Raising business finance is difficult at the best of times but in today’s age of austerity banks, business angels and governments are tightening their belts, cutting off the supply of cash which is leaving start-ups and growing businesses who need seed finance thirsty for money. As a result venture capital is being democratised.
The usual suspects and gatekeepers of wealth are being by-passed, giving ’Joe Public’ the opportunity to invest and support great British businesses and entrepreneurs with a new found finance philosophy that turns conventional wisdom on its head.
The web-based notion of ‘crowdfunding’ is a phenomenon that has grown considerably in 2011 as a method of raising cash for entrepreneurs. This mome
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Tax time is here and many are getting together all those important documents. Sometimes people mistakenly think that unemployment benefits do not have to be included on their taxes as taxable income. This is incorrect. Unemployment benefits are taxable and need to be reported to the IRS along with any other income earned within the year.
Learn more insurance tax tips at Your Insurance Guide to Federal Tax Preparation and Returns
Professional what?
If you’ve been asked to buy or recommended to have professional indemnity insurance, but you’re still a little unclear about exactly how this cover works to protect your business, you may appreciate this simple, easy to understand beginners guide written by leading specialist insurer Hiscox.
What is Professional Indemnity insurance?
It’s the kind of insurance that protects your business from financially crippling and often reputation-damaging claims by dissatisfied clients. Because in this everything-by-yesterday world, even the most respectable companies can find themselves in dispute with a client over a mistake. Below
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A North West accountancy firm has warned small business owners that they should tighten their credit control management, as it has emerged that HMRC is increasingly resorting to asset seizures to tackle late paying businesses.
MD of Mitchell Charlesworth, David Darlington, said the number of occasions when HMRC has used its powers of distraint to seize the assets of late payers – overwhelming businesses – rose to more than 7000 in the last financial year, up from nearly 4,900 the previous year and 1,675 in the year before.
HMRC adopting a more aggressive approach
“These statistics show a far more aggressive attitude from HMRC and we do urge firms to tread with care,” he said. “HMRC i
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Set for Life Insurance offers special discounts for CRNAs and CRNA students who are affiliated with University of North Carolina. These affiliates include:
- · Carolinas Medical Center
- · University of North Carolina Chapel Hill UNC
- · University of North Carolina Charlotte UNCC
- · University of North Carolina Greensboro
The discounts provide unisex rates as well as an employer sponsored discount. For women, the discounts are approximately 55% off the identical, non-discounted policy. For men, the discount translates to
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