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CORONAVIRUS SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME (CSEISS) – UPDATE FOR CLIENTS HELP FOR THE SELF EMPLOYED Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced measures to support the self-employed and partnerships. The scheme is called the Coronavirus Self-employment Income Support...

  #1 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES   On Friday 21ST the Chancellor set out a package of measures to support public services, people and businesses through the period of disruption caused by COVID-19. The package of measures to support businesses includes:...

Welcome to world of homeworking How is the impact of the Corona crisis affecting your working life? At Grugeon Reynolds we have adopted the government guidelines as best we can. A core team is still in the office at a much-reduced level, the remainder are working at...

Going to work: A joy, or a chore for you and your team? The background Nearly 38 years ago, as a trainee accountant with Chantrey Vellacott in London, I was asked by my landlord’s son-in-law – “do you leap out of bed in the morning or is it hard to get up?” He was at...

Stand by, anything can happen in the next half hour In my early years there was a fantastic children’s TV programme called Stingray it had a fantastic theme tune and some great stories. It was totally made up and involved a submarine called Stingray saving the world...

Marketing for a small business used to involve a brochure, membership of a club or association and a yellow pages ad. Some of these activities still work, but how can you get the best returns for your marketing spend? Read on… Work out the benefit to your business To...

  To Xero and beyond…..   How are you getting on with Xero, and beyond, making tax digital? Hasn’t it been fun? Well actually it’s been a little tougher than expected, not least because of some of the IT issues that have driven many of us crazy. Hopefully, you are now...

Admit you don’t know everything I was a little shocked to be told recently that there were things that I could not do, because I don’t know stuff. As history tells us, pride always comes before a fall. Whilst a little annoyed by this revelation it is true, having...

Our external consultants have suggested that a hybrid solution may be useful to those who are not entirely sure about an off site or on site solution. Many businesses have apparently found that having all their data in the cloud may not be the best option. Its all...

High performance organisations stimulate more effective employee involvement and commitment in order to achieve increased profits, improved productivity and higher levels of customer loyalty. We are living in uncertain times. The highest performing businesses will, by...