General

This section contains useful information on a range of business topics.

Protect your business against economic downturns.

Plan now to protect yourself, your family and your business if the unthinkable happens.

Tips for more effective business meetings.

Using energy efficiently could significantly reduce your running costs.

Minimise the risk of fraud to your business.

Checklist for what to consider when leasing.

Eleven of the most common fraud risk factors for your business.

Your business should have a strategy for dealing with disaster.

Relocating your business requires careful planning.

Corporate giving can make a substantial contribution to your profitability.

Suspecting an employee of fraud can put you in a difficult position.

Ideas to help make your business trips more successful.

The do’s and don’ts of home working.

14 Oct 2025

Chancellor should use Budget to reform tax system, IFS says

Chancellor Rachel Reeves should use the Autumn Budget to reform the UK's tax system, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

13 Oct 2025

HMRC brought in an extra £4.6 billion in tax revenue last year by using its 'big data' system.

10 Oct 2025

There is now less than a year until the UK government introduces a Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and vaping duty stamps (VDS) on 1 October 2026.