Mather Podcast Be With You: Recent Episodes
Steven Mather
I‘m Steven Mather Solicitor and Your Business Lawyer and this is Mather Podcast Be With You.
I‘m keen to learn what makes people successful and indeed what success means.
This podcast is a variety of things - sometimes an interview of business people, sometimes a discussion, sometimes a panel, sometimes just me talking.
I‘m hopeful it will be interesting, witty, and worth another listen.
Prior to April 2021, this podcast was known as The Business Herald - a six-month stint and my first foray into podcasting. I really enjoyed making it, but delivering a weekly business news podcast took too much time, so this new version is more me and hopefully slightly less time consuming.
What an episode.
A grumpy old Northern guy and me - who knew it would result in something worth listening to.
Kevin Robinson is owner of Your Copywriter and 13 Media a media production company. In this great episode, we talked about:
- How being arrogant made him realise money was not the key to success
- The importance of reading and learning
- Story Telling - in sales and marketing
- and what Happiness really is all about.
If you want to learn my Laws of Success, then definitely listen to this podcast.
On this episode I was joined by Stephen Church of Copywriter Pro a Northampton based SEO Copywriter.
In an enlightening chat, we discussed a wide range of topics including:
- learning from life lessons
- self-perception / self-awareness
- networking
- cultivating good habits
- being of value
- achieving something that is a little difficult
Let me know in the comments or on social media what you thought. I'm @StevenMatherSolicitor in most places.
In this episode of Mather Podcast Be With You, I talk with Brad Burton.
Brad is the self-proclaimed UK's #1 Motivational Business Speaker, Author of four of the highest-rated and 5* reviewed business books on Amazon, Mentor Coach and Trainer.
He went from nothing to running a multi-million pound networking business - 4 Networking, which held 5000+ business networking events a year - to nothing again when covid hit. The business pivoted online and boomed again. He has recently sold the business and now is focusing on his speaking and training, enjoying life and being happy.
In this podcast, Brad covers a number of points on what success means and his Laws of Success:
- Sustainable Success
- Being Content with your lot
- Only being in the race with yourself
- and much more.
We cover so much, and there's so many gems here you'll want to listen and listen again!
Brad Burton: https://www.bradburton.biz/workwithbrad
Steven Mather: http://www.stevenmather.co.uk
Joe Burns took an IT business he co-founded in 2005 to over £1.6m turnover and then exited. Having caught the bug, he knew he could do it again, better and quicker.
In this interview with Joe, we look at his Laws of Success which include:
- being selective with whom you work - saying no is useful, and knowing the required income per customer to achieve your goals helps in this.
- planning - Joe talks about orbit charts
- being goal and target driven
- having a good coach / mentor
- working towards making yourself redundant
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Welcome to S2E3 of Mather Podcast Be With You, where your host Steven Mather, Solicitor, explores the Laws of Success with small business owners.
On this week's show, Steven is joined by Libby Langley a Business Coach who helps middle life business owners become happier and more profitable.
We talk about happiness and what it means. Libby believes that its important to adopt your own view of success and then work towards that.
And on profit, we talk about the myth of the 10k/50k Month espoused by many on social media platforms, and why spending 9k to get 10k is perhaps not as good as spending £500 to get £5k.
For more information about Libby, visit www.libbylangley.com
And for more on Steven, visit www.stevenmather.co.uk
In this episode of Mather Podcast Be With You - The Laws of Success, I talk with Caroline Attamah a friend and inspiration. She's currently a student mental health counselor and openly shares with me on a number of wide ranging discussion points
I met Caroline 6-7 years ago through business networking, and she has taught me so much about what anti-racism and white fragility means over the years, encouraging me to learn more on those subjects, and today will teach us all on mental health and why it is so important.
On success, she believes "There is no end point to success" and her Laws of Success, which we discuss here, are:
- Make time for yourself
- Developing self-awareness
- Everything starts with YOU
- To choose your own battles
This is a fascinating and wonderful discussion with some depth and a number of really key learning points arise, I think.
Hope you enjoy it.
Do hit subscribe and leave a review on iTunes, and let me have any comments on social media.
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In this episode, I talk with Paul Green of The Business Community. We learn a little about him, about what he does and why.
Paul's Law of Success is Tenancity.
Does your small business protect itself properly?
What do we mean by protection?
