Find out how you can get the best deal on your business insurance without compromising on protection for your small business, with five top tips for reducing your insurance premiums. When looking at your cash flow and expenses, business insurance premiums can be costly, especially after you add up all the other costs associated with running a small business. There are many types of business insurance cover you can buy to improve your business resilience. Some you are legally

Karen Barnes gives us the low-down on what it really takes to thrive in the world of freelance floristry.

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Su Whale encourages us to embrace a soft colour palette of blue, white and green, as an antidote to the Christmas excess.

Judith Blacklock is the author of 18 bestselling books . She is a Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture, for whom she designed a...

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The Employment Allowance lets eligible employers reduce their National Insurance liability by up to £5,000 for the 2024/25 tax year. It’s designed to support smaller employers with their employment costs. In April 2022, the allowance increased from £4,000 to £5,000 and from April 2025 the allowance will increase to £10,500 a year. Employers’ Class 1 National Insurance contributions, rates, and thresholds for the tax year can be found on the government website. Am I eligible t

Karen Barnes is an expert at identifying and interpreting key seasonal trends and translating them into commercial opportunities for florists. Watch how Karen creates a beautiful Christmas table centre reflecting the major trends for Christmas 2024. Using hippeastrum, eryngium, 'Vuvazela Rose', clematis, asparagus fern and eucalyptus all set in a beautiful silver bowl on a tray with tapered candles . With over 35 years’ experience, Karen Barnes is one of the UK’s leading co

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On the announcement of the Employment Rights Bill, the government stated they were planning to make changes to unfair dismissal and introduce day one rights to employees. This has left a lot of employers asking what this change means for them, and how it will affect their existing procedures and policies. What’s the existing framework for claiming unfair dismissal? At present, any employee wanting to take their employer to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal, must hav