The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will deliver the next Budget at lunchtime today (Wednesday 16th March 2016). The speech will set out the Government’s plans for the economy plus tax change proposals for the following financial year. What might be announced? Help to Save The Prime Minister has announced a new “Help to Save” scheme … Continue reading Budget 2016 – what do we think will be announced?
We recently announced that we’d signed up to the do the Three Peaks Challenge. So, over the last week events have progressed at a rapid speed. We have flights booked to Glasgow to commence climbing Ben Nevis on Friday 17th June and a minibus to bring us all back on Saturday 18th June from Wales…we … Continue reading Support our Three Peak Challenge with JustGiving
Our very own Slough was the first place David Cameron visited on his campaign trail to persuade Britain to stay in the EU. O2 were one of the first businesses to stand behind the PM saying we should stay in Europe, and the PM used the O2 headquarters for this event. What about other locally … Continue reading The PM visited O2 in Slough yesterday to talk Europe
Marc Daniels has just signed up to the infamous 3 Peaks Challenge in order to raise money for our two charity partners – Thames Hospice and Make-A-Wish® UK. The plans are still a bit sketchy (!) but everyone is very excited about walking a total of 23 miles up and down the largest mountains in … Continue reading Marc Daniels signs up to the 3 Peaks Challenge
You’ve finely tuned your CV…written your covering letter… researched the recruiting company…booked the day off work to go to the interview…answered their interview questions and asked some of your own too. You’ve invested hours in this potential job already and now it’s over, you’re waiting to hear back from them and you’ve heard nothing yet. … Continue reading Why you should do your best to get feedback after a Job Interview
Many different opinions exist about what makes a good CV, at Marc Daniels we know exactly what finance professionals look for when recruiting. The first thing to remember is that a good CV doesn’t guarantee a job interview, but a bad CV will guarantee you won’t get an interview. Your CV is the very first … Continue reading How to write the perfect CV for Finance and Accountancy jobs
Jobs that we once loved can start to become something we just don’t enjoy anymore. Perhaps we find ourselves bored and unchallenged at work, too stressed, our boss might have changed into the “boss from hell”, we can feel passed up for promotion… the list is endless. Sometimes, when this happens we think about jumping … Continue reading Should I stay or should I go?
Maidenhead town centre – our local town, have you ever been there? It’s got a great location close to the M4 and many major business hubs such as Reading, Slough and West London. Many businesses have realised this and have chosen to base themselves here including “3”, Adobe, Johnson & Johnson, Weight Watchers, Hitachi, Mattel, … Continue reading Maidenhead, what does its redevelopment mean for business and pleasure?
It’s really hard to juggle work, study and still have to time to eat when you are getting ready to take accountancy exams, be they CIMA, ACA or ACCA. Accountancy exams of all types are well known to be challenging and require lots of careful study and dedication in order to achieve a pass. This … Continue reading WHY PASSING YOUR ACCOUNTANCY EXAMS 1ST TIME CAN HELP YOU GET YOUR DREAM JOB
