25th April 2024
How to increase prices safely and successfully: a five-step guide for business owners
At a glance There’s no avoiding it. In a period of inflation and higher costs of living, most businesses must raise their prices sooner or later. But it’s often not easy to pass on whole cost increases to your customers. Hiking prices rapidly could impact sales or customer loyalty. There are many factors to balance […]
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15th April 2024
Lessons of a start-up founder: Thomas Farquhar, co-founder of Heatio
Thomas Farquhar and his co-founder Simon Roberts have taken on a huge challenge and need to move hard and fast. They started Heatio in April 2022, aiming to help UK homeowners improve energy efficiency by up to 60% by using the latest technology. Heatio’s Flexx platform combines sensors, smart-meter data, artificial intelligence and home-energy modelling […]
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9th April 2024
What’s changing and what’s not – your new tax year checklist
At a glance In a welcome move in his Spring budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt cut employee National Insurance Contributions for the second time this year. But with tax thresholds frozen, many people find themselves slipping into a higher tax band – and paying more tax. Added to which, living standards (as measured by real household disposable […]
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