Go green; save 75% on fuel!
Government incentivise the purchase of Electric cars and Vans
Planned until 2015, Central Government funds have been earmarked to subsidise the price of an electric plug-in Car, offering business owners the chance to get a 25% discount on their purchase up to a maximum of £5,000. Alongside the Car Grant, a new Plug-in Van Grant also offers to reduce the cost of eligible vans by 20% up to the value of £8,000.
Save 75% on your fuel bill
At 100 miles or less, the distances travelled on one charge won't appeal to all small business owners who need transport to carry out their work but it cannot be denied that the headlines being touted about fuel savings do make the mouth water. If we took the cost of diesel or petrol to be around 12 pence per mile (in a typical small vehicle) it is likely that the equivalent cost per mile in an electric vehicle would be just 3p per mile or less. In addition,some vehicles are exempt from Road Tax.
Typical Price of a Small Van
A small van like the 'Peugeot eBipper' starts at around £40,000 which for any small operator is a tremendous amount of money but before you dismiss the option, speak to your accountant and make sure you know what the payback looks like against the fuel savings you could off-set over a 5 year window.
Thu Jan 19 2012 12:02:43
If ever there was a lesson in business -Woolies
Do you remember when the bosses of Woolworths had to sell all of its 815 stores for just £1. The company has seen its sales in decline for some time and debts had been mounting!
Can you remember why?
A number of experts agree that the demise of the company was mostly caused by a severe lack of ability to understand the changing needs and higher standards of consumers as they arose over the last decade.
Thought for the day
What can you do right now to make your small business more customer centric, do you really know what your customers want? Do you really know how to present it, market it and package it?
The wonder of woolies may be dead, but such a catastrophic business failing is something even the smallest one man band can learn from...
Thu Jan 19 2012 10:51:48
There's a massive demand for Book-Keeping Services
It is estimated that the average small business spends seven hours a month dealing with the tax man, tax issues and the VAT man
There is a certainly a market there to offer some help to...
A good reason to take a look at our book and dvd on how to start your own book-keeping business. The comprehensive product also teaches you how to do double entry book-keeping,the corner stone skill you will need!
Thu Dec 2 2010 14:56:56