Are there gaps in your business protection that need improving?
In this wide ranging discussion, I look at at least 10 ways in which your small business can protect itself against business risk.
This audio is taken from a panel discussion I was invited to speak on with The Business Community. Get in touch for more information or visit www.buscomm.co.uk
Do small business owners get it right with legislation? What are some of the obligations on small business owners and what more can they do to ensure they are 'compliant'?
I'm told running a business is "a minefield" but I say that it may be, but anyone can navigate a minefield with a map! And that map is great expert advice.
In this podcast, I've taken the audio from a panel discussion I took part in recently in which me and a few guests talked about legislation for small business.
This podcast steals (with permission) audio from a recent online live stream I took part in for The Business Community
This "Focus On" panel discussed what are the financial mistakes small businesses make, and featured James Blacklaws of JB Commercial Finance and Wendy Tate of Beancounters, along with me Steven Mather Solicitor.
Although The Business Herald is no more, I decided to make a end of year special looking back at 2021.
So here we are joined by four esteemed guests and small business owners to discuss 2021 including:
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was the government's efforts for SME's good enough
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will there need to be more
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is working from home here to stay
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are we still kicking the can down the road
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and what were the big lessons to learn in 2021.
I'm Steven Mather Solicitor and Your Business Lawyer. I help small and medium sized business with a wide range of legal issues.
I interview Neil Wattam of WKM Wealth & Financial Planning. He's an accountant by trade, which means no jokes were allowed, but now helps run a new (but successful) wealth planning firm in Leicester.
Learn what makes Neil and WKM a success, what makes him tick, what his favourite places to travel are and much more in this wide ranging interview.
I'm Steven Mather Your Business Lawyer. I'm a lawyer, an author and speaker, but more than that, I love life and doing stuff that keeps me happy. I like to make people smile, and this podcast is just one of the ways I hope to impact millions worldwide.
Into Fantasy Football ? I play the Fantasy Premier League and run a charity league.
Last year, Alex Simpson, an accountant in Leicester, won - here's my interview with him
Welcome to Episode 29 of The Business Herald Podcast, a podcast dedicated to UK Business and Economy news and how it impacts on your small business.
In this week's episode we talk about:
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whether a 4-day working week could take off, following a proposed trial in Spain
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mental heath in the workplace
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the reduction by the Government in support subsidy and grants for electric cars such as Tesla
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consumer confidence and optimism due to vaccines.
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plus more
This week we're joined by Jonathan Lea of The Jonathan Lea Network, a firm of solicitors, and Jon Woodcock of Voluntary Action Leicestershire (VAL). Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor.
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Episode #28 of The Business Herald Podcast
In this week's excellent show, we talk about:
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Morrison's boss claiming that making half the usual profit being a "Badge of Honour"
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consumer confidence and spending, and whether we'll see a boom
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taxation of companies
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covid and data
and much more besides. It's a great show and thanks to Dominic Gomersall of luxury retailer Lumbers of Leicester, and Joe Reevy a now retired ex-accountant and businessman.
This is episode 27 of The Business Herald Podcast, a weekly show which discusses the key UK business and economy issues and how they might impact upon your small business.
In case you missed it, this week saw Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget 2021. We've all been told for weeks that tax rises will need to happen to pay for the cost of the impact of coronavirus, but in the end he increased corporation tax and froze personal tax allowances.
But was it a good budget for you, or, was it some smoke and mirrors at play? Is the worst yet to come.
We discuss all the key points from Budget 2021 in this weeks show.
Our guests include:
- Steven Mugglestone, Chartered Accountant and Business Advisor with Michael Harwood & Co
- James Blacklaws, of JB Commercial Finance, and
- Neil Wattam, Chartered Accountant and Financial Advisor and Founder at Wattam Kirby Mee.
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor and Your Business Lawyer.
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Here's episode 26 (yes a full half year anniversary) of The Business Herald Podcast.
On this week's brilliant show, we talk about:
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Boris's Roadmap out and whether its good for small business
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What Rishi Sunak should do at next week's budget to help small business out
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Whether working from home is "an aberration" or here to stay
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and much much more.
The Business Herald is a free weekly newsletter direct to your inbox every Friday - subscribe online at www.businessherald.co.uk
I'm your host, Steven Mather Solicitor, and this week I'm joined by Graham David, Corporate Trainer and TikTok star and Paul Green, Founder of The Business Community.
