Christine Nicholson

Are you still confused about the R&D Tax relief schemes? Want to make sure you are giving your clients the best advice? Join us on 8th August for this information packed webinar where Richard will take you through the schemes and help you really get to know the intricacies of the schemes, pick the right one for your client and make sure you don't fall into any traps. We have teamed up with Bright to walk you through the 5 schemes and send you away feeling better equipped to help your clients. What you’ll learn: ✅How to work out which scheme is the right one for your client ✅We will share HMRC's guidance around subcontracting ✅and the latest guidance on overseas expenditure Link to register https://lnkd.in/eePdsYrJ

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Did you know that investing in learning and development for your people can boost your business performance, productivity and profitability? 📈 According to the latest market data from Statistics Isle of Man, the Isle of Man economy grew by 3.5% in 2022, driven by sectors such as e-business, professional services and construction. These sectors also reported higher levels of employee satisfaction, engagement and retention, thanks to their investment in learning and development programmes. 🌟 But learning and development is not just about training courses. It's about creating a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and growth for your people. It's about identifying the skills gaps and needs of your organisation and finding the best solutions to address them. It's about empowering your people to take ownership of their own development and supporting them along the way. 🙌 That's where I can help. At Rock Consulting, I am an expert in learning and development for businesses both on the Isle of Man and further afield, across a variety of sectors. I can help you with budgeting, skills mapping and development plans for your people. I can also offer you innovative ways to develop your people and provide additional support through coaching and mentoring. 🤝 If you are interested in learning more about how I can help you grow the skills in your business, please contact me at www.rockconsulting.online or [email protected] . I would love to hear from you to learn more about your development needs, over a coffee perhaps. ☕

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Boost Your Small Business with Powerful reviews: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Trust and Driving Sales

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Who Our Tax Planning Tips Are For (and Who They’re Not For) Are you a small owner-managed business in the UK looking to optimise your tax planning? Our latest blog post is tailored specifically for YOU! **Who This Is For:** ✅ Small business owners managing their own finances ✅ Entrepreneurs operating from home ✅ Business owners seeking to maximise tax deductions and reduce liabilities ✅ Those who want to better understand mileage claims, capital allowances, and more **Who This Is NOT For:** ❌ Large corporations with dedicated finance departments ❌ Businesses with complex international tax structures ❌ Owners who do not manage their day-to-day finances Our comprehensive blog covers everything from home office deductions to capital allowances, ensuring you’re making the most of your tax benefits. Don’t miss out on valuable tips to keep more of your hard-earned money! 👉 Read more:https://lnkd.in/ekWCaCF6 #TaxPlanning #SmallBusiness #MicroBusiness #UKBusiness #FinancialTips"

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During a keynote I delivered last night for Bishop Collins Chartered Accountants on the topic of 'How to Become an Employer of Choice' I shared this core difference: Common business practice follows these priorities: 1️⃣ Keep the shareholders and stakeholders happy. This means focusing on profit, productivity, and performance above all else. Often at the sacrifice of humanistic principles like wellbeing. 2️⃣ Keep your customers and clients happy. This means "the customer is always right", even when they're being a jerk and having a negative impact on your staff. 3️⃣ Maybe, if there's enough time and resources leftover, try to keep staff happy. Unfortunately this often means half hearted, and half baked, people & culture strategies that don't make a measurable difference. This status quo is why 72% of employed Australians aren't happy at work But Employers of Choice do the exact opposite of business as usual. Their priorities look like this: 1️⃣ Maximise our employee experience and staff happiness. They invest in supporting, upskilling, and developing their people. They know that their people are their greatest competitive advantage and their greatest asset. 2️⃣ Equip our people to deliver an outstanding customer experience. They know that when they as a workplace exceed the expectations of their staff, their staff exceed the expectations of their customers. 3️⃣ Reap the rewards. Happier staff leads to reduced costs in the form of lost productivity, turnover, recruitment, and absenteeism. They also produce higher sales and performance compared to unhappy staff. And happy customers leads to more repeat business and higher referrals. All of which has a remarkably positive impact on your profitability. If this resonates with you I'd love your help sharing this concept. The more leaders who embrace it, the happier our workplaces will become 😃 ___ PS; My name is Declan Edwards. I'm a happiness researcher who regularly shares practical tips for building a happier and more fulfilling life. I also share insights on how workplaces can improve the happiness of their staff and become an Employer of Choice. If that floats your boat then give me a follow and hit the bell 🔔 in my profile so you know when I post. #employerofchoice #employerbrand #evp #employeevalueproposition #customerexperience #cx #Ex #employeeexperience #workplaceculture #workplacewellbeing #staffexperience

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Join me tomorrow at 10am AEST where I'll be chatting to Peter Towers of ESS BIZTOOLS Pty Ltd about the opportunities for accountants to work more closely with their SME clients. In my newsletter last week I shared The Hon Bruce Billson GAICD’s 14-step plan to re-energise small businesses as they face increasing challenges that threaten their survival and growth. If you are keen to elevate your role as an accountant in supporting your SME clients and attracting new ones, this webinar will give you ideas and a place to start. What we'll cover: ✅Current Challenges for SMEs: Unpacking the financial hurdles they face. ✅The Role of Accountants: How we can be a cornerstone for SME growth. ✅Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Practical tips for empowering your clients. ✅Actionable Advice: Steps to help SMEs thrive in today's economy. As accountants, we are not just number crunchers; we are strategic advisors and the backbone of business success. Whether you're looking to refine your approach or just starting to focus on SMEs, this webinar will equip you with insights and techniques to make a real impact. Click on the link below 👇👇👇 to register and secure your spot. https://lnkd.in/grjBasC6

