Don’t buy an electric car

That might sound like an odd suggestion given my usual positivity towards alternate fuelled vehicles and the recent increase of new registrations in this category.

However, according to the February 2017 issue of What Car? Magazine, the top four worst depreciating cars are all electric powered and the top two are big sellers – the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe.

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It starts and ends with the stories you tell

Storytelling is a powerful medium, and when harnessed correctly, can make huge life altering changes. Yet many people simply fail to find the right ingredients to supply a quality story, a story that will give them the life, business, and career of their dreams.

Have you ever had that thought, you know the one, where no matter what you do, others are somehow just always doing better than you?

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Illusion of safety – Inheritance Tax

Never assume your business interests will avoid Inheritance Tax.

Many major shareholders and business owners are oblivious to the traps surrounding Business Relief, some of which can leave their estate at risk of a very large and unexpected Inheritance Tax (IHT) bill.

Business Relief, formerly – and still, by many – known as Business Property Relief, is much like Entrepreneurs’ Relief;…

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What does your car or van say about you and your business?

First impressions count or last. Image or perception is everything. Success sells.

Phrases like these roll off the tongue and, like it or not, how we look and come across, especially the first time we meet someone, does make an impression that sticks. In business, looking successful as well as smart can be crucial as people not only buy from people they like but like to buy from successful people.

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