Overseas visitors seeking a base in Milton Keynes will find we offer an exceptional range of serviced accommodations tailored to their needs. Discover how to make the most of your stay while enjoying the city's thriving bars, ...

By Short Stay : MK on blog.shortstay-mk.co.uk

Here's what to do when you feel stuck: reflect on what energised you, run small experiments, and ask for help early. This friendly guide gives practical steps for clarity and momentum. It's for graduates and mid‑career change ...

By Dave Cordle on blog.davecordle.co.uk

Did the chancellor just save the economy? My blog post today takes a look at the 2025 Autumn Budget's tax changes, winners, losers and risks. It weighs public finances against growth, asking if stability trumps entrepreneursh ...

By Roger Eddowes on blog.essendonaccounts.co.uk

Here's a summary of the abolition of Section 21. Landlords will need valid legal grounds and evidence to evict, and tenants will gain more stability. Processes shift to strengthened Section 8 grounds with clearer expectations ...

By Sarah Hannaford on blog.sarahpasolutions.co.uk

Thinking about retiring from your business can feel a bit surreal. For many small business owners in the UK, the line between 'work' and 'life' has been blurry for years - so stepping back takes more than just choosing a date ...

By Jacky Sherman on www.jackysherman.com

Here's my smart, simple guide to beat the Budget tax burden without drama. I'll cover pensions, ISAs, dividends, cash, IHT and more. Read this to prioritise your tax savings and plan ahead with calm planning ... ...

By Helen Beaumont on blog.essendontax.co.uk

Here's a frank take on harnessing AI for growth while staying secure. It covers smarter adoption, practical defences, and what to watch out for. It's clear, actionable, and built for SMEs that want progress, but without the p ...

By Wolverton Solutions on blog.wolvertonsolutions.com

Here is the irony of the situation. It was inevitable that it would happen one day; that I would be caught out on the very thing I always preach to my clients. In two words: data backup ... ...

By Pritesh Ganatra on blog.btsuk.net

If your business feels stuck, it's likely due to unclear strategies, chaotic operations, and leadership bottlenecks. In my blog post this week, I'll take a look at the common pitfalls stalling growth and provide clear, effect ...

By Steph Birch on blog.birchstrategicservices.com

If you run a web design studio or a marketing agency, you already know what your clients want. They don't care about tokens, APIs, or the number of layers in an AI model. They care about results ... ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk

The 2025 Autumn Budget arrived with its usual mix of political theatre and careful phrasing, but beneath the headlines sit several changes that every bookkeeper should be aware of ... ...

By Alison Mead on blog.siliconbullet.com

The Autumn Budget 2025 didn't exactly deliver fireworks, unless you count the quiet hiss of millions of savers and small shareholders realising their tax bills are about to get a little heavier. For years, investment income s ...

By Roger Eddowes on blog.essendonaccounts.co.uk

Running a small business in the UK isn't easy. Between customers, paperwork, marketing, late-night admin, and the never-ending ''I'll just sort this quickly'' jobs, most small business owners simply don't have the time or the ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk

Running a small business in the UK isn't for the faint-hearted. One minute you're the marketing team, the next you're doing invoices, juggling orders, chasing leads, posting on socials, and wondering when you last had a day o ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk

If you've ever tried to set up a chatbot before, you've probably ended up lost in a maze of dashboards, API keys, token formulas, and existential despair. YourBOT takes a very different approach. You can go from absolutely no ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk

It's finished! It's published! It's out there in the wild. People are joining for free, creating their bots and installing them on their websites, then subscribing. To say I'm thrilled is an understatement ... ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.steffilewis.com

If you want space, flexibility and speed, serviced accommodation in Milton Keynes wins hands down. You get privacy, a kitchen, high‑speed Wi‑Fi, good security and easy parking. It's a smarter, calmer base than a hotel, withou ...

By Short Stay : MK on blog.shortstay-mk.co.uk

Here's why goals with deadlines drive better results and clearer focus. Learn how to write goals in the present tense with specific dates. See how they align with your life and career priorities ... ...

By Dave Cordle on blog.davecordle.co.uk

The economic backdrop for the Budget is not great. Growth in 2025 has slowed, public borrowing is up, debt-interest costs are high and rising, and there's a massive fiscal blackhole that only seems to be growing. This all mea ...

By Roger Eddowes on blog.essendonaccounts.co.uk

Every SaaS has a story, but YourBOT's begins in a place most people wouldn't expect: a Classic ASP codebase, an SQL Server back-end, and a developer with more than three decades of experience building web platforms long befor ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk

Small business owners don't need to do it all. Outsourcing and smarter workload management frees up time for business growth. Here's how to shift from busywork to impact ... ...

By Sarah Hannaford on blog.sarahpasolutions.co.uk

Walking into your client's business isn't just about offering solutions; it's about understanding the environment you've stepped into. Before you try to influence anything, you need to get a feel for the culture ... ...

By Jacky Sherman on www.jackysherman.com

Splitting a business to avoid VAT may look clever, but it often isn't. HMRC can join entities together where links exist and challenge the arrangement. Consider contracts, commercial reality, and long-term costs before acting ...

By Helen Beaumont on blog.essendontax.co.uk

Every platform has support, and YourBOT is no different. Meet Aimee - the built-in guide, helper, personality, and occasional sarcastic co-pilot who keeps everything running smoothly. She isn't just a chatbot; she's the voice ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk

Every successful SME needs a repeatable, evidence-led approach toIT compliance, and that's especially true for finance and healthcare companies where sensitive data, regulator expectations, and reputational stakes collide in ...

By Wolverton Solutions on blog.wolvertonsolutions.com

Last week's blog post was an experiment to see how well Artificial Intelligence systems (such as Chat GPT/Grammarly/Google Gemini, etc) actually write one of my blog posts, compared to me using my fifty-three years' worth of ...

By Pritesh Ganatra on blog.btsuk.net

YourBOT's brain isn't one big pot of mush where every scrap of text gets thrown in and hoped for the best. Instead, it uses a structured 'multi-source knowledge system' built around four distinct pillars: FAQs, URLs, RSS, and ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk

Many founders face significant barriers to growth. In such a dynamic realm as entrepreneurship, identifying the elements that hold your business back is critical for sustainable growth ... ...

By Steph Birch on blog.birchstrategicservices.com

For the entire time we've been creating blog posts for our subscribers, whenever we've included facts and figures from the likes of the government, we've added a 'Please Check Facts & Figures' message to our email notificatio ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.sblogit.com

AI bank reconciliation in Xero promises faster month-end with automation and human review. It can streamline matching while maintaining oversight. Here's what to consider before switching it on, because I wonder if it is a go ...

By Alison Mead on blog.siliconbullet.com

It seems like everyone is putting up their prices, and Companies House is no different. This starts from the 1st of February 2026. The cost of key filings goes up, but I think the added value and protections are worth it ... ...

By Roger Eddowes on blog.essendonaccounts.co.uk

If you've ever wondered why some websites magically appear with neat little expandable FAQ boxes right under their Google listing, here's the secret: structured data, specifically JSON-LD FAQ schema ... ...

By Steffi Lewis on www.yourbot.uk