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Are you a SME business owner with ambition to grow? Does your accountant support you on your journey? If not, why not switch to one that provides the value of acting as scout, confidential critical friend, supporter and wingman to ensure you have the right strategic and pragmatic advice, have access to the resources you need and who watches your back each step of the way? I had great pleasure to attend the Gap annual Masterclass in London last week in the company of such a great Gap team and an amazing gathering of business growth accountants who really care for the future of their clients. If you have the support of a Gap member then your business growth is in safe hands. #thegaphq; #businessgrowth; #getoutcomes;

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As an adviser to many family-owned businesses, particularly in the #Yorkshire region, I want to let you know about a new campaign that Family Business UK have recently launched – Back Family Businesses. Whilst it appears everything is still up for potential review by the new government, the chancellor made it clear on Monday that #InheritanceTax is firmly on her radar. There is much speculation about what this could mean, but serious talk has turned to reviewing the reliefs that are afforded to many family owned businesses. These reliefs provide a valuable route for succession and legacy planning as well as the ability to invest for the future, all of which are important for continued business success and ultimately for a thriving economy. FBUK are calling on #familybusiness owners, politicians, policymakers, and the public to support family businesses across the UK. The campaign is initially focusing is on Business Property Relief (BPR) and Gift Holdover Relief (GHR) – the single most important issues to the family businesses represented by FBUK. Their new report 'Planning For The Long Term' includes a detailed case for retaining BPR and GHR as lifeline policies which, outside of the family business sector are often unknown or misunderstood. If you are involved in a family business, I suggest you find out more about the campaign here: http://bit.ly/3Yf2cZn #successionplanning #businessowners

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Business coach versus business owner coach - two similar titles but a very different focus. At The Alternative Board, we are business owner coaches, making the “owner” the focus of our coaching session, rather than the business. When you’re an SME you are often the business. And we know that. https://buff.ly/3UJtOTP

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Calling All Newton Abbot Chamber Of Commerce Members! At a recent chamber presentation, we explored how business productivity is the key to tackling the UK’s economic challenges and how your business is a vital part of the solution. We discussed actionable strategies to unlock productivity within your teams, streamline operations, and drive sustainable growth. It was a very engaging conversation, so if you were unable to make it, don’t worry. I'm sharing the resources provided during the event with all chamber members. Access them here: Chamber Productivity Resources. You'll find: ✅ Access to complete the business productivity assessment ✅ The productivity calculator ✅ Ten Steps Productivity Guide (e-Book) Let’s step up together and prove that businesses are the solution to the current economic challenges faced. Do you have questions? Want to collaborate? Leave a comment or send me a message. I’d love to hear how you’re boosting productivity in your business! https://lnkd.in/e9Ufpq4Y #ChamberOfCommerce #Productivity #BusinessLeadership #UKEconomy #VisionSupportChallenge

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Great to meet Edward Ephraim at today's Gatwick Diamond Business meeting, and his great question: "What's the main theme that you see in your business coaching work?". Hmm. Interesting. There's no one theme, but three do come up again and again more often than the rest. Number One: when I'm working with teams - management teams or operational teams or across the threshold where the two meet - it's communication. Almost never about the *content* of communication, almost always about communication *style*. I regularly see people with great skills, shared beliefs and values and (at least to start with) great respect for each other experiencing breakdown in professional and personal relationships because they have different communication styles. Catch it early and it's just a healthy rupture-and-repair cycle, and the repair process makes the relationship stronger than ever. Catch it too late and the damage can be too deeply entrenched and sometimes the best you can hope for is more-or-less benign toleration. And if neither party is willing to experiment with adapting their communication style (because, obvs, it's the other guy needs to do that) then all hell can break loose and it's a parting of the ways (Surely this never happens in personal relationships too 🤔 🙄 ? Discuss). Number Two: when I'm working with solo business owners, the most common theme is getting stuff done. Not the client stuff - that's always the top priority - or the easy-and-fun, illusion-of-progress stuff, it's the stuff that will *genuinely* grow the business and make next year better than this year. Michael Gerber coined that phrase more than three decades ago and it's a real issue, especially for solo business owners: most know it's a thing but few consistently do it! Which is why so many are in the feast-and-famine cycle. Number Three: Whoever I'm working with there is almost universally a challenge around clarity. Clarity of options. Clarity of priorities. Clarity of symptoms. Clarity of diagnosis. Clarity of outcome. Clarity of action. Clarity of resources. Clarity of measurement. The list goes on. Which means, I guess, that the first challenge is to get clear about where the clarity is lacking! Your thoughts? Thanks to Gatwick Diamond Business for a great meeting as ever and especially to Dee Mathieson for her inspirational words. Lovely to chat with Charlie Lloyd - CIPD, Sally Brown, Mark Vaesen, Shaun Amedee, Arabella Alexander DipPFS, Amanda Lusted about her wonderful charity Ten Tiny Toes (check them out), Louella Flooks, Mike Bosnovic. And always so heart-breaking and heart-warming to be reminded by Ian Wilkins about the impact Crawley Open House has on real lives in our local community. I frequently walk into these big meetings feeling 'oh no, here we go again' when I see a crowd of anonymous backs, but I almost always come away feeling inspired, entertained and educated. Note to self, though: take more selfies to make posts more interesting 🤦‍♂️ ! xx

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Remember, navigating challenges fosters growth and resilience, paving the way for success. Strategically allocate tasks, focusing on high-impact activities that align with long-term goals. 📈 Get in touch: 📞 07768403113 💻 https://lnkd.in/eedWYXzd #PeerPower #BusinessSupport #SkillGain #Growth #Experience #Overwhelmed #StrategicPlanning

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Not quite the meaning of life, the universe and everything but some great tips for business owners

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