes a fleet of posties on bikes

Round here we’re been treated to the spectacle of shiny orange bikes under the control of riders in smart new ornage-ish uniforms. They wobble their way through the streets heavily laden with items of business post all day long and even after dark . In the meantime the Royal Mail are delivering in wee Postman-Pat style French built vans crewed by not 1 but 2 posties.

From one end of the tech spectrum to the other , one thing is clear – the consumer is benefitting as one of the last monopolies and examples of state inefficiency and union tyranny slowly crumbles .

December 2, 2013by FDAdmin
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Can you foil an auditor as easily as airport security?

Mrs Younger returned from a trip to Australia with a friend this week. It seems they had got their passports swapped and nobody in 4 airports noticed, not even our shiny hi-tech Terminal 5 at Heathrow. So, while everybody is ordered around by “security officers” (who to be honest I wouldn’t let anywhere near a business requiring a real decision to be made) and randomly ordered to take off their belts and shoes and generally bullied, others are walking past officials and foiling the all-singing and all-dancing technology right under their noses. It’s not unlike auditing – it’s a numbers game, some you win and some you lose…..

November 29, 2013by FDAdmin
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The growing pains of a High Street accountant

Actually the growing pains are in reality the pains of non-growth! I have lost count of the number of accountants who spend years wringing their hands as to why their firm has hit a glass ceiling but do absolutely nothing about it. Nothing at all! Even those who do make enquiries as to how they can hit the always moving target of more and better clients NOTE TO MARC – THIS LINK LEADS TO A ‘PAGE CANNOT BE FOUND’ generally fail to make the necessary investment. If you don’t invest you don’t reap.

November 26, 2013by FDAdmin
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Ask your “zombie” clients this question …..

Now we’ve heard it from the Bank of England that “zombie” companies are a drain on capital. So what should you advise a client that is running a zombie firm? After all, it may well be “their baby” and is most likely providing them with an income. I have given this problem thought for some time, especially in my voluntary work as a business adviser.  Nearly all zombie owners are depserate for a solution that releases the debt pressure from them, so why not suggest turning it into a “not for profit company” by bringing in social investors and negotiating with the lenders. If you can pull it off it safeguards jobs, allows for growth and gives the former owner something to aim for. Surely, it’s a win-win all round.

November 26, 2013by FDAdmin
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House prices again – let the market do its job

Here we go again. House prices are rising and everybody is getting into a lather. This time however it’s a wee bit different becasue it seems to be “worse” in London. In an efficient market it will push buyers outwards, which should stimulate the broader economy and in turn cool down the London market. I suppose the “help to buy” scheme is a complicating factor which makes the dismal art of economics somewhat more dismal.

Anyway, just think of all those pensioners whose houses will be able to fund their retirement because interest rates are too low to keep themselves feed.

I haven’t  a clue where it will end but my advice is to keep buying the right type of house in the right type of area and watch the market like a hawk.

November 12, 2013by FDAdmin
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