This is a special edition of The Business Herald Podcast featuring an interview with Paul Scully MP, the minister with responsibility for small business.
In this show, I asked key questions on:
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Boris' roadmap and whether it was to slow to get back
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Why millions of small business have been #excludedUK from support during the pandemic
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Whether those not benefitting should pay extra taxes proposed
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What will replace European funding for SMEs
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and more besides.
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor.
In this week's Business Herald podcast, I talk to Yemi Jackson CEO and Founder of Engage Transform talent acquisition specialists, and Founder of Building Inclusive Boards (BIB) at not-for-profit organisation which helps to get female and BAME talents a seat at Board level.
If you don't subscribe to the weekly email newsletter, do sign up at http://www.businessherald.co.uk to get your weekly round up of UK Business and Economy News.
In this week's shorter (but hopefully sweet) Podcast, I talk about:
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bounceback loans
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KPMG's boss
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GDP down
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a £150 billion consumer warchest
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and more.
The Business Herald is a free weekly email newsletter containing all the week's UK Business News and Economy News.
Welcome to Episode 23 of The Business Herald Podcast. This week we discuss:
- Ryanair's Jab & Go advert being banned
- Diversity in the workplace
- Whether shopping on Amazon is good or bad
- Impact of working from home on Mental Health
- and a Parish Council Zoom Meeting escalating quickly!
I'm your host, Steven Mather Solicitor. This week I'm joined by the excellent Jess Shailes of The Ideal Marketing Company, and Ben Blyth Head of Mortgages at Rippled.
Welcome to Episode 22 of The Business Herald.
The Business Herald is a weekly roundup of UK Business and Economy News, with a focus on how it impacts upon your small SME business.
This week I discuss the weeks main news stories and discuss the IMF's suggestion that markets are going to suffer a severe correction post covid, with expert Ben Wattam of WKM Wealth.
We also look at Boohoo & Debenhams, Cash Burn, Game Stop and the US stock market manipulation and more.
You can subscribe to our weekly email at www.businessherald.co.uk
On this week's Business Herald Podcast we discuss:
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the effect that shipping costs increase, customs handing and EU paperwork might have on prices and inflation generally
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whether the UK Government should consider a bailout of Eurostar, Channel Tunnel and other big businesses
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whether cash will die out from usage or not
and more.
Your host is Steven Mather Solicitor. This week we're joined by James Blacklaws and Jamie Cochrane once again.
The Business Herald is a free weekly email newsletter rounding up the week's business and economy news. The podcast explores a few of the key issues, debates them and discusses how they might impact upon your small business.
Welcome to Episode 20 of the Business Herald Podcast. On this week's show:
- 250,000 business with under 50 staff to fail this year
- Does working from home cause mental health issues?
- Pimlico's "No Jab, No Jab" Policy discussed
Plus much more...
Your host is Steven Mather Solicitor. I'm joined by Mark Jennings and Mark Exley.
The Business Herald is a weekly round up of UK Business and Economy News emailed to your inbox every Friday for free. Signup at www.businessherald.co.uk. On the Podcast, we discuss the main issues and how they might impact upon your SME.
In this episode 19 of The Business Herald Podcast we talk about:
- 2021 looks like 2020 surprise
- Return of lockdown
- Further funding to help
- the can that's been kicked becoming a massive roadblock
- Donald Trump and much more.
I'm your host, Steven Mather Solicitor. This week, I'm joined by Simone Bell and Gavin Bates, both small business owners as well.
In this week's short n sweet Business Herald Podcast, we talk about:
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BDO and others repaying Furlough money
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Bounceback Loan Fraud
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Inflation and Consumer Prices
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the Bank of England Base Rate
and some other bits.
No guests this week, as it's the week before Christmas, so just me - Steven Mather Solicitor.
Have a very Merry Christmas.
Welcome to your weekly episode of The Business Herald Podcast, which looks at some of the weeks key business news and economy issues and discusses how they might impact upon your small business.
This week, we discuss:
✅ a plan for regional recovery shaped by local voices
✅ the need for small businesses to be represented and have a voice
✅ the idea of a Wealth tax as a one-off way to recouperate missing treasury funds
✅ Zalando's chief executive stepping down to let his wife's career flourish
✅ Primark's prosed VAT free week to boost retail
✅ and much more...
