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When banker Ted Eyeres decided to take up beekeeping his neighbours and friends thought that he’d gone mad. But beekeeping is something that Ted had been considering taking up for many years.

‘I work in a very high pressure job in the city’ he says ‘I’m always tense and find it hard to relax. I’m not one of these people who can easily sit down with a book or just watch telly, I always feel like I’ve got to be doing something.’

Doctors warned Ted about his blood pressure and his need to take it easy, but still Ted confesses he needs to feel active and productive, even at home.

‘I’ve always wanted a hobby that didn’t just keep me busy, but produced something. Slowly the idea of getting a few beehives and keeping bees crept into my mind. In many ways it’s ideal for me, It’s very relaxing and at the end of it you’ve not just got your colony of bees to look after – but you’ve got all the honey as well. I’ve started to produce honey quite seriously now, I give it to friends and colleagues rather than sell it – but it’s very rewarding to feel that you’re giving something unique to people. And I think there are few people who get given homemade honey’.

The honey produced by Ted’s beehives is even more unique than he thought. Not only is it a homemade treat for his friends, but due to a large amount of lavender growing in Ted’s garden his bees produce honey with a distinctive yet subtle flavour due to the industrious insects predominantly collecting nectar from his lavender flowers.

‘It’s quite difficult to pinpoint exactly what the difference in flavour is’ Ted says ‘but there’s a noticeable if slight tang to the honey which compliments the sweetness excellently’.

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Paperwork, bureaucracy and administration are a big hidden cost to any organisation. The time staff spend on unnecessarily time consuming administrative tasks is time that could be better spent elsewhere. What is particularly frustrating is when these processes could be better designed and simplified. There’s nothing worse than wasting time on something that could so obviously be easier and slicker.

Take expense claims from company car drivers for example. If drivers are submitting individual claims on individual credit cards, then someone is going to be saddled with an awful lot of unnecessary paperwork. A fuel card for all drivers is a much better system. With a fleet card everything can be billed to one central account. This simply leaves one payment to be made every month and simplifies and streamlines the whole process. This is great news for hard pressed fleet managers

A fleet card is issued to each driver. They are assigned to that particular vehicle, so there’s no chance of misuse. Restrictions can be placed on them too, fuel only for example. By putting all purchases through one card system it’s possible to get a better deal on the price paid for fuel too. Not only does a fuel card save time on administration, it helps to save huge amounts of money as well.

There aren’t really any drawbacks or catches. It’s the streamlined and sensible way to manage fuel purchases for fleets. No matter whether it’s just a handful of vehicles or a major fleet. Either way, these cards are the perfect way to manage company fuel purchases.

CSC are one of the UK’s leading card scheme operators. They have a variety of schemes and options available to suit different organisation’s needs and requirements. A card scheme from CSC is the right way forward to better manage fleet costs and transform the way expense claims are handled.

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Running a car nowadays is an expensive business. With the price of fuel continuing to rocket, as well as increases in insurance prices thanks to the recession, it may feel like you are continually having to put your hand in your pocket. For many people, a car is a necessity, so cutting back isn’t really an option either. And even worse, if you bought a new car, then nearly all the major expenses tend to hit at the same time – insurance and tax renewals, and car servicing.

If you took out a service plan when you first bought your car, then once it has run out the car servicing costs will hit you even harder as you will have to pay them all in one go, rather than monthly instalments. Added to that, you will have been used to taking your car to the garage where you bought it for its service – most likely a franchised dealer. Likewise, if your car came with so many years free servicing as part of a deal, you will find it even more of a shock to the system at now having to pay car servicing costs, as well as not knowing where to take your car.

Ebeepbeep provide an online car servicing booking service, which lets you choose from 850 independent local garages to find the best price around. Having selected your garage, you then deal directly with them if there are any problems or repairs that need fixing to pass your MOT. By going to an independent garage, you can save as much as 65% on the franchised dealer prices, plus you will be supporting local businesses. All the garages used belong to leading industry networks, and consequently all parts are guaranteed for 12 months and can be repaired anywhere in the UK under warranty.

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The likelihood of more small firms needing help with business debt seems to be on the increase. The Federation of Small Businesses has recently called for cuts in VAT in the construction and tourism sectors. This was a response to a fall in confidence as measured by their regular survey. International economic uncertainty had probably contributed to a collective feeling that there was less reason to be confident about the sluggish British economic recovery.

At Cooper Matthews we understand the difficulties many small enterprises are facing. In the absence of steady and impressive economic growth, lots of these businesses are finding it tricky to remain profitable. Indeed, some of them are accumulating business debt which could be hard to measure without external help.

When it comes to seeking assistance with reference to company debt, swift action can make all the difference. Dithering is a common response due to denial and so on, but a lack of urgency can mean that business debt services are sought too late to be of maximum use. It is important not to be paralysed by the lack of confidence which may be around you.

If help from a dedicated Insolvency Practitioner is obtained in time, a situation which was perceived as dire may yet be seen in a new light. An Insolvency Practitioner should have sector-relevant knowledge as well as being an expert in the financial field. They can present directors with a range of appropriate actions and can help carry out the remedial measures. Business debt analysis is best performed by someone with a certain distance from the firm itself.

In periods of lacklustre growth, a small company can hit big problems if a major supplier goes bust, for example. However, if a little breathing space can be provided, the impact of such blows can be diminished.

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