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What can an advisor do for my business? Blog

What can an advisor do for my business?

Why Is Seeking External Advice so Crucial for Small Business Owners Running a small business is a journey filled with excitement, challenges, and countless daily…

Stuart Brown

What is the value of regular board meetings? Blog

What is the value of regular board meetings?

In any business, large or small, the board of directors plays a crucial role in steering strategy, governance, and ensuring long-term success.     One…

Stuart Brown

How do I refocus on work tasks after a Summer Holiday? Blog

How do I refocus on work tasks after a Summer Holiday?

We have all been there. Instead of enjoying the last few days of the family holiday, we are sitting there worrying about what we may…

Stuart Brown

Can a financial budget improve my business performance? Blog

Can a financial budget improve my business performance?

For many business owners, especially those running a small business, the concept of budgeting might seem tedious, time-consuming and just unnecessary. However, implementing and maintaining…

Stuart Brown

32 Ways to Get the Maximum Value out of your Business – Checklist Blog

32 Ways to Get the Maximum Value out of your Business – Checklist

32 Ways to Get the Maximum Value out of your Business SALARY & DIVIDEND Salary and dividends are the traditional way for a business owner to extract…

Paul Barnes

Understanding the UK Tax System for Owner-Managed Businesses – 2024/25 Blog

Understanding the UK Tax System for Owner-Managed Businesses – 2024/25

UK Tax System Simplified In short, the government uses tax to help control inflation, increase employment and encourage/discourage certain behaviours, like encouraging charitable donations by…

Sam Jedrzejewski

Why is a holiday important as a small business owner? Blog

Why is a holiday important as a small business owner?

The Importance of a Summer Holiday for Small Business Owners Running a small business can often feel like an all-consuming endeavour. The constant demands, the…

Stuart Brown

Navigating HMRC’s Time to Pay Arrangements: A Guide for Businesses Blog

Navigating HMRC’s Time to Pay Arrangements: A Guide for Businesses

As an accountancy firm, we understand that managing tax liabilities can sometimes be challenging. Unexpected financial pressures can make it difficult for businesses to meet…

Paul Barnes

Streamlining Payments Blog

Streamlining Payments

How Can I Simplify Payments? Less than 5 years ago, I wonder if, like me, you can remember digging out card readers from the safe…

Will Jarvis

Cash Flow Blog

Cash Flow

“Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business.” - Sir Richard Branson   Here at MAP we work with…

Annabelle Murphy

Anticipating deal hurdles Blog

Anticipating deal hurdles

Businesses working in the modern digital business environment often encounter common issues during procurement, product review or when customers do their due diligence on a…

James Teare

Goal Setting: Building the right business for your personal goals Blog

Goal Setting: Building the right business for your personal goals

Now that another Self Assessment season is over, we like to help our clients plan ahead for the next year and beyond.   In order…

Paul Barnes

Growing Your Digital Agency – 6 Insurance Risks To Be Aware Of Blog

Growing Your Digital Agency – 6 Insurance Risks To Be Aware Of

As your agency grows, so do the potential risks you might face. Overlooking these risks could have severe consequences on your business – from a…

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What are the options for my insolvent business? Blog

What are the options for my insolvent business?

In the latest of our Difficult Truths episodes of the MAP Room Podcast , we sat down with Jimmy Fish, a Licenced Insolvency Practitioner, to…

Jimmy Fish

What are the tax implications of providing benefits to my employees? Blog

What are the tax implications of providing benefits to my employees?

Employee Benefits can be confusing so we’ve put together this guide to help you to identify and navigate Taxable Benefits and how to declare them.…

Steven Quayle

Six reasons why business owners should use Compass Blog

Six reasons why business owners should use Compass

Compass Questionnaire for Business Owners By Adam Downes, MD & Chartered Financial Planner at Pura Vida Financial Planning Ltd Managing both your business and personal…

Adam Downes

What is the right size and shape for my Digital Agency? Blog

What is the right size and shape for my Digital Agency?

Running a successful Digital Agency isn't just about providing cutting-edge services; it's about ensuring that your business model aligns with the size and shape that…

Paul Barnes

Unleashing Hidden Value: Capitalising on Intellectual Property and Make Immediate Tax Savings Blog

Unleashing Hidden Value: Capitalising on Intellectual Property and Make Immediate Tax Savings

In the dynamic world of Digital Agencies, where innovation and intellectual property (IP) are at the forefront, there exists a golden opportunity to capitalise on…

Paul Barnes

If you really want to GROW your business in 2024 Blog

If you really want to GROW your business in 2024

As we move from the past year into this new year, we often spend some time reflecting, be that personally or as a business owner. Paul…

Stuart Brown

Are we facing a Tribunal Tsunami? Blog

Are we facing a Tribunal Tsunami?

Covid had many impacts on our businesses, but I fear that more is just sat waiting to hit. The area that I feel is most at…

Stuart Brown