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TM Law Solicitor Terry Maylin provides an expert guide to the legal recourses open to freelancers and small businesses when all other options to resolve non-payment have been exhausted. As a freelancer, considering taking legal action against a non-paying client can be a daunting prospect. There’s often a delicate balancing act, especially with long-term customers.…
At TM Law we are conscious of the perception that legal services are expensive. Accordingly we have a scheme whereby for a set fee of £150 +vat , we can see you in person, look at any documents you have and advise you ( and if simple enough) draft a letter for you. In a…
4 out of every 5 UK small businesses are owed money, that’s a total of around £14bn in unpaid invoices. But what can be done to crack down on your firm’s late payment troubles? TM Law solicitor Aidan Squire explains why Non-Standard Terms and Conditions (in conjunction with a detailed invoice) have the power to…
As a business owner you don’t need to fear the Spring and Summer School Holidays, and the spike in requests for employee holiday leave that naturally occurs. It is possible to successfully deal with multiple requests for time off, and in this blog TM Law solicitor Aidan Squire will show you how. “Employee holiday leave…
Give us two minutes, we’ll demonstrate how a Directors’ Agreement has the power to safeguard your debt recovery process. We have no doubt that you’ll agree, it’s important that you are paid for the goods and services your business has provided. Because late payments – or people trying to avoid payment – is costly. Not…
It seems that for many of the Essex business owners we build websites for, the online world of peer-to-peer feedback, is taking over. On the one hand providing them with powerful ‘word-of-mouth’ advertising, but on the other creating a shed load more work and a whole new customer service channel to try to manage. So,…
Facts and Figures, and a review of the year from our Chairman. As we move into the 7th year at Essex Business Forum we remain proud of the excellent figures that we have created.
It was our Anniversary Day and a Doris Day.
As we moved into our seventh year our annual review was presented to the meeting and the awards presented. The awards, from now on to be known as the EBFTAs, came later.
On our birthday there were 24 members present, a good turnout.
The Doris in question was the storm that was crossing the country during the course of our Anniversary Day. Somehow the weather seems different now that we name our storms.
2016 was the year blogging went intergalactic. But I’m not talking about teenage girls’ blogging about lipstick; I’m talking about businesses. The reason is that Google search algorithms recognise and reward businesses producing high-quality and relevant content way more than those firms who simply throw money at technical SEO. So, in the race to rank…
Email newsletters – only for huge organisations, right? Wrong. They are the perfect marketing tool for growing a business too. So, we asked Jill Willis, the copywriter who helps deliver our Eseyo email marketing service to give us the lowdown, and have set out her advice as a guide: Why email newsletters will be your…