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How much money do I need? Blog

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

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

“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

Happy 40th to the Internet Blog

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

Building Beneficial Benefits Blog

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

Chancellor’s Statement – Sept 2022 Blog

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

Culture V Strategy Blog

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

Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA) Blog

Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA)

Question – When does an OpRA have no music? In our last Blog, my colleague Stuart suggested a Cycle to Work scheme as a way…

Abusina Qureshi

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance Blog

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance   Towards the end of last year, I wrote about the challenges that the SME sector faced when it…

Stuart Brown

Directors Duties Blog

Directors Duties

The 7 duties of a company director…. or the 7 deadly sins?   Many of the business managers and leadership I speak to see being…

Stuart Brown

Director’s Loans – Often used, but often misunderstood Blog

Director’s Loans – Often used, but often misunderstood

The subject of director’s loan accounts (DLAs) has recently been in the news based on concerns regarding the possible misuse of bounce back loans. In…

David Arden

Hybrid Working Blog

Hybrid Working

Earlier this month the UK Government Advice to work from home was lifted. I know of employers who quickly asked for staff to return to…

Stuart Brown

The role of the Finance Partner in Dispute Resolution Blog

The role of the Finance Partner in Dispute Resolution

The Role of the Finance Partner in Dispute Resolution within your business   Finance Partners The traditional role of the accountant covered duties such as…

Rachel Armstrong

Staff Benefits Blog

Staff Benefits

  Tax Free Benefits Some benefits can be provided without any tax or NIC costs, such as: Pension contributions Company mobile phones Childcare Support Any…

Paul Barnes

Covid and the health of your Balance Sheet Blog

Covid and the health of your Balance Sheet

Has Covid affected the health of your Balance Sheet?   At my age, I have benefitted from Double vaccinations, a Winter Flu jab and just…

Stuart Brown

Finance Digital Transformation Blog

Finance Digital Transformation

UK finance departments have been slow to adopt digital transformation despite acknowledging that manual processes lead to critical errors and payment delays.   Research into…

Will Jarvis

COP26 and the SME Net Zero challenge Blog

COP26 and the SME Net Zero challenge

Following on from COP26, the accounting industry has called on urgent action to be taken to standardise and simplify carbon reporting to help SMEs join…

Stuart Brown

Extracting value from a business Blog

Extracting value from a business

Taking money and value out of your company.   There are up to 25 ways for a business owner to extract value from their business.…

Paul Barnes

Digital Agency Plans International Expansion with Support from MAP Blog

Digital Agency Plans International Expansion with Support from MAP

London-based digital marketing agency, AccuraCast, was formed in 2004 and employs ten people. The company, which devises data-led marketing plans to help businesses to expand…

Paul Barnes

Upp B2B goes on an automated journey with MAP Blog

Upp B2B goes on an automated journey with MAP

Upp B2B is an award-winning business-to-business (B2B) brand marketing agency based in MediaCity outside Manchester that was established four years’ ago following a merger. Soon after…

Paul Barnes

Paid Media Agency Doubles in Size During Pandemic Blog

Paid Media Agency Doubles in Size During Pandemic

Launch Online was able to make bold business decisions with support from MAP.   Exeter-based digital advertising agency, Launch Online, was established by Jaye Cowle…

Paul Barnes