Ideas for increasing your cash flow

Ideas for increasing your cash flow

Business owners are not exempt from the effects of inflation, but unlike waged individuals, they may have more options to increase cash flow. Here’s a few ideas you may like to consider:

If you

How copyright protects your work

How copyright protects your work

Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission.

You get copyright protection automatically – you don’t have to apply or pay a fee. There isn’t a register of

Protecting intellectual property

Protecting intellectual property

Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you stop people stealing or copying:

the names of your products or brands;
your inventions;
the design or look of your products;

New powers for charities

New powers for charities

From 14 June 2023, the latest set of changes mandated by the Charities Acts 2022 came into force.

Changes now in place include simplified legal requirements that charities must comply with before

What you can and cannot patent

What you can and cannot patent

The GOV.UK website offers the following guidance if you are considering a patent application.

A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who uses your invention without

Voluntary “give-aways”

Voluntary “give-aways”

In a recent post we warned of the likely loss of billing opportunities if you give away service advice just to demonstrate how informed you are.

In this post we outline when it may be appropriate to

Involuntary “give-aways”

Involuntary “give-aways”

If you sell services, rather than supply goods, this usually involves you providing advice for a fee.

If your advice is sought after, the amount you can charge for your service(s) may be

The importance of being interested

The importance of being interested

Conversation takes a turn for the worse if you have an opinion that your client has no idea how to solve their problem(s) and all they need to do is listen to your solution.

And you may be right in

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