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Insurance Renewals - Cover your Claims and Cut your Costs

April 26, 2015 by Andy Crow

For many small businesses, looking for the best and cheapest insurance policies to suit your business has unintentionally become slap-dash task.

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Automatic Enrolment…What do I do about that?

April 19, 2015 by Andy Crow @ Chorus Business Advisers

If you are a local business owner the chances are that you have recently received a letter informing you of your obligations towards Automatic Enrolment

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Put a Spring in The Step Of Your Business

April 12, 2015 by Andy Crow

You can tell that Spring is in the air. The sun is out, it’s getting warmer, and it’s getting even harder to park in Leigh!

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Business Plans – Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail

April 5, 2015 by Andy Crow

When starting a new business it is easy to become narrow minded, and immediately focus on achieving sales and profits. However, in order to attain both of these, there needs to be a business plan. It seems that many small businesses are forgetting the importance of goal setting and forecasting, consequently leading to a slower rate of growth.

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Can you afford to ignore Foreign Exchange?

March 29, 2015 by Andy Crow @ Chorus Business Advisers

The Euro is currently under extreme pressure against many currencies, with the ongoing “Greek Problem” putting a great deal of pressure on the single currency. In the past year, the Euro’s weakness and the strong performance of the UK economy has been reflected in the Sterling/Euro rate.

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The Tax Burden

March 16, 2015 by Andy Crow

So, we all submitted our tax returns by 31st January and it all went smoothly with no last minute panic. Wrong!! So what should we all be doing this year that is different to make sure that we make life easier for ourselves?

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Print and the revolution

March 2, 2015 by Andy Crow at Chorus Business Advisers

Many small businesses are spending more than they need on printing with business owners having too little time to focus on this challenge. Often though the issue is that the business is unaware how to manage, control or measure their day-to-day printing overheads.

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Does It All Add Up?

February 16, 2015 by Andy Crow

Did you hear the funny story about the 2 accountants? I doubt it because I don’t think there are many! However, dull as it may seem, keeping on top of your accounts is a vital part of any business.

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Put The Wind Back Into Your Sales

February 9, 2015 by Andy Crow

It takes a certain type of person to be a sales person. You have to be confident enough to talk to prospective clients and also thick skinned enough to not be scared of rejection. A good salesperson has to persuade a client that they need something that they perhaps didn’t realise they needed.

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How do UK businesses benefit from lower oil prices?

February 2, 2015 by Andy Crow

While Brent Crude has dramatically fallen to its lowest level since May 2009 at under $50 a barrel, business managers in the UK are increasingly asking how and when they will benefit from this drop in oil prices.

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Foreign Exchange – Are You Getting Ripped Off?

January 26, 2015 by Andy Crow

Foreign Exchange – Are You Getting Ripped Off? The Foreign Exchange markets are back making headlines. On January 15th Swiss central bankers decided to “unpeg” their currency against the Euro. It was totally unexpected and caught everyone by surprise. Within minutes there was a 40% appreciation of the Swiss Franc.

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