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Business Growth – By The Numbers Workshop
It’s always be true that ‘Turnover is vanity, Profit is sanity, but Cash is reality’. We have all heard it, but what practical, real-world steps can you take as an SME to ensure you measure and manage the KPI’s critical to the financial health of your business. Unfortunately, far too many business owners and managers…
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Diversification is the key for agriculture post-Brexit
While no-one – in industry or Government – knows the full implications of Brexit, there is no question that agriculture is one of the sectors which will feel the full impact of our withdrawal from the European Union. In January, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, speaking at the…
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Burgis & Bullock chosen as finalists in major new industry awards
We have been selected as finalists in the Event Marketing category of the British Accounting Marketing Awards 2018. Representatives will travel to London on May 23 for the ceremony, held at the Keynote Theatre 2 and organised by TwentyTwo Agency in association with Accountex and My Firms App. The award recognises the…
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Burgis & Bullock helps farm shop celebrate anniversary with expansion
A family-run farm shop and café, which is celebrating five years in business, is looking to expand as its popularity continues to grow. Oakes Farm Shop, based in Balsall Common, opened in 2013, turning a long-term dream into a reality for owner Gary Oakes and his family. They had farmed the land for several generations…
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Men’s Brains v Women’s Brains?
As a start to the Bank Holiday Weekend, we thought our readers might like something a little lighthearted. Here at Burgis & Bullock are working hard to help our clients and the wider Coventry & Warwickshire business community achieve business success. We are working together with a group of exceptional experts and in conjunction with…
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Growing business? Here’s how to stay on top of your finances
Whether it’s stuffing receipts into a shoe box or failing to reconcile bank statements, when business gets busy it’s easy to let admin slip. Although it’s tempting to put paperwork to one side, it pays to beat the quarter-end rush by staying on top of your businesses finances. Our friends at Clear Books have put…
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Charity VAT: Zero Rated Printed Matter
A recent case at the VAT Tribunal; Paragon Customer Communications (Paragon) may have reopened the debate about the VAT liability of Direct Mail Packs. In 2014/15, HMRC decided that the treatment of the production and delivery of Direct Mail Packs was effectively a standard rated supply of marketing services rather than a supply of delivered…
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WARNING! Microsoft Office Mail Merge ‘Gotcha’ ‐ Avoid Having To Make a ‘Mail Merge Apology’.
I recently had the nightmare scenario of having to apologise for sending a number of emails addressed to the wrong person ‐ talk about embarrassing! Not something one wants to do, let alone repeat, so how did it happen? Well, it took a while to work out what went wrong, but having discovered the cause, I…
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Introduction to VAT free seminar
As part of our ongoing training and support series, we are pleased to announce a forthcoming seminar This seminar will cover the basics; when you should register for VAT, what you should charge VAT on, what you can claim back and VAT accounting in general. In addition we will also look at some of the…
Last week, our trainees took part in an internal audit training session designed to strengthen their technical knowledge and support their professional development. While gaining practical skills was the key objective, we also wanted to make the learning experience engaging and enjoyable, so we incorporated some games. At Burgis & …
October 14, 2026
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