After being in the business news headlines for what seems like forever, the deadline for the General Data Protection Regulation came and went on 25^th May 2018. GDPR came into full effect for all businesses within the EU on that date. Read More

Introduced in the last two years, Investors’ Relief was a big change to the tax and investment environment. Investors’ Relief can save each investor up to £1m in tax over the course of their lifetime. Read More

For everything, there is always an end. But that’s sometimes the end is a very positive thing. You may have put your heart and soul into building a profitable and sustainable business over many years which has provided you with professional and personal satisfaction. The fact that it has helped to pay for you and your family (and helped your employees do the same) is even better. Read More

For many business people, particularly whose companies are less complex to run, the difference between success and failure is measured by how much they’re able to take out of the business, whether they’re being paid on to and they’re making payments on time to their suppliers, and their ability to meet their tax obligations when they’re required to. Read More

When your business is having a lean month (or lean year for that matter), it is important to know what to do and when to do it to so that you can continue to trade. Many business owners who fail to change their behaviour and spending patterns in enough time will eventually find that they are in real danger of running out of cash. Read More

In the first of an occasional series exploring the more complex world of business theory and how it relates to finance, Panthera’s second article this week is on Lean Six Sigma. Read More

Commercial finance is the money that you borrow to use for any one or more of a variety of different business purposes. It doesn’t matter what sector you are operating in - there will nearly always be banks and other financial institutions interested in helping you grow your company as long as you’ve got the fundamentals right so far and a great business plan to boot. Read More

Selling your business is a big step. You’ve poured your heart and soul into growing your company, but when the right offer comes along or you feel you have given it all you can give, you know it’s time to let go.  Read More

The day has come for you to form your own company. But do you start up as a sole trader or as the director and shareholder of your very own limited company?  Read More

The primary concern of any contractor, limited company, freelancer or consultant is to generate business and fulfill the work on the orders that you have won. Having done so the next step is to secure the payment for such work and pay off your suppliers who provided you with the materials and the services to allow you to fulfil the customer’s order.  Read More