skip to navigationskip to main content

T: 01284 245013

E:

Blog

What you need to know when selling your business

The time may come when you want to move on or retire, and extract as much value as you can from your enterprise. But selling a business is a complex venture, and how much you profit will depend on the reason for the sale, the timing, the strength of the business’s operation, and its structure.…Read More

Managing multiple clients as a freelancer

When starting out as a freelancer, your ultimate goal is to be working with as many clients possible. However when that dream is achieved, having multiple clients at once can become overwhelming and hard to manage, especially when some clients could become more demanding than you envisioned. The art of balancing multiple clients can be…Read More

6 ways you can improve your email marketing campaigns

Despite the huge growth of social media marketing for business, email marketing still continues to be vital. Here are the steps you need to undertake for business growth via email marketing. 1. Pin down your goals In order to measure your return, you need to establish what you hope to achieve through an email campaign.…Read More

Must-read books for new business owners

If you’re a new business owner, it’s beneficial to invest in books that will help kickstart your business venture. We’re always learning as people and wanting to better our knowledge and understanding of the world around us. In this instance, we look directly at bettering our business knowledge for the present and the future. Here…Read More

Preparing for your tax return

Picture this scenario… It’s December and you’ve realised you still need to file for your tax return – that dreaded deadline every year – 31st of January. A lot of us tend to leave our tax returns to the last minute which leaves less time to prepare, and more room for mistakes to happen within…Read More

5 ways your business can be more eco-friendly

Having an eco-friendly business is not only responsible, but it can also help to grow your customer base. Studies show that people favour buying from an environmentally friendly business. Having an eco-friendly business model can help your company flourish in more ways than one. Here are some tips on how your business can become more…Read More

Keeping an eye on your competitors

Having an idea of who your competitors are and monitoring their strategies can hugely help with how you present your marketing, products and services to potential customers and clients. Knowing your competitors is just as important as knowing your industry. This will help with creating your own effective marketing strategies, leading towards making your business…Read More

Low-cost ways to market your business

Marketing is constantly changing, and lots of forms of it are available. But there are many low-cost ways that you can market your business. We have rounded up the best marketing techniques that are budget-friendly and guaranteed to create lasting results. Content marketing Creating engaging content can help to grow brand awareness, potentially leading to…Read More

How to prevent burnout

We manage stress in many different ways. When we’re working though large workloads and when we don’t realise we are more stressed than we are, we start to experience burnout. Since we’ve all been through a pandemic, uncertainty and changes in our environment are very apparent at the moment. Having too much stress isn’t a…Read More

7 ways to beat procrastination

We all have those days where we feel unmotivated and easily distracted by other things around us and this is where procrastinating comes into place. You have an important task to do, however you seem to keep putting it off and leaving it to another day or to the last minute. We end up in…Read More

The importance of building up reviews

As we purchase and spend more time online, having a positive online presence is important now more than ever with the increase of competitors. Having online reviews to view in an accessible way is a great step to gaining lots of loyal customers. Most customers now prefer to see an array of positive reviews before…Read More

Key tips to improve your company website

An accessible and effective website for your business is a key element to have when trying to gain more customers. There are many factors you can improve in a website that can help boost customer traffic as well as supporting the marketing and growth aspects of your business. The key to a successful website is…Read More

8 ways you can improve your time management

If you’re like many of us in the UK, in the past year your working habitat will have been at home. You might be feeling time-rich without a daily commute. Or perhaps the distractions or the lack of structure might be affecting your productivity. Whatever the case, it is important that you use your time…Read More

7 things you can do to boost your online business right now

Since the pandemic started, internet usage has spiked. From social media usage to online shopping, the demand for online services has been at its highest. But competition is fierce. The toughest aspect of an online business is getting traffic to your website which results in conversions. With more people searching for things online, you should…Read More

FreeAgent Training

At FWD all members of our accounts team have received the highest accreditation and training in FreeAgent because not only do we love the software, but our clients do to. If you are considering making the move to FreeAgent from another accounting system, or are just starting out in keeping your own records and want…Read More

Subscribe to our newsletter

Our monthly newsletter contains a round up of the latest tax news and updates of what's happening at FWD Accounts

As a subscriber you will automatically receive our newsletter direct to your inbox