Change Management doesn’t change the one thing you most need to change
High Performance Change says: If you wanted to drive across Australia, you’d pack the vehicle with a survival kit – to help you adapt to any situation you might find yourself in – before you departed. It would be utter madness to even think about just setting off as if it were a normal trip, armed only with the idea of dealing with stuff as it happens along the way. And yet, if the only way you…
CFPro hires Director of Business Development Valerie Dring MBE to lead the firm’s new Cambridge hub
Specialised finance consultancy for high-growth businesses hires a new Business Development Director to head up the firm’s Cambridge operations as it begins a series of regional and international expansions.
MM Wealth's Gary King achieves STEP Advanced Certificate in Taxation of Trusts and Estates
MM Wealth are delighted to announce that Gary King has passed his final STEP exam of three over the last 2 years and has now achieved the ‘STEP Advanced Certificate in Administration and Taxation of Trusts and Estates’
Cambridge Index Rises 1.9%
The Cambridge Index advanced 366.27 points or 1.9% to close at 19370.2, as eight of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly gains to its share price.
MM Wealth give their support to Nepalese Orphanage
CPS Orphanage, Nepal is a very small charity caring for children aged between 6 and 17. It is managed by a Nepali couple, Bharat and Anjana who provide the children with a warm, loving and nurturing environment, good education and the support they need to transition into adulthood.
The Cambridge reopens unique rent-return scheme
The Cambridge Building Society is reopening its unique Rent to Home scheme, which returns 70% of funds to renters to give them a deposit of more than £20,000 towards their first home.
Are you one of the 8%? (Statistically, probably not…)
Adaptability is one of the skills employers say they need the most, but it’s the one they invest in the least – despite it being the skill employees possess the least.
An important update on fit notes from employees
Just when you feel you’ve got fit notes all figured out, there is a change coming that needs your attention.
Entries now open for the 2022 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards
Now in its 25th year, the awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK; Last year’s winner ClearBank achieved a three-year growth rate of 21,569% to the year 2020/21; The average three-year growth rate recorded for companies in the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 was 3,337% in 2020/21; Last year’s Fast 50 companies generated combined revenues of £2.92…
Cambridge Index falls 0.52%
The Cambridge Index fell 98.71 points or 0.52% to close at 19,004.0, as eight out of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly loss to their share price.
Death and pensions – how to avoid a high Inheritance Tax charge for your family
No one wants to think about death, but have you thought about what happens to your pension when you die. MM Wealth's Chartered Financial Planner, Gary King explains the importance of pension nominations and how you can avoid a high Inheritance Tax charge for your family.
Salaries increase as recruitment and retention become more difficult for accountancy firms in East Anglia
Accountancy training firm First Intuition has released the findings from its most recent salary survey of employers of accountants.
The Enterprise Centre, supporting the local business community
Would some form of a base in Norwich be useful for your company? Do you have colleagues who are Norfolk based and are finding continually working from home difficult, perhaps? Now could not be a better time to join our friendly and supportive community.
Cambridge Index rises marginally
The Cambridge Index advanced 2.05 points or 0.01% to close at 19102.7, as one out of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly gain to its share price.
Four for the price of five
Trials start this week for a four-day week. If successful, will it just change our schedule or how we think about change itself?
Excel Summary Sheet - bringing accounts information together on one sheet in Excel
What is an Excel Summary Sheet? Why an Excel Summary Sheet? What to include on the Summary Sheet? How to create an Excel Summary Sheet.
Cambridge Index drops 1.1%
The Cambridge Index fell 215.53 points or 1.1% to close at 19100.6, as six out of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share price.
BioMed Realty reveal a bold and chic new workspace delivered by COEL
BioMed Realty is at the forefront of real estate provision to life science and technology industries. Their location in Granta Park means they provide easy access to the thriving life science organisations that look to BioMed Realty for their expertise. After their recent relocation within the Science Park, COEL were asked to provide them with a design and fit out of their new office and…
Free workshop: accounting and finance for entrepreneurs
Small businesses and startups are invited to a FREE workshop that Watermill Accounting is hosting from 14.00 - 15.00 on Wednesday 15th June 2022.
Cambridge Index falls 0.6%
The Cambridge Index dropped 119.68 points or 0.6% to close at 19316.2, as four out of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share price.
New EY report reveals East of England matches pre-pandemic FDI performance
The East of England matches its pre-pandemic levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), with 40 projects hosted in the region in 2021. This is the same number of FDI-backed projects delivered in 2019, according to the EY 2022 UK Attractiveness Survey. By comparison, UK project numbers grew just 1.8% from 975 in 2020 to 993 in 2021.
Shareholder Protection: are you and your business protected against the unexpected?
Most businesses are small businesses; 99% of them, according to the Federation of Small Businesses, and it’s a subject they know a thing or two about. Many smaller, owner-managed businesses are successful in their field, with their value growing. The major shareholders are often active in the business and they might be key to the success of the business.
First Intuition expands its portfolio of training programmes by launching Digital Finance and Data Analytics courses
The award-winning accountancy training provider has added two new courses to its portfolio of training programmes for accountants and finance professionals. Digital Finance Essentials and Data Analytics in Finance will join First Intuition’s range of Post-Qualification Education programmes designed to help accountants to keep their knowledge and skills current and relevant.
Cambridge Index drops 0.9%
The Cambridge Index dropped 182.86 points or 0.9% to close at 19435.8, as five out of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share price.
Cost of living now leading concern among Gen Zs and millennials
Half of UK Gen Zs and millennials use all their monthly income on living costs, whilst two in five have taken on a side hustle to make ends meet. Gen Z and millennials prefer hybrid or remote working, but less than half have the option. Pay and burnout are top factors driving job turnover; work-life balance is the top consideration when choosing a new job. Findings come from Deloitte’s…