Ideas for increasing your cash flow
Business owners are not exempt from the effects of inflation, but unlike waged individuals, they may have more options to increase cash flow. Here’s a few ideas you may like to consider:
If you
How copyright protects your work
Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission.
You get copyright protection automatically – you don’t have to apply or pay a fee. There isn’t a register of
Protecting intellectual property
Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you stop people stealing or copying:
the names of your products or brands;
your inventions;
the design or look of your products;
New powers for charities
From 14 June 2023, the latest set of changes mandated by the Charities Acts 2022 came into force.
Changes now in place include simplified legal requirements that charities must comply with before
New life sciences growth package announced
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has announced a new £650 million package of measures to help boost UK life sciences.
The new ‘Life Sci for Growth’ package brings together 10 different policies including
What you can and cannot patent
The GOV.UK website offers the following guidance if you are considering a patent application.
A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who uses your invention without
Voluntary “give-aways”
In a recent post we warned of the likely loss of billing opportunities if you give away service advice just to demonstrate how informed you are.
In this post we outline when it may be appropriate to
Involuntary “give-aways”
If you sell services, rather than supply goods, this usually involves you providing advice for a fee.
If your advice is sought after, the amount you can charge for your service(s) may be
The importance of being interested
Conversation takes a turn for the worse if you have an opinion that your client has no idea how to solve their problem(s) and all they need to do is listen to your solution.
And you may be right in
The winds of change
A new King, the possibility of a change of government next year, and signs that we may, at last, be emerging from the disruptions created by Brexit and COVID.
Meanwhile, back at helms of our small
