week included potential franchisee meeting, bookkeeping for clients, First aid training, Press coverage

FSB victory on small business rate relief

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) welcomed the Government's pledge to help make small business rate relief automatic. This is great news, as some business owners do not know they can claim. See more details and the press release by clicking here

Late payment excuses and how to deal with them

In the current economic climate, many businesses are seeing debtors taking longer to pay, so here is a great article from bytestart.co.uk looking at the 10 most common excuses and how you could react to them. See the article in full by clicking here

week included first aid training, networking, bookkeeping, VAT returns and new client meetings

A1 and Concept Filming to partner with Planetwise

Last year, A1 First Aid joined forces with Concept Filming to produce a First Aid Refresher DVD. To develop the offering further, we have recently partnered with Planetwise to bring the DVD onto an E-Learning platform.

The E-learning platform will provide businesses with the content on a licence basis to use across their employee base and critically for some businesses log who has watched which elements and when.

For more details or a demonstration, then please contact us on 01865 378559.

week included first aid training / assessing and first aid DVD development, marketing support for clients

Financial Year End Tax Planning

Thanks to Shaw Gibbs Accountants in Oxford for sending us a copy of their Year End Tax Planning Tips.

You can view a copy by clicking here

Week included a busy week for the Treehouse play centre in Didcot, Bookkeeping, First Aid Training, Marketing support

A1 Launches new Web site

Our thanks to Dave Roberts from Concept Filming / Just Do It Guides for his support to launch our new web site over the Christmas break. Take a look at www.a1-group.co.uk

VAT rate increases to 20%

As announced in last years emergency budget, with effect from the 4th January 2011, the standard rate of VAT will increase to 20%.

We remind you to amend your invoice templates, bookkeeping software, EPOS & till systems, takings records etc. If you operate the VAT Flat Rate scheme, then these rates are also changing and are listed on the HMRC web site. If in any doubt to which rate of VAT to apply during the changover date, then we recommend clarifying with your accountant.