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PSC Register – your new legal requirements
Limited companies and LLPs are now required to maintain a PSC Register (a Person of Significant Control) and companies incorporated after 30 June are also required to file a statement of initial significant control at Companies House. There is no prescribed form of...
How to be a negotiation rockstar!
So you might be negotiating a new lease on your office space, negotiating prices for a manufacturing contract, negotiating the terms of an employment contract for a new employee or negotiating a long term contract for marketing support. Whatever it is, here are 5...
Eight steps to beating the online content thieves without paying ££££££ to lawyers
People copying your website content, your articles and your blog posts is really galling, especially when they are ranking higher in the search engines than you… Follow these 7 simple steps to assert your rights to your content and make the "thief" take down your...
The definitive guide to VAT Mess with some practical solutions
There is something of an uproar in the small business community. And rightly so. EU measures are going to make selling outside of the UK into the EU pretty much unworkable for micro businesses selling products or services that are digitally delivered (ie fully...
Are you cookie compliant?
In May 2011, the EU Privacy and Communications Directive came into force which stated that all non-essential cookies used on websites must be clearly identified to the website’s users and that the website users must consent to the cookies being used (on an opt-in...
Social Media – what you can and can't say
Do you use social media? Did you use social media in setting up a business? Of course you do, you're a business owner who is reading this blog post online. Do you use social media in your business? Chances are that you do. Do you know the law around using social media...
Consumer Credit Act – why your high value programme is probably breaking the law
If you are an expert or internet marketer selling high value courses in the UK (such as a Mastermind Group or a high level training/coaching course), you may (like it has become popular to do) offer payments in instalments to make it easier for your prospects to...
The new Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 – what they mean for online sellers
If you are selling online to consumers (not businesses) - you need to take note. From 13 June 2014, the law is changing and if you don’t comply then there will be wide-ranging and serious repercussions for your business. There is a lot of information below. If you...