James McBrearty’s new book in Tax Adviser magazine
My new book, Power Climb: Growing your Small Business, has recently been published. It was nice to see it reviewed in this month’s edition of my professional magazine, Tax Adviser: My first book, Chocks Away: Achieving freedom from the 9 to 5, was published in 2010 and also featured in the magazine.
Nick Meade – All Seasons Gardening interview
Last week I went to visit the winner of the taxhelp.uk.com summer competition, Nick Meade from All Seasons Gardening, to present him with his £150 M&S Voucher. While there I shot this video interview with Nick, we talked about his gardening service based in Borden, Hampshire and how he helps his clients: You can see […]
Small business advice via video – for startups and established businesses
Have you seen my YouTube channel? I have been using business video since 2009, sharing tips and advice as well as explaining the services I offer and updating people on business changes. I have almost 90 videos now, and these are free to view on my YouTube channel, ‘taxhelpukcom.’ Since the summer I have been […]
James McBrearty featured in the new book, Passion Pays
As you may know, I was interviewed by Genevieve de Lacaze some time ago for her new book Passion Pays. The book is due to be released in November 2012, and I will be letting you have further details when it is released. For now, Genevieve has this promotional video: And you can also visit […]
The challenges of recording video outside
I now have 84 videos on my YouTube channel, the majority of which were recorded in my ‘studio.’ Having a quiet area where you can control the lighting and have the camera and background fixed makes things much easier, particularly if you are a business owner and just looking to record a quick video. I […]
Shooting video outside – an #iphone5 report
In my last blog post I promised to report on the iPhone 5’s video blogging capabilities, below is my first video blog shot using the iPhone 5 – a promo for my upcoming blog posting that will be published here on Tuesday. This video was shot using the FaceTime HD camera on the iPhone 5. […]
First impressions of the #iphone5
I have discussed the benefits of using a smartphone for business, and as promised here is my first report on the iPhone 5. I was lucky enough to be able to get mine within a couple of hours of them going on sale. There weren’t long lines in the shops when I looked, so I […]
The taxhelp.uk.com September newsletter
Has just been sent to our clients. Many people are now back to work after their holidays, and working towards a busy period of the year. The newsletters are a regular feature where I share tax tips and special offers with our clients. In the September issue I talk about my new book, my consultancy […]
Why the iPhone 5 could be a good business investment for you
I posted a blog back in June 2011, All you really need is just a smartphone?, where I discussed some of the benefits I had found from using an iPhone for business. You might think that a smartphone is unnecessary, but it’s one of the ways I am able to maximise my effectiveness – particularly […]
ATT – Member Steering Group
This week saw another quarterly meeting of the ATT’s Member Steering Group (formerly the Member and Student Services Committee.) The meeting was held at the ATT’s head office near Westminster. I have been attending these meetings regularly for several years now and it is great to see the growth and development over time. If you […]
Business travel & motor insurance
Today’s post is a short one, but with an important message for the self-employed. If you are travelling on business you may use a car, and despite being a careful driver there is always the possibility that someone may prefer to use your parked car instead of their brakes – as happened to me yesterday […]
James McBrearty, ATT representative for HMRC Working Together
As I reported in my summer summary posting, I have been appointed as the representative for the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) on the HMRC Working Together project. If you haven’t heard of the project before, Working Together (WT) is a partnership between HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the six main agent representative bodies […]