THE DANGERS OF GROWTH AND HOW TO NEGOTIATE THEM 16 SEPTEMBER 2014 Lough Neagh Discovery Centre 9.00am to 11.30am At long last we are seeing the first signs of recovery. We all want to see our business grow but if not properly planned, it can be even more dangerous than contraction! Growth requires increased working capital, improved infrastructure and systems. In Continue Reading
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Alison Wins World Cup Competition (Eventually!)
Alison Cousins is the lucky winner of the McCleary & Co. Team World Cup Competition. She was lucky enough to draw Germany and is seen receiving her prize (a meal for two) from John McCleary. Christine Magee was lucky enough to draw England, and if she believed the papers!, must have fancied her chances of winning. She did win a prize, Continue Reading
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SITR, SEIS and EIS
From April 2014 a new investment relief has been created, the Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR). Investments must be in a social enterprise, which means a community interest company, a community benefit society, or a charity. The money raised must be used for the enterprise’s chosen trade or charitable purpose. In many ways SITR shares characteristics with the SEIS (Seed Continue Reading
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Companies House to increase free access to data
In an effort to increase corporate transparency Companies House is to make all of its digital data available free of charge. This will make the UK the first country to establish a truly open register of business information. As a result, it will be easier for businesses and members of the public to research and scrutinise the activities and ownership Continue Reading
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