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Coming up with a food menu in your bar can be exciting, but setting prices is a balancing act. You need to account for the costs involved with providing food to customers, and it's vital you consider absolutely every ingredient that goes into your dishes. Once you...
Running payroll: tips for new employers
Take a deep breath as we walk you through the most common payroll issues involved with taking on an employee for the first time.
New website showcases innovative approach to accounting
Our last website wasn’t terrible! We had already gone through a rebranding exercise, eager to distance ourselves from the staid and grey-blue image of the majority of accountants. Our new colours and logo shoe-horned into the old site were bright, vibrant, friendly...
To the Dome, lad! The Grand Appeal unleashes Crystal Maze Gromit in third charity arts trail
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, has announced its collaboration with iconic British game show The Crystal Maze, produced by Fizz, a Banijay Group company, for upcoming charity arts trail, Gromit Unleashed 2, and has...
How to manage cashflow in the food and drink industry
The secret is out. Bristol’s thriving food and drink scene is officially big news. From The Spectator extolling the virtues of the Bristol’s top restaurants to local writer Fiona Beckett praising the brewing scene in The Guardian, journalists are catching on to what...
Selling your business to retire
Serial entrepreneurs will know it takes time to sell a business. However, when it comes to your final sale, the added task of retirement planning means things can move even more slowly. It’s a big decision that shouldn’t be rushed so the sooner you can start planning,...
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Small Practice of the Year 2017 – Winner
It’s a great #Fridayfeeling at Evans & Partners this morning. We have pinched ourselves and yes, this Bristol Accountant has indeed won Small Practice of the Year 2017 at the Practice Excellence Awards. Olly Evans, Cathy Nech, Diana Britton and Angela Evans were...
How tech can make your life easier
Making tax digital (MTD) is the name for the government’s ambitious plan to move tax records and reporting online. It aims to make collecting tax more accurate and help businesses get their tax right first time. Businesses and individuals will have a digital account...
Gromit Unleashed 2 locations revealed
Here is the press release from The Grand Appeal: Gromit Unleashed 2 locations revealed! 16.05.18: Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children's Hospital charity, has revealed the locations and sponsors for its sixty-plus sculptures of Academy...
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Chancellor Philip Hammond kept to his promise of moving away from a major financial announcement at this time of year. In fact his Spring Statement almost slipped under the radar with all the focus on Russian issues. No red briefcase, a different announcement day and...
How much should I pay myself?
Being a workaholic has become something of a status symbol in recent years. Social media is full of stories of entrepreneurs who get by on 4 hours of sleep, never take a holiday and build a million dollar empire. The general gist is that the only path to success is to...
Tackling staff turnover in the restaurant industry
Attracting and retaining the right staff is an issue for most business owners. In the restaurant industry, where the hours are long and the pressure is high, keeping hold of brilliant employees is a bigger challenge. Turnover in the hospitality and tourism sector is...