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Get your business ready for 2025 with Fergus
|Date: 13 December, 2024

Get your business ready for 2025 with Fergus
As the new year approaches, it’s time to prepare your business for a smooth start to 2025. From communica ...
As the new year approaches, it’s time to prepare your business for a smooth start to 2025. From communicating office hours and emergency cover to budgeting and handling late payments, there’s plenty t ...
13 December, 2024
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The top tips for repeat business
|Date: 5 December, 2024

The top tips for repeat business
Gavin Frost, owner of Frost Construction, discusses why presentation and professionalism are key to the c ...
Gavin Frost, owner of Frost Construction, discusses why presentation and professionalism are key to the company’s high rate of repeat business. At Frost Construction, quality and customer care have ...
5 December, 2024
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6 reasons for builders to use digital tools
|Date: 4 December, 2024

6 reasons for builders to use digital tools
Joanna Mulgrew, Managing Director of HBXL Building Software, challenges any builder to resist digital too ...
Joanna Mulgrew, Managing Director of HBXL Building Software, challenges any builder to resist digital tools in 2025 at their peril. If you’re not using digital tools to manage your building business, ...
4 December, 2024
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HMRC now issuing more and more of its heaviest fines for VAT errors
|Date: 18 October, 2024

HMRC now issuing more and more of its heaviest fines for VAT errors
HMRC issues 38% more heavy fines as it cracks down on ‘deliberate’ VAT return errors VAT-related p ...
HMRC issues 38% more heavy fines as it cracks down on ‘deliberate’ VAT return errors VAT-related penalties totalled £153m in the past year HMRC is increasingly levying its heaviest penalties on ...
18 October, 2024
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How to get a better work-life balance
|Date: 2 October, 2024

How to get a better work-life balance
A successful business isn’t just about the bottom line. It’s about getting the balance between work and h ...
A successful business isn’t just about the bottom line. It’s about getting the balance between work and home life, too. Tom Moloney, founder of Oxfordshire Building and Stoves, shares how he’s used Bu ...
2 October, 2024
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Quickslide: Making the most of conservation areas
|Date: 28 September, 2024

Quickslide: Making the most of conservation areas
In this month's Onsite with Ade series, Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide looks at tackling cons ...
In this month's Onsite with Ade series, Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide looks at tackling conservation areas and making the most of the opportunitoes they present. For many general builders ...
28 September, 2024
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Maximise your profit with Fergus
|Date: 15 August, 2024

Maximise your profit with Fergus
Fergus, the job management software designed for tradespeople, is providing trade business owners with ti ...
Fergus, the job management software designed for tradespeople, is providing trade business owners with tips to get their gross profit up in just 90 days. The advice is based on real world experience f ...
15 August, 2024
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Advertisement feature: Industry leading courses designed to transform your future!
|Date: 1 July, 2024

Advertisement feature: Industry leading courses designed to transform your future!
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1 July, 2024
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How to prepare for the new financial year
|Date: 18 March, 2024

How to prepare for the new financial year
Seven tips for success: Fergus encourages trade businesses to prepare for the new financial year Fergus, ...
Seven tips for success: Fergus encourages trade businesses to prepare for the new financial year Fergus, the job management software for trade businesses, is encouraging the trade to prepare for the ...
18 March, 2024
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“It’s not just software – it’s a new way of running our business” Fergus’ video case study
|Date: 13 March, 2024

“It’s not just software – it’s a new way of running our business” Fergus’ video case study
E&P Electrics (Bedale) is the star of a new video showing how Fergus job management software has help ...
E&P Electrics (Bedale) is the star of a new video showing how Fergus job management software has helped the company to run its business more efficiently. To watch the video visit E&P Electri ...
13 March, 2024
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Advertisement Feature: Should you register as a limited company?
|Date: 5 March, 2024

Advertisement Feature: Should you register as a limited company?
It’s a question all new businessowners have to contend with: should you register as a sole trader or limi ...
It’s a question all new businessowners have to contend with: should you register as a sole trader or limited company? Towergate Insurance explains more Both statuses have their pros and cons, but one ...
5 March, 2024
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NESCAFÉ® B2B: Win face-to-face business advice with Deborah Meaden
|Date: 20 February, 2024

NESCAFÉ® B2B: Win face-to-face business advice with Deborah Meaden
In an exciting new partnership for 2024 – NESCAFÉ® B2B by Nestlé Professional - is giving small and mediu ...
In an exciting new partnership for 2024 – NESCAFÉ® B2B by Nestlé Professional - is giving small and medium businesses, a unique opportunity to win bespoke insight and advice from serial entrepreneur a ...
20 February, 2024
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The hidden cost of lending tools
|Date: 13 February, 2024

The hidden cost of lending tools
New data [1] from Direct Line Business Insurance reveals that 83 per cent of tradespeople regularly lend ...
New data [1] from Direct Line Business Insurance reveals that 83 per cent of tradespeople regularly lend their tools to workmates, family or friends. However, the data reveals that tradespeople are be ...
13 February, 2024
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Making a difference with estimating services
|Date: 5 February, 2024

Making a difference with estimating services
Darren Tester, founder of Darren Tester Building Contractors based in Suffolk, talks about how he’s evolv ...
Darren Tester, founder of Darren Tester Building Contractors based in Suffolk, talks about how he’s evolving his business in the current economy and how estimating services are making a difference. “L ...
5 February, 2024
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How 3D modelling can help win jobs
|Date: 2 February, 2024

How 3D modelling can help win jobs
Joanna Mulgrew, Managing Director of HBXL Building Software, explains how 3D modelling can be the differe ...
Joanna Mulgrew, Managing Director of HBXL Building Software, explains how 3D modelling can be the difference between winning and losing jobs. First, a quick science lesson… The benefit of 3D visuali ...
2 February, 2024
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Fergus reveals four New Year resolutions
|Date: 27 December, 2023

Fergus reveals four New Year resolutions
According to market research company Statista, the construction industry in the United Kingdom is forecas ...
According to market research company Statista, the construction industry in the United Kingdom is forecast to increase in 2024 to £404.13bn rising to a revenue of £476.6 bn in 2027. But with the indus ...
27 December, 2023
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