If you’re a director and your company owns a business property you may be better off owning it yourself
If you run a business from a property that you own there are tax benefits in transferring the building’s ownership from the business, over to you as an individual. You can also transfer it [...]
Will new accounting rules affect your director’s dividend?
If you are a company director one way that you’re likely to reward your contribution to the business is by paying yourself an annual dividend. New accounting rules (which came into effect in January 2015) [...]
Budget Update
At Aspirations we are always looking for ways to help you to save tax and if you are in receipt of dividends, either from your company or from a share portfolio then the new dividend tax will be of special interest to you. Why not ask us to review your tax position on the dividends you receive and see if we can help you to save tax?
Business Bitesize – Reach record business results and avoid costly mistakes
You, me, everybody would prefer not to follow a checklist, yet they keep us alive in many walks of life. Checklists can keep your business alive too and help it thrive.
Team Aspirations Raising Funds for Cancer Research UK
Help support Team Aspirations as we raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Dig deep and sponsor our Team
Team Aspirations Raising Funds for Cancer Research UK
Help support Team Aspirations as we raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Dig deep and sponsor our Team
Business Bitesize – Your business grows when you help your people grow
Your business grows when you help your people grow. Repeatedly improve your team's skills, knowledge and capabilities and they'll help you build a better business.
Business Bitesize – Your business grows when you help your people grow
Your business grows when you help your people grow. Repeatedly improve your team's skills, knowledge and capabilities and they'll help you build a better business.
Reverse Seminar with KMS
Through our reverse seminars our team are able to meet up with our clients and learn about a diverse range of businesses that operate in the Rochester and Medway area. It is always exciting for [...]
Reverse Seminar with Arc Creative Solutions
Our reverse seminars are a chance for us to get to know our clients better and to understand how we can help them in their business goals and plans. Recently we were delighted to welcome [...]
Business Bitesize – Never mind the sizzle, where’s the sausage?
Never mind the sizzle, where's the sausage? How do you build your brand and your sales success on substance, not spin?
Changes to Class 2 National Insurance Contributions
The government announced plans in Budget to collect Class 2 National Insurance contributions through Self-Assessment from the 2015/16 tax year so that most people will pay tax and National Insurance contributions at the same time when the self-assessment return is due in January.
Double your profits? – Here’s one way!!
On Friday 11th September we held a joint event with Pure B2B at Topes restaurant in Rochester, twenty business owners came together to learn about:
Give a Thought
Our 22 month old little superman Thomas is currently at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne which is one of 2 heart transplant hospitals for children in the UK. His heart problems first started to make him sick when he was just 2 weeks old and has since undergone 3 major open heart operations at Birmingham Children's hospital where he was diagnosed with Shone's Complex, a rare congenital heart condition.
Dispelling credit rating myths
We often hear from business owners that there are too many things that they need to do that can't be ignored rather than just one goal. Of course there are many balls that business owners juggle and they all have an impact on business success. However having a key measure that you judge your performance by and make decisions against, whether it hits the daily, weekly or monthly target or takes you closer to or further away from is the key to long-term success.
Laser like focus
We often hear from business owners that there are too many things that they need to do that can't be ignored rather than just one goal. Of course there are many balls that business owners juggle and they all have an impact on business success. However having a key measure that you judge your performance by and make decisions against, whether it hits the daily, weekly or monthly target or takes you closer to or further away from is the key to long-term success.