As a Chartered Financial Planner, I often help women who are dealing with divorce, and in this particular case, I helped a woman who wanted to complete a divorce in an amicable fashion – but was also worried about her retirement in years to come. Would she have enough money to live off and maintain […]
This blog is written by Dan Meadows, Director of Summit Financial Solutions. I’ve have always wanted to help people. Whilst originally I wanted to be a physiotherapist I ended up following my family into finance, maybe not helping people to recover from injury but helping people to purchase and save money on their largest financial […]
It has not been difficult to miss all the recent press about the proposed pension changes. However, following a meeting with a new client, what I am focusing on in this piece is the proposal to allow individuals, who are at least aged 55, to take the whole of their money purchase pension plan as […]
When I was little my dad cut my hair. I suppose I could (just about) get away with a sort of pudding bowl hair cut for girls and cuts around my ears at the age of 15 (actually more like 5) but when that was no longer an option I made my first foray into […]
Customer Service What is great customer service? Common sense, skill or something so easy that anyone can deliver? There was a reason was for my hideously loud rumbling belly – the 45 minute wait just to order our drinks, yet alone food order to be taken. This being National Customer Service Week (NCSW), I was […]
Kelly’s 1st anniversary in the business is fast approaching. In a look back over the past year, Kelly looks at her apprenticeship experience… When someone asked me what do I like best about my job, I always answer it in the same way…. Everyday I seem to learn something new. I’ve now got just one month […]
A while back I completed an online application for The Havering Business Awards Apprentice of the Year. I knew that the finalists were confirmed on the 11th July and thought that the successful applicants would be contacted on that day. So, due to not being confirmed I just assumed my application had gone no further. It was […]
One of the greatest challenges of any business owner is to spend their time in activities designed to build a successful thriving business however the reality for many of us we try to shoulder most of the burden and responsibility sometimes at the detriment of ourselves and the business. In this guest blog by Husband […]
In both the work we do with a wide range of organisations assisting them with automatic enrolment all the way to the work we do with individuals approaching their retirement there is only thing which stays constant….the fact that things always change. I recently wrote on the impact of change and how change has impacted […]
I’m not an employment law expert. However the great thing about being connected to a network of trusted professionals is that if I want to understand a particular subject I’ve got access to a bunch of people who really know their beans. On today’s blog I invite Vandana Dass from Davenports to talk about what […]