Entrepreneurs’ Relief curbed but not scrapped In today's Budget it was announced that the lifetime limit on gains eligible for Entrepreneurs’ Relief (which offers a reduced 10% rate of Capital Gains Tax on qualifying disposals) will be reduced from £10 million to £1 million. Ru... read more
Entrepreneurs’ Relief use growing over twice as fast in the North as in London The value of capital gains against which Entrepreneurs’ Relief was claimed rose 22% in the North last year, increasing to £5.3bn in 2017/18, up from £4.3bn in 2016/17*. This compares to a 7% increase in London over the same period, ris... read more
Notable Startup Failures of 2019 As useful as it is analysing the journeys of successful startups it can be equally instructive to look at the flip side, as referenced in this article from Beauhurst. ... read more
Government warned against scrapping Entrepreneur’s Relief The government has been warned against scrapping Entrepreneur's Relief in the upcoming Budget. The relief, which can considerably reduce the amount of capital gains tax paid on the sale of a business, is seen as a likely candidate for r... read more
Funding International Expansion Funding international expansion. Here is a link to an article by business advisory firm, Buzzacott, on how to attract funding for international expansion. It is one of a series of articles by Buzzacott for entrepreneurs. Further article... read more
UK Tech Startups Who looks good in 2020? This article from Beauhurst takes a look at early stage tech companies that have recently gained the attention of investors, raised their first round of equity funding during 2019 and look set to do great things ... read more
Employee share schemes Offering employees shares in a business can be a great way to align interests and to recruit, motivate and retain staff. Simply transferring shares to employees is rarely the best solution, however. Not only does this dilute existing sh... read more
What about real estate? It is one of the economy's most dynamic and profitable sectors. Check out this article on the 5 best opportunities for entrepreneurs in 2020. ... read more
Richer, not poorer – lessons from the ‘Ethical Capitalist’ Hats off to Julian Richer, the successful electronics retailer who recently transferred a majority of his shareholding in Richer Sounds to a trust set up for the benefit of his employees (called an Employee Ownership Trust). Richer, who sa... read more
Drive Team advises on sale of international sensor technology business, Sens-Tech. Boodle Hatfield is proud to have been part of the advisory team which has helped to deliver the successful sale of Sens-Tech to discoverIE Group plc. Sens-Tech is a global player in the development of specialist X-ray detection subassembli... read more

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