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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

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Autumn Statement highlights for individuals

Autumn Statement highlights for individuals By Pura Vida - Personal Financial Planning (Pura Vida are the personal financial planning partners of MAP. They support our…

Pura Vida

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10 Years of MAP

10 years of MAP In all honesty, I didn’t think reaching our 10 year anniversary in business would mean that much to me. When we…

Paul Barnes

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Is a Credit Score just for me as the Consumer?

Is a credit score just for me as the Consumer? It seems that not a day goes past right now, when credit scores are…

Stuart Brown

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Budgeting and Forecasting

The Perfect Trio Effective financial reporting in your agency is essential to give you as the owner the best chance of making decisions promptly and…

David Arden

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Are my dividend payments legal or illegal?

Dividends are the route by which shareholders get value back from their investment in a company, and in the agency space MAP represent, this is…

Paul Barnes

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Blind dates don’t work

Many agencies talk to us about whether some external support, such as a Non-Exec, Board Advisor or Mentor would help their business, or themselves as…

Stuart Brown

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One size doesn’t fit all

As we recorded the last episode of our first season of the MAP Room podcast, we spoke about the opportunities and challenges of remote working…

Stuart Brown

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From WhatsApp to Podcast

Navigating Communication Challenges in the Pandemic Era When we were in the midst of the Covid pandemic, we questioned how we could best keep…

Stuart Brown

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Using data to understand and scale your agency

In an ever increasingly competitive market, it is critical that agencies and their owners make the best decisions possible to continue heading towards their vision…

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AI – Advice or Opinion? Don’t be fooled

As we celebrate April Fool’s Day and we look forward to the Easter break, like many I am looking forward to an overseas holiday. Those…

Stuart Brown

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How much money do I need?

I recently asked Adam Downes, Financial Planner at Pura Vida, to talk us through the process of working out how much money we need to…

Paul Barnes

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“The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there.”

“The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there.” That is the famous first line of the Go-Between by L.P. Hartley. But…

Stuart Brown

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Happy 40th to the Internet

Happy 40th to the Internet So, this week the Internet officially turned 40. That means the Internet is older than any of my MAP colleagues.…

Stuart Brown

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Building Beneficial Benefits

Building Beneficial Benefits A benefits package can often make the difference between a good employer and a great employer. Providing benefits to your team is…

Steven Quayle

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Chancellor’s Statement – Sept 2022

Q - When is a Budget not a Budget? A - When it is a Fiscal Event! The key takeaways from the Chancellor's statement that…

Stuart Brown

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Culture V Strategy

The business owner looking to drive company success should focus on their role in creating and maintaining the right culture. An effective company culture…

Stuart Brown