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Spring budget statement

Some positive news ;

• fuel duty cut - 5ppl
• employment allowance - £5k
• NIC threshold raised 

https://twitter.com/rishisunak/status/1506618335454191622?s=21

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Insurance

Now the new season is upon us

 

And i'm starting back up as of next week now the winter work is all done

Can anybody recommend Insurance specialists for public liabilty etc that we all need please.

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Business Webinars

For those LJN members that are also FSB members - there are a series of good and free bitesize webinars scheduled in coming weeks;

• Negotiation - Structuring Better Outcomes
• Commercial Insurance: Navigating uncertainty for small businesses 
• Making Ta

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Garden Maintenance business for sale - South Wilts

Its time to start thinking about hanging up the boots - and having a gap year(s) myself - I've paid for 2 kids to have one, but never had one myself! Such things weren't a rite of passage in 1976 when I left school :(

The Honest Services Co Ltd starte

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HMRC latest guidance for employers

HMRC has published the latest edition of the Employer Bulletin. This guidance for employers, and their agents, includes articles on:

• reporting PAYE information in real time when payments are made early at Christmas
• preventing and correcting payroll

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New Rules For Road Users

A bunch of new rules have been added to the highway code and are law in a few days from now.

Hierarchy of road users Rule

H1 of The Highway Code establishes a hierarchy of road users which ensures that those road users who can do the greatest harm have

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The rise and very quick fall of grasslines.net

Hi Everyone,

Having given this much thought and looking at the business in more detail, and with the advice and conversations I have had, I have decided that although i like the idea of mowing lawns, its probably best sticking to my own lawn.

Logisitic

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Adverse weather management

On this snowy wet morning and mixed weather forecast ahead it got me thinking How do others manage their work schedule during prolonged spells of adverse weather ? 

Do you still contact customers to point out the bad weather and re schedule or take it

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Any advice for growth?

shaky, but I endured and kept going. By the end of year one I had saved up enough to see me through the winter and pumped a fair bit back into the business. Major van upgrade, Tool upgrades, Professional Logo redesign etc. Year 2 has been tough, ever

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Scheduling work

Evening folks

How do people schedule their regular client work.

 

Pen / Paper Diary? Google Calendar?

 

Also do you let your clients know that you will be coming the following day the evening before or just turn up on the day.

 

Regards

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Autumn Budget 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his third Budget on 27 October 2021. In his speech he set out the plans to "build back better" with ambitions to level up and reduce regional inequality.

Main Budget proposals

Tax measures include:

• a new temporar

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Relief for sole traders as tax changes are delayed

Given recent issues, to me this is good news and reduces additional short term stress on small businesses.

For sure, it's comming down the line ..... 

"The government has announced that Making Tax Digital for Income Tax will now be introduced in Apri

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Big Lawn / Little Lawn / Frustrated Customer

One of my most valued customers is becoming increasingly frustrated with my services .

The work involves cutting Three tiny newly laid lawns which are perfectly manageable with my little cordless mower and always leaves a perfect finish , These lawns

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