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GDPR and the SME: What it means for you

We look at how data protection laws continue to impact SME’s It’s been almost five years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 came into force, […]

No Matter The Financial Pressures There Is Always A Solution

In these most challenging economic times more and more people and more and more business owners are struggling to keep their heads above the proverbial water. I am also very […]

Mental Health And The Small Business Sector

Many people choose to become self employed, or to start their own business, to achieve a better work/life balance but the reality is often very different. This perceived flexibility brings […]

The Facts Around Tax Investigation

HMRC enquiries can be targeted or random. The average length of an enquiry is around 17 months. The average cost in accountancy fees is around £4000. In a typical investigation […]

Are You Really Listening?

Conversations, we all have them but why do some people get more from them than others? Both socially, and in a business context, the way your contribution to a conversation […]

Zoom or Face To Face?

Before the word pandemic became part of everyone’s vocabulary networking was something you did face to face in a room with lots of other people. Two years ago that just […]

Marketing Isn’t Everything But Everything Is Marketing

Marketing Isn’t Everything But Everything Is Marketing    In a business context whenever you meet someone, speak to someone on the phone, post on social media or email someone what […]

My Why

Why? I believe we all can live a life with vitality.  It’s available to us when we understand what our individual needs are, and can meet those needs without feeling […]

Are you happy with your family life?

Missing Link – Deep Dive questions Are you a business owner with the best intentions to change your family’s life for the better?   Are you spending MORE TIME in […]

The Future of Networking

Good communication is the key to successful relationships and this is relevant both socially and professionally. For business owners these relationships often start with meetings at networking events. When encountering […]

Property Investing Basics

In an on-going conversation here on YBC, I thought I’d share ideas from my book “Your Financial Freedom in Sight” It’s based on what I think is the most fundamental […]