How to diagnose business failure is episode 51 of I Hate Numbers podcast. The podcast is part of a wider mission. It's to help your business improve your money mindset, get closer to your numbers, make profit, survive, and thrive. Firstly, in last week’s episode we...
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Why your business may fail
Why your business may fail is episode 50 of I Hate Numbers podcast. The podcast is part of my mission to help your business improve your money mindset, get closer to your numbers, make profit, survive, and thrive. Firstly, the motivation behind the choice of topic. ...
Profit for Tax Explained: Why Tax Profit Differs from Accounting Profit
Profit for tax is not always the same as the profit shown in your accounts. It is also not the same as the money sitting in your bank account. Your business profit, your accounting profit and your taxable profit can all tell different parts of the story. In this...
How to Budget for Your Tax Bill When You’re Self-Employed
If you work for yourself, learning how to budget for your tax bill is part of running the business. Unlike an employee, you do not usually have an employer deducting all of your Self Assessment tax before the money reaches you. That can create a nasty surprise if you...
How information and communication helps build your business resilience
How Information and Communication helps Build your Business Resilience is this weeks theme. Last week’ we looked at what Business Resilience was, and how your leadership plays a big part. Listen to find out more How information helps build your business resilience...
How to build your business resilience – Part one
How to build your business resilience - Part one. That is the theme of episode 46 of I Hate Numbers. Certainly, a lot of people talk about Business Resilience. Firstly, we need to understand what Business Resilience is. Secondly, we need to know how we can improve...
Your money mindset in your business
What is your money mindset in your business? That’s the theme of episode 45 of I Hate Numbers. Certainly, a lot of people talk about why money mindset Is important. Firstly, we need to understand your current attitude to money. Secondly, we need to know the reasons...
What Is VAT Reverse Charging? How It Works for Businesses
About this episode VAT reverse charging can feel confusing because it turns the normal VAT process around. Instead of the seller charging VAT and paying it over, the buyer may need to account for the VAT in their own VAT return. In this episode, we explain what VAT...
How to develop trust in business
This weeks podcast episode of I hate Numbers looks at How to develop trust in business. Without trust, you have nothing. With it, you can do great things. Trust, a firm belief in the reliability, truth or ability of someone or something. Buy One Get One Free is a...
VAT After Brexit for UK Businesses: Goods, Services and EU Sales
VAT after Brexit still matters for UK businesses that buy from, sell to, or trade with customers in the EU. If your business sells goods, services or digital products, the VAT treatment depends on what you sell, where your customer is based, and whether the customer...
VAT in a post Brexit world
At the end of December 2020 the UK enters a brave new world, it seems appropriate to see how Brexit affects your business We have lots of questions about business and Brexit, some answers we know, some answers we don't. In this weeks podcast, we share some answers,...
Conditions for the third self-employed grant
The conditions for the Third Self-Employed Grant have toughened. The virtual claim doors open from 30-Nov-20. The impact of COVID 19 on your business and your trading profits is key. Unfortunately, the guidance is not expressed in terms of awful, crap, rubbish or...
Three steps to successful charity mergers
Charity mergers - The three stages This weeks episode is about Three Steps to Successful Charity Mergers. Charity Mergers are the coming together of two separate charities to form one. Mergers can produce several benefits for but they also have several challenges as...
Five things to consider when selling your business
Five things to consider when selling your business is this week’s podcast episode. Selling your business is a major life event and has a lot in common with selling your home. There is an emotional attachment to your business that you built up. Like our homes, it has...
A need to know about selling your business
Today's podcast is about A need to know about Selling your Business. For many of us selling our business at some point in the future could be us cashing in our pension scheme. It may be a way that we can set up while we're at the top, move on for other different...
Buying Your Car Through Your Business: Company Car Tax, EVs and Mileage
Buying your car through your business can be a smart tax planning decision, but it can also create company car tax, National Insurance and benefit-in-kind issues. If your limited company buys a car and you use it personally, the tax position depends on the car’s list...
Saving Tax with Company Benefits: Pay Yourself and Your Team Tax-Efficiently
Saving tax with company benefits is a legitimate planning route that many company directors and business owners underuse. Salary and dividends are the usual ways to pay yourself, but benefits can also form part of a tax-efficient reward strategy. When handled...
Job Support Scheme and planning
If your business employs staff then COVID-19 has added more pressure, the Job Support Scheme and Planning is vital. You want to look after your employees and their welfare, but also the payment of those employees and the cash flow situation, that that creates when...
Why your business needs a plan
Welcome to episode 33 of 'I hate numbers'. Today's episode is "Why you need your business plan". In fact, every business needs a business plan. In this episode, I'm going to talk about why your business needs a plan and what should actually go into your business plan....
Your attitude in your business
Your attitude in your business, your attitude to your business is everything. Attitude is the theme of this week's I Hate Numbers podcast. In this week's podcast I look at what attitude is, and why it's such a big deal in your business. Business or hobby Firstly,...
Getting Paid on Time: Practical Steps to Protect Your Cash Flow
Getting paid on time is vital for business survival. Your customers are the main source of business cash, and without that cash, paying suppliers, staff, lenders and yourself becomes much harder. In this episode, we explain why late payments put pressure on your...
Why Cash Flow Matters in Business: No Cash, No Business
Why cash flow matters comes down to something very simple. Your business has bills to pay. Staff need their wages. Suppliers need paying. Loans need servicing. Overheads keep arriving. And somewhere in all of that, you need to pay yourself too. Those commitments are...
Social Enterprises Are Businesses: Purpose, Profit and Legal Structure
Social enterprises are businesses with a clear social, environmental or community purpose. They trade, generate income, make surpluses and reinvest those surpluses to support their mission. If you are starting or running a social enterprise, you still need business...
Choosing your accountant
Choosing your accountant is not an easy thing to do. It’s a really important decision, once you've made that commitment and decision, it's going to have a massive impact. How to choose your accountant is this week’s episode of I Hate Numbers. Not all accountants are...
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