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Don’t forget: Minimum Wage increases effective from 1 October

Make a note NOW to double check your staff pay rates when you do your first pay run in October.

The rate for employees over 21 has risen from £6.31 to £6.50.

Find the other rates here.

 

Linda will be talking about how to build a one page business plan at Speciality Fine Food Fair on Monday 8 September. You can also drop in for a one-to-one mentoring session with Linda on Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday.

Speciality Fine Food Show: 7-9 Sept 2014

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Hurray, we’re back, sporting a new look!

We’ve been away a while having our website and blog refreshed.
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It's VAT return deadline week for those with July quarter end. Don't forget to make your payment by Friday 5 September

Gentle reminders from Linda

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Great Taste Awards: how does the judging work?

In 2011 I wrote about my experience of being one of the Great Taste Award judges and the judging process. The awards have just been announced for 2014 so I thought it was worth sharing how the process works and what the stars ‘mean’. Read more…

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Stationery Finds #1

Here at Bright Blue Skies we’re rather fond of nice stationery. And why not? There’s nothing like a new notebook to make you feel ready for action. Its not all notebooks we like other stationery stuff too and these are just so good. Read more…

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Web Tips: colour schemes

Over the years I’ve done lots of bits of web design and one of my favourite bits is testing out colour schemes. Read more…

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Social Media Tips: twitter competitions

One Friday back in 2012 I spotted the beginning of a great example of how to use Twitter if you are a small business… Read more…

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Social Media Tips: which platforms do what

There lots of information out there about social media tools. Lots of experts and lots of websites. Read more…