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor and Your Business Lawyer. We are joined by Gavin Bates of Smart Business Recovery, and Marc Ford Coach and Editor of Your Best Kept Business Secret Magazine, Website and Podcast.
We're delighted to bring you this special podcast, where we talk about diversity in the workplace.
In this panel discussion, we discuss:
- whether there should be quotas requiring a specific number of women or BAME people on boards
- why and how we should seek skills and value, rather than mere tokenism
- how it is less about tolerance but more about respect for others' backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints
- how you can start to make small changes to be more diverse and indeed why you should
- and much more besides.
This is a fascinating podcast and we're so grateful for my guests, Barbara Armstrong OBE, Ashiedu Joel and Libby Langley for each adding their own unique angle on all the points.
In this week's Business Herald Podcast, we talk about the main UK Business News and Economy issues. We discuss:
- Arcadia administration, Debenhams Insolvency, and a raft of CVAs and ask "Is insolvency just a way to play the system, or can SMEs benefit too?"
- We claim a success on Business Rate Relief paid to supermarkets over lockdown, them mostly having agreed to repay £1.2 BILLION back to the government.
- We look at whether there could be tax cuts on the horizon, or whether we'll just see lots of stealth taxes anyway
- and the financial impact of "I'm a Celebrity" to the local economy
- and much more besides.
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor, Lawyer for SMEs, Author and Podcaster. We're joined this week by Jamie Cochrane from PBC Business Recovery and Insolvency, and Tej Gawera of TaxAssist Accountants in Leicester.
The Business Herald is a weekly email newsletter containing all of the week's business news stories. You can subscribe to the mailing list at www.businessherald.co.uk
In this week's slightly extended Business Herald Podcast, we talk about:
- the Spending Review and whether enough has been done to support the economy
- taking responsibility for your own business
- whether the law should mandate numbers of women on boards
- Maradonna's death
- the economics of football and PPV
A real mixed bag and a thoroughly enjoyable show.
This week, we're joined by Michael Wheat of Ponds by Michael Wheat and Kevin Dunn of Furnley House. Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor.
In this week's episode of The Business Herald podcast, we talk about the main UK Business News Stories of the week including:
✅ inflation figures and their impact
✅ 4-day working week and flexible working
✅ the UK's massive borrowing
✅ bounceback loans
✅ the pope
and much more...
Your host is Steven Mather Solicitor and Lawyer to SMEs. This week we're joined by James Blacklaws of JB Commercial Finance and Paul Green of The Business Community.
The Business Herald is a weekly round-up of UK Business & Economy News. We have a weekly email that hits inboxes at 3pm on a Friday and this podcast, launched fresh every Friday to discuss the key stories of the week. We'd love you to join in the conversation online - we're on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
In this week's episode of The Business Herald Podcast, we talk about:
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the news of a vaccine making share prices rocket (and then fall back down)
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GDP being UP for September, but down 9.6% since last year and worse than many other countries
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1 in 5 self-employed people want a job
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should those working from home pay more tax
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plus more.
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor. This week, we're joined by Mhari Richardson of TomRom and Darren Willoughby of 2XL Commercial Finance - and a brief appearance from Donald Trump himself!
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In this week's Business Herald Podcast we talk about Lockdown II the rematch (or as our Leicester based guest put it Lockdown 3) and the effect it will have on the economy (massive).
We talk about:
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whether the lockdown puts retail and hospitality as the sacrificial lambs of the UK economy
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is lockdown II the "final straw" for small businesses, and has business been "sold down the river" - is it really a "business breaker"
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we look at whether the US Election outcome really impacts us in the UK and in particular SMEs
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we talk about electric cars
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and much more.
This week we are joined by Dominic Gomersall MD of Lumbers Jewellers in Leicester, and Tim Kirby Co-Founder of Wattam Kirby Mee financial planners.
Your host as always is Steven Mather, Solicitor, and Lawyer for SMEs.
The Business Herald is a weekly round-up of UK Business News stories by email - you can subscribe at http://www.businessherald.co.uk and find us on social media as well.
In this week's episode of The Business Herald Podcast we talk about:
- Does working from home stifle creativity, limit learning and innovation?
- Whether 85000 new businesses in the market place is a good thing or not?
- Next not partaking in Black Friday and whether you should.
