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Look at the Winners
Protesting farmers just don't get it. They need to look at the winners.
Feb 186 min read
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Losers - Ag Property Relief on Inheritance Tax
In my last post on Inheritance tax I consider the losers and the loss of social structures and care that family businesses provide....
Nov 18, 20245 min read
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Farm Inheritance Tax - Not Just Land
In this second  post I will demonstrate how inheritance tax can affect a tenant farmer by referring to a real life example from my past...
Nov 13, 20245 min read
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Business and Agricultural Property Relief Inheritance Tax Changes - email to my MP
In the Chancellor's Autumn budget of 2024 changes were made to Inheritance tax Relief that reduced this relief on the value of both...
Nov 12, 20249 min read
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CONTINGENCY
What would you do if your business experienced a disaster? 2002 saw me attending a meeting at one of Barclays Bank’s computer centres....
Sep 12, 20233 min read
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How to Borrow Money for your Business
This is a simple explaination of Business Borrowing - I make no apology for keeping it simple. There are four common ways that a business...
Sep 5, 20237 min read
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Can your business rely on social media?
Can your business rely upon social media? In the rural economy word of mouth and local reputation can be key. But where is the first...
Jul 16, 20233 min read
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Overdraft Charges
Working capital requirements of most farming businesses rise each year. Here are some tips on funding.
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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Succession - The Need to Talk and Listen
Once upon a time there were two brothers, very healthy and in their late sixties, one had no children, the other had a son who was in the...
Jan 8, 20222 min read
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FARMING FOR NOWT (Part 3 – Tracking your money).
In this 3rd post designed for small family farms I give some simple guidance to track your cash and calculate your net wealth.
Aug 14, 20215 min read
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FARMING FOR NOWT (Part 2 – how you feel about your farm? and Sources of help)
This second post designed for small family farms encourages you to ask the difficult question, "How do you feel about your farm?"
Aug 13, 20215 min read
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How a Bank views my Farm?
In the following I make no apology for the simplicity of what I have put. What seems obvious to one person is not to another. Indeed it...
Jul 19, 202112 min read
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