Fundraising is already challenging enough, but keeping your organisation financially sustainable adds another layer of responsibility. In fact, a survey conducted by Sage in the US found that nonprofits rank budgeting and financial planning as one of their top five internal challenges. Why? Because nonprofit revenue streams can be unpredictable, and it’s easy to prioritise […]
Running payroll is one of those jobs that sounds straightforward until you’re actually doing it. According to Employment Hero commissioned research, 2 in 3 businesses manage payroll in house with software, so it’s clear that many UK business owners and HR professionals are navigating variable hours, National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW/NLW) updates, pension auto-enrolment, […]
Accountex 2026 took place in mid-May 2026, and delivered some powerful, game changing insights about the state of the accountancy profession. We’ve a full write-up in this article, as follows: Operational pressures: Beyond compliance and deadlines One of the most revealing moments at Accountex 2026 came during a session discussing operational pressure inside accounting firms. […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 runs from 11th to 17th May, with this year’s theme: Every Action Counts. If you’re a business owner or HR manager in the UK, mental health at work is probably something you’re already thinking about.. The harder question is what you’re actually doing about it. As expectations around workplace wellbeing […]
If you’re managing projects or payroll, budgeting or planning, you need to know how many working hours there are in a year or month. Maybe you’re planning resources and output, and want to create a detailed plan including the amount of working hours for the year. Or, you want to reassess productivity and benchmark if […]
The retail sector is shifting under our feet. Consumer expectations are higher than ever, profit margins are tight and finding great staff remains a massive hurdle for growing businesses. If you run a retail business in the UK, you already know the sting of administrative overload and complex scheduling demands. The old ways of running […]
Your team may be using AI. The question is whether anyone’s in charge of it. Nobody announced it. There was no policy meeting, no training session, no sign-off. But somewhere, somehow, AI has quietly become part of how your team works. Customer emails drafted with ChatGPT or Claude. Meeting notes summarised in seconds. A prospecting […]
If you offer overtime for part-time workers, it’s essential to treat them equally to your full-time employees. While overtime isn’t a statutory right in the UK, if an employer does offer it, the law requires that part-time workers aren’t treated less favourably when it comes to getting paid for their work. This is covered in […]
It’s 7pm. You’ve finished the last actual job hours ago. Now you’re hunched over a laptop on the kitchen table, squinting at an invoice template, trying to remember whether the customer even paid the last one. Sound familiar? When you’re a sole trader, the business runs on you. You do all the jobs. And the […]
Running a manufacturing business in the UK means navigating tight margins, relentless supply chain pressures and an ongoing battle for skilled labour. You face the constant challenge of scaling production while keeping costs under control. For years, improving operations meant pushing your machinery harder or asking your team to work longer hours. That approach is […]