- The future of hospitality and retail, such as GAPs proposed franchise model.
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor. We're joined by Marc Ford Business Coach and James Blacklaws Commercial Finance Broker.
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It's half-term and so this week's episode is a shorter, one-person affair.
But I wanted to cover off the variations to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) announced by RIshi Sunak yesterday. We now have two schemes effectively JSS Open and JSS Closed, and I talk about both here.
I also talk about inflation, consumer confidence, reskilling and robots.
In this week's Business Herald podcast we talk about:
- whether it is time to get back to normal working, given almost as many people have lost their job as have had coronavirus?
- IMF and OECD's suggestion that the UK borrows more and invests more in jobs
- whether a winter hibernation like Easy Jet, Ryanair, Vue and Odeon are planning is viable as an SME
- and whether John Lewis's diversification away from pure retail is an option for your small business.
As always, the Business Herald podcast is a weekly discussion on the latest UK Business News and Economy stories. Your host is Steven Mather, SME Lawyer.
This week we're joined by Paul Green founder of The Business Community, and Neil Wattam of WKM Wealth.
In this week's podcast, we talk about the week's UK Business News including:
- GDP growth at 2.1%, business confidence, recruitment and job seekers
- Tesco - who got £500m from the Government and has given £350m to shareholders in dividends
- Corona Loan Scheme Fraud
- A tax on wealth
- Tax-Free Shopping (VAT Refunds) being scrapped
- plus hoarding pens and fossilised 80's shellsuits.
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor an SME Lawyer based in Leicestershire.
We're joined by Libby Langley a Social Media Strategist and business owner, and Paul Green, Founder of The Business Community.
Remember to subscribe to the mailing list at www.businessherald.co.uk for the full email newsletter including all this week's business news stories.
In this week's episode of The Business Herald Podcast we talk about:
- the sale of ASDA for £6.8bn
- the High Street and future of retail in the UK
- Redundancies and Furlough and the opportunities that lie ahead for your small business
- Future-proofing your SME
Your host as always is Steven Mather Solicitor an SME Lawyer based in Leicestershire.
We're joined by Marc Ford Business Coach and Editor of Your Best Kept Business Secret Magazine, and Jamie Cochrane of PBC Business Recovery & Insolvency.
In this week's Business Herald Podcast we look at Rishi Sunak's Winter Economy Plan including:
- Extension of the Bounceback and CBILS loan scheme
- Job Support Scheme and redundancies
- Will it actually help you and your small business?!
- plus more on this week's uk business news stories
- including Lego and Churchill.
The Business Herald is a weekly business news podcast hosted by Steven Mather Solicitor an SME Lawyer. Steven is joined this week by James Blacklaws a commercial finance specialist and Neil Wattam an accountant turned financial adviser.
In this weeks podcast, Steven Mather, James Blacklaws and Neil Wattam discuss the weeks UK Business News Stories including:
- Job Losses (again) but also recruitment and opportunities
- Inflation
- Bank of England Base Rate
- Gareth Bale and Football Money
- Waitrose and other retail businesses
- Negativity or otherwise of the British press
- concluding with a surprise announcement on the new Prime Minister!
Listen and enjoy. Please leave a review and share this podcast if you find it useful.
Thanks
Steven Mather Solicitor
Visit the website at www.businessherald.co.uk
This week we're again joined by James Blacklaws and Jamie Cochrane, with your host Steven Mather. We looked at:
- Lloyds bank forcing small businesses to pay for accounts in order to get bounceback loans
- Whether coronavirus loans should be repaid like student loans, only when profit is at a certain level
- The Furlough Scheme and whether it should be extended
- Some brighter news about the success of certain sectors
- And more besides.
We hope you enjoy it. Please leave a comment or review and don't forget to subscribe to The Business Herald Email Newsletter for your full round up of UK Business and Economy News Stories each Friday. Visit www.businessherald.co.uk to subscribe.
In this week's podcast we talk about:
- the reduction in the Furlough Scheme and its possible effects
- working from home and the future of offices
- house price increases and whether that will continue
- possible tax increases
- the Eat Out to Help Out scheme
- Pret a Manger's new £20 a month subscription
The Business Herald is hosted by Steven Mather, Solicitor.
The Business Herald is a weekly round-up of UK Business News stories by email. This podcast is a weekly discussion of the last weeks economy and business news.