Practice management

Dylan Jenkins explains why paying into a pension is a good idea and gives seven highly attractive reasons for considering making full use of your pension allowances before the end of this tax year

Dylan Jenkins provides an update on changes coming into force in the 2016- 17 tax year, along with details of an Inheritance Tax allowance and a reduction in the Deposit Protection Scheme Limit.

Paul Green continues his series with a look at the five stages of selling – with much of it done even before the client comes into the practice – and the three-stage process of closing a sale.

Stuart Darlington offers an insight to the traps that await unwary lease holders, such as rent reviews and service charges, highlighting the fact that landlords are in it for themselves.

Paul Green highlights the classic pitfall of people who work more in than on their business, leading to a lack of time and focus on growing the practice, and provides a five-point plan to combat this…

DYLAN JENKINS examines a couple of new pieces of legislation that retirees should pay attention to: Class 3 A contributions and changes to allowances that will affect high earners

PAUL GREEN reckons most veterinary practices aren’t going after new staff in the most effective manner and suggests a number of steps – and tests at the interview stage – to help you find the right pe…

MARK STEVENS details some of the key areas of likely and actual change in employment law and assesses what impact the hanges will have upon employers in 2015 and beyond

PAUL GREEN looks at the internet’s two biggest centres for advertising and examines what makes them of so much use, financially speaking, to veterinary practices, where a few clicks can turn into long…

JASON PIPER lets the dust settle on the last Budget but finds a number of changes which many might have missed, some of which could have a big impact on small and medium sized businesses

DYLAN JENKINS presents a number of commonsense but often overlooked tips to keep a sensible savings plan on track, which especially in view of impending retirement should be adhered to

PAUL GREEN argues that most practices find themselves struggling to implement changes because owners find themselves too busy to Get Things Done – and offers some advice on how to change that

SUSAN McKAY reports on a development that can enable practices to up their game and introduce technology that may reviously have been beyond them for reasons of cost…

DYLAN JENKINS summarises the latest Budget which sees, among other things, a shake-up of investment taxation, changes to personal allowances and various changes affecting pensions

PAUL GREEN continues his series on developing your practice with a discussion of ‘branding’ and sets out four key ingredients to build a successful brand to help you retain your existing clients

NICK STEELE of Zoetis looks at how developing observable behaviours and assessing the performance of team members can help to develop them in line with their skill levels, leading to a framework for b…

CHRIS PALLETT of Bespoke Computing Ltd believes that technology improvements start with people and explains how practices can reap the benefits of modern computing and communications

DYLAN JENKINS looks at a few of the pitfalls awaiting the newly or soon-to-be-retired as unscrupulous companies or even criminal operations attempt to get their hands on people’s pensions

ADAM BERNSTEIN a small business owner, offers an insight into a number of simple ways by which small – and even larger – businesses can save a little here and there and increase their bottom line

ANDREW BRENNAN says there is no justification for ignorance of the regulations governing business websites and outlines what needs to be done to ensure you meet the minimum requirements