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The ceremony is over and the winners of this year’s Cambridgeshire Digital Awards have been announced. Aston Shaw are extremely proud to announce that we were successful in three categories, bringing home 3 awards – 2 gold and 1 bronze. Recently, our website underwent a significant redesign, the success of this has been reflected in […]

A very important change to VAT rulings were announced in the Autumn Statement, though it seems a great deal of media sources have skipped over this announcement. Despite being overshadowed by other announcements, this is something you really ought to be aware of if these new rulings are to affect you. In the recent Autumn […]

Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond announced the 2016 Autumn Statement and Spending Review. We have taken the time to consider these announcements and have highlighted the key points below. TAX Increase in Personal allowance to £11,500 from April 2017 and a promise to increase to £12,500 by end of this Parliament. Increases […]

Being a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) has its perks; there are a number of tax benefits available, some of which have proved very useful. Unfortunately, many SMEs lack a knowledge of the benefits available to them which results in them unfairly missing out on what they’re entitled to. While there are many different tax […]

In principle, franchising is a relatively simple concept and has the potential to yield profitable results. Often viewed as a means to ‘fast track’ growth, could franchising be the next step for your business? What is franchising? The British Franchise Association defines franchising as “The granting of a license by one person (the franchisor) to […]

As you may or may not know, HMRC have announced that by 2020 most businesses will have to manage their tax affairs digitally. This includes companies, partnerships and self-employed taxpayers. Taxpayers will now also be expected to update HMRC on a quarterly basis, signalling the start of a new era for tax and accountancy. HMRC […]

The inception of start-up businesses is often the culmination a great deal of time spent thinking, imagining, planning and prepping for launch. Starting a business is an exciting time, but it can also be rather stressful. If you’re new to business, it can be hard to keep on top of things at first. What follows […]

Aston Shaw is proud to be this year’s corporate sponsors of renowned local artist David Dane’s latest exhibition “Visions”. It has been two years since David Dane last presented an exhibition of his distinctive paintings. A long-term client of Aston Shaw and much loved Norfolk resident, David’s depictions of the Norfolk Broads and surrounding rural […]

On Friday 18th November, Aston Shaw will be exhibiting at Norfolk’s 12th Annual Care Conference. As specialists in the care sector, we believe our knowledge of the industry will be of use to many of the attendees at this year’s conference. In the current economic climate, the care sector faces a number of challenges. However, […]

Making the decision to take on employees is a big step for any business; it is both an exciting and daunting time. As I’m sure you’re aware, there are costs associated with taking on employees. As the owner of the business, you need to weigh-up whether or not an employee will bring value to your […]