by James McBrearty | May 25, 2015 | Blog, From the office, Networking
Last week saw me back at the Hilton on Park Lane, for the 2015 Tolley Taxation Awards. The Taxation Awards celebrate the year’s greatest achievements in the tax industry by individuals and teams, and this year were hosted by Mariella Frostrup. The ATT sponsored the...
by James McBrearty | Apr 28, 2015 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed
With the proposed changes to tax returns over the coming years, it is important to ensure that these meet the requirements of the self-employed. As such, I have joined the Business Application Software Developers Association(BASDA) so that I can be involved with...
by James McBrearty | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog, From the office
Yesterday evening saw me back at the House of Lords, for the Association of Taxation Technicians(ATT) April 2015 admissions ceremony. I was pleased to see the 60 new members accepting their certificates from the ATT president. We were again hosted by The Lord Lyell DL...
by James McBrearty | Apr 5, 2015 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed, Start-up
I’m delighted to announce that my pitch has been approved for entry in the GROW category for the ‘Pitch to Rich 2015 competition.’ Pitch to Rich is a competition that seeks out great British businesses, who are in one of three different stages:...
by James McBrearty | Mar 8, 2015 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed
Last week the Surrey Digital Awards were held at the Holiday Inn Woking. I was a finalist in two categories, and very pleased to advise that I was the winner in the ‘Use of Social Media for Business’ category beating many larger companies. The Surrey...
by James McBrearty | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog, From the office
Even though a lot of connections are made online, there is still a place for the traditional business card. However, things have moved on in recent years and I thought I’d take the time to explain why my own card is somewhat different from the traditional...
by James McBrearty | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Self-employed
I’m pleased to announce that I have been selected as a finalist in the 2015 Surrey Digital Awards, for two categories: – Blog – Use of Social Media for Business I’ve been using social media and blogging since 2009, both in my own business as...
by James McBrearty | Jan 19, 2015 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Personal tax, Self-employed, Start-up
Last weekend saw over 2,000 entrepreneurs from all over the UK converge on London, for the Enterprise Nation Start Up 2015 event held at Somerset House. I was chosen as one of the registered advisers to help answer queries that people had relating to the Finance and...
by James McBrearty | Dec 7, 2014 | Blog, From the office, Networking
Last week as part of Small Business Saturday I was one out of only 100 businesses in the whole UK to be chosen to be invited to Downing Street: When we arrived, Downing Street had been transformed into a Christmas Fair to celebrate Small Business: There were carols...
by James McBrearty | Oct 26, 2014 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed, Start-up
I was proud to be picked as one of only 100 businesses in the UK to be featured by Small Business Saturday. Yesterday my business was promoted by the event across their social media channels, as we lead up to the actual event on Saturday 6th December 2014. As a result...
by James McBrearty | Oct 19, 2014 | Blog, From the office
Last week saw me revisiting the House of Lords with the ATT, this time in my capacity as ATT Council member: We had exceptional weather for October, almost 20 degrees, and the guests were able to take in the view from the terrace at the House of Lords before the...
by James McBrearty | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog, From the office
Last night saw me at the Tower of London, to attend the 25th anniversary celebrations for the Association of Taxation Technicians(ATT). I’m a fellow of the Association, and also serve on their Member Steering Group. We started our evening with a private tour of...
