The Importance of a Covid Business Strategy The interplay of how we protect lives versus the economy is unprecedented, yet essential. When this crisis finishes the economic fall-out will be huge, with a real drop in gross domestic product. In the 2009 credit crash, the UK saw a drop in GDP by 5% and this…
What exactly are the the Entrepreneurs Relief changes and what will be the Covid-19 impact on the value of businesses Yes, we should worry, as we aren’t sure if covid-19 can be slowed down. However, if a tidal wave can be reduced to a heavy sea we should not worry. This can happen if…
Entrepreneur’s Relief: What Does the Price Cut Actually Mean for Entrepreneur’s? It looks as if the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, rather predictably, didn’t read my article “Could entrepreneurs’ relief be a benefit to the economy rather than a drain on the treasury?”. Announced this afternoon in the budget statement, Entrepreneur’s Relief (ER) – the relief…
The Entrepreneurs Relief Fund And What It Might Mean for The Economy According to the Guardian on the 1st March 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is planning to scrap a £3bn tax relief in a bid to raise cash for an expected increase in public spending in the budget on 11 March. With the budget just…
Tim Hardman, Managing Director of Avondale was invited onto an episode of The Leaders Council podcast, which also included an interview with Lord David Blunkett. Host Jonathan White asked both guests a series of questions about leadership and the role it has played in their careers to date. The Leaders Council of Great Britain and…
Do we create our own luck? Whatever your point of view on Brexit, at least the election result will draw a line under the issue. The Prime Minister will be determined to implement it fast and allow the country to move on. History may yet prove that it is to our advantage to have left…
Business culture and it’s importance in the M&A world There is a saying, “before you presume to manage others, know yourself”. The same may be applied to business culture. When you know your people, their values, beliefs and how these combine with decision-making, and therefore how things get done in an organisation, you may understand…
Business failure: Here are three reasons why companies fail to sell and what you can do to prevent them Although rarely spoken about, the fact is that successfully selling a business requires considerable expertise and experience. Businesses are both unique and complex and there is a myriad of reasons why they may not sell. More…
Transactional Risk In Business Sales Business sales are complex, and no two are the same – we all know this. Because of this, many sales fail and leave a very disappointed seller and buyer. Even when an advisor is familiar with the type of challenges that occur most regularly, there will always be issues which…
So How Exactly Did We Help Double A Business Offer Then? Expertise is a word used by many companies; but what does it actually mean? What difference does business expertise actually make in an M&A business offer? In the example we will be talking about today – one of the first in a series of…