Henry

When is a Business Not A Business But A Commercial Activity . . .

Business, well certainly in the uk, is defined at an undertaking engaging in business activities, irrespective of its legal form including sole traders, pasrtnerships and incorporated companies.  It also includes organisations not registered in the uk but which operate there.    There are sometimes difficulties defining what a business is for the purposes of particular assessments such as regulatins and revenues.  Differentiating between business and commercial activity by individuals.   It is recommended that departments consult the terms in the better regulation framework guidance both past and present and consider whether the organisation would be counted as a business officially...

23/07/2024
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Will That Business Course Bring Instant Status Or Be A Slow Burner

There is many a business leader, of say a senior age and position, been with the operation for many years and has now grown cynical and a bit stale.  Has very little ambition left and offers little in the way of inspiration to the younger generation of company directors or chairmen.   They fail to keep up with modern trends in running businesses and have absolutely no idea what is taught at universities, be that in business or any other area.  Higher education offers a different way into business leadership.  It can be hard work but as with everything, the harder...

18/05/2024
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Rules For Running Business Cover Sole Traders Too

In this country there are generally four forms of business and they are broken down as sole proprietorship;  partnership;  corporation and s-corporation.   There pages and pages of rules and regulations on the government website  They are comprehensive and anyone who runs into any problems must be slightly densde if they read all of the helpful advice and still do things badly.     For example if you have registered your company as a sole trader because you were the only one doing anything and taking money out and you suddenly decide you’ve had enough of that hard work and choose to...

21/04/2024
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Avoiding One’s Learning Curve Turning Into A Spiral

IT Skills – ah the joy that is knowing what one is supposed to do with one’s laptop when one is surrounded by an audience of ladies all hoping for a lot of interesting speakers to appear before them.    I had such an experience fairly recently in that we were gathered in a village hall in a very busy village in rural England.   Before I was even able to open my carry case containing the laptop and cables etc, I had to unload the projector and many more cables, pointer devices, screens, two off.  Then there was the unreeling...

19/03/2024
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