2014 - Fresh Business Thinking

Calculating holiday pay following the Bear Scotland ruling

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Nov 24, 2014 | People | 0 |

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has made a ruling in the Bear Scotland v Fulton case that could significantly impact how companies calculate annual leave.

Agile vs Waterfall Software Development: Communication and Collaboration is Vital

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Oct 30, 2014 | Purpose | 0 |

By John Cooke, Founder and Managing Director, Black Pepper Software Collaboration and communication can make or break the success of software development projects. Without them, results will likely fall drastically short of...

UK is home to 5,000 ‘ultra high net worth’ individuals

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Oct 14, 2014 | Finance | 0 |

The Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse suggests the UK is becoming more appealing to UHNW individuals, with the number residing in the country up 1,300 to 4,700 in total.

Liverpool FC under FFP investigation

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Sep 26, 2014 | Purpose | 0 |

Liverpool Football Club is under investigation over possible breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, according to European football’s governing body UEFA.

Beware the Risks of Fake Storage Devices

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Sep 8, 2014 | Purpose | 0 |

As the saying goes, if something looks too good to be true, then it probably is. Yet this isn’t stopping unscrupulous manufacturers from benefitting from a market for fake USB devices that purport to provide many gigabytes of storage while actually being based on a much cheaper 128 megabyte chip.

100% tax relief for self-employed with motorbikes

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Sep 2, 2014 | Purpose | 0 |

If you are self-employed and use a motorcycle for business, you could be eligible to claim 100% tax allowance for the cost of your bike, according to Nottingham firm EBS Accountants.

Supermarkets Admit Using Halal Meat Without Labelling

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | May 8, 2014 | Purpose | 0 |

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose all admitted to selling various halal products, not all clearly labelled as being halal.

Morrisons’ Losses Force Restructure

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Mar 13, 2014 | Purpose | 0 |

Morrisons’ Losses Force Restructure

Is a University Degree Needed to be Successful in Business?

Posted by freshbusinessthinking | Mar 12, 2014 | Leadership, Supporting Young Entrepreneurs | 0 |

However, with almost 50 percent of the UK’s young people entering higher education, almost one in ten (9 percent) of new university graduates are reportedly unemployed; leading to the question, is a university degree necessary to have a successful career, particularly if looking to start my own business?