Whether you are new to business or have 10 years of experience under your belt, we all know what an invoice is but most of us are also guilty for seeing it as “just a paper trail” so do not put the time or effort into creating a document that represents our business or services. […]
For the majority of companies, you will process personal information in some way or another, whether that be a name, email, or phone number. By law, if you process personal information you must pay a ‘data protection’ fee to the ICO. There are three tiers of fee ranging from £40 and £2,900, but for most […]
Determining your pricing is one of the hardest decisions to make. Price too high and you step out of your customers comfort zone, charge too little and you undermine your worth. If you find yourself questioning your decisions when it comes to your process, or you just need to remind yourself exactly what it is […]
When a business is a start-up and the entrepreneur becomes the wearer of all hats in the business, it is easy to become overwhelmed and stress over the little things. However, when should you hire help? It is nice to save on expenses by doing everything yourself, but one person can only do so much. […]
Goals are part of every aspect of business/life and provide a sense of direction, motivation, and a clear focus, especially whilst working from home. By setting goals, you are providing yourself with a target to aim for and a SMART goal is used to help guide goal setting. In case you aren’t aware, SMART is an […]
It feels like only yesterday that you gleefully switched on the ‘out of office’ and left your workplace with a cheery ‘Have a great Christmas!’ to your colleagues. But, sadly, the festive holidays seem to last about as long as the contents of that tin of Quality Street. Before you know it, it is back to […]
Before you set your 2021 goals, be sure to consider all your opportunities for lowering costs and increasing revenue. The pivots you have made to adjust to this year’s challenges might open new doors, like online sales or selling to new audiences. So, with that in mind here are 3 strategies for approaching business goals […]
You’re set up and comfortable using Xero, so it’s time to push outside your comfort zone and see what else you can do to ensure you’re getting the most out of Xero. In order to help you use the Xero software to its fullest potential, we’ve collected some Xero tips, including shortcuts, customisations, and unique […]
We have been getting the same kinds of questions over the last few months so we want to answer some of our most common ones to let everyone get to know Jaxstar Solutions better. What is a Virtual Business Manager? A Virtual Business Manager is a remote workforce that aims to provide your business with […]
Do you use spreadsheets to manage your accounts instead of an accounting software? As many of you know, I am a big lover of Xero and talk about how amazing it can be for your business, but I just wanted to discuss why online accounting software’s are not a necessity for all business and that […]
