• From the Business Godparent

  Navigating the New Tax Year Changes

  Millions of people and businesses are now affected by a ranch of important tax changes, from making tax digital, bringing more business and agricultural assets into the grasp of inheritance tax, increasing the tax take on selling businesses, increasing tax on dividends and rental income, increasing the tax on company electric cars, increases in council tax, air travel duty, road fund licences etc , the list goes on.

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• Insights

  How Businesses can Successfully Navigate the Challenges of the 2026 Economic Landscape: A Director’s Mindset

  Being a business owner or director is never straightforward, and sometimes it can feel like a lot of effort for minimal reward. If you were to write down all the different events in the last six years that have impacted businesses, it wouldn’t be a short list (in fact, it would be another article or even a book).

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• Red Sofa Interviews

  Lucy Jones on The Red Sofa

  Good afternoon and welcome to The Red Sofa. Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming Lucy Jones from Lutrition. Lutrition offers an excellent range of supporting services, including corporate well-being, 1-to-1 support, brand consultancy, and support for and work with women during perimenopause and menopause.

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• Trusted Partners

  Employment Rights Act 2025: what small business owners need to know

  (what’s changing, when it’s due in, and what to do) The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It’s a major package of reforms, but it’s being rolled out in stages, and plenty of the detail still depends on consultations, regulations and guidance. Here’s a look at what’s coming up, how it might affect small businesses, and what you should be doing.

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