The top 3 lessons you’ll learn as a business owner

by Carleanne O'Donoghue | Aug 29, 2019 | Business, Formations

Whether you’ve done it before, or if you’re new to the game, starting and running a business can be a challenge. Quite often you’ll be the receptionist, finance department, marketing department and the customer support department all at once. Sound off-putting? It...

Why every small business should have an accountant

by Carleanne O'Donoghue | Aug 14, 2019 | Business, Financial

The thing that people dread the most about setting up a new business is the admin. 60% of small business owners feel like they don’t know enough about accounting and finance with 64.4% of businesses use accounting software to help them. Getting to grips with tax and...

4 common trade mark mistakes made by small businesses

by Carleanne O'Donoghue | Jul 18, 2019 | Business, services

Setting up a new business is exciting. You put in a lot of hard work to build something you’re proud of, so it makes sense to protect it. By registering a trade mark you can protect your company name, line of products, logo or slogans to stop other brands from...

The importance of celebrating small wins

by Carleanne O'Donoghue | Jun 26, 2019 | Business

We’ve all been there. You’ve set an ambitious target and then been disheartened when you didn’t achieve it. This is where celebrating your small wins comes in. As a small business owner, you probably experience small wins regularly. However, with all the things...

5 startup mistakes to avoid

by Carleanne O'Donoghue | Jun 26, 2019 | Business

Starting and running a business can feel like a whirlwind at times. Quite often you’ll need to wear more than one hat, making decisions on everything from operations and HR to Marketing. It can be easy to make mistakes when you’re operating at 100mph, so we’ve put a...

The 5 hurdles to overcome when starting a business

by L Z | Oct 24, 2018 | Business, Formations

There are many reasons to start a business, however the challenges faced are often very similar. From working with millions of businesses worldwide we have brought together the most common that we hear about, with some tried and tested ways you can begin to overcome...