This group is for small businesses from any sector to discuss the best way to improve their tax cashflow or to better understand their tax cashflow.


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This group is for small businesses from any sector to discuss taxation.



We're here to help you.
Accessible, jargon-free explanations to help you understand your finances, optimise your tax claims and grow your business successfully.
Benefit from:
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<li>Practical, relevant, commercial corporation tax, income tax, director remuneration tax and VAT advice.</li>
<li>Making your year end accounts tell the correct story to the public and HMRC.</li>
<li>Understanding your figures. What do they tell you? What's happening to your margins and underlying cash. We'll take you through it.</li>
<li>Specialist area advice such as R&amp;D, EMI options and S/EIS investment and making the claims.</li>
<li>Signposting you to other trusted relevant services, such as bookkeepers.</li>
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This group is for small businesses from any sector to discuss tax matters.

I work with the MDs of SME businesses and help them improve profitability and cashflow through common sense financial management.
I focus on the following areas:
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<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/accountancy-services/profit-improvement/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>profit improvement</a></li>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/accountancy-services/cashflow/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>cashflow</a></li>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/landing-page/bookkeeping-for-your-business/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>good bookkeeping</a></li>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/accountancy-services/management-information/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>understandable financial information</a></li>
<li><a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/cloud-accounting-and-technology/accounting-apps-less-is-more/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>embracing useful technology</a></li>
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Get these right and you have a good foundation to grow profitably in the future.
I&apos;m the founder and MD of <a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Blue Dot Consulting Limited</a>, a chartered accountancy practice in South West London which I set up around the turn of the century.
I&apos;ve never hired colleagues who have only worked in accountancy firms, preferring the real-world experience of finance profesionals who have worked in real businesses - perhaps like yours.
Much of what I&apos;ve seen and learned over the years is reflected in my <a href=&apos;https://bluedotconsulting.co.uk/blog/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>blog</a>. You won&apos;t find much that&apos;s typical accountanty stuff on there - but you might find one or two things that are helpful.

Founder and MD

Accounting and bookkeeping for SMEs

Summary of the financial information you need to run your business and how to generate, understand and use it.

Hello,
My name is Kim. Nice to meet you.
I look at money and finance in a different way to most people.
I can help you with your accounting systems and procedures, whether you are a CEO of a business, own your own company (possibly a start-up), or an individual who needs help with your personal finances.
However, as well as practical solutions, I can also help you understand and improve your relationship with money, because this can have a huge effect on both your business and personal life. Sometimes it&apos;s things like money blocks and money ceilings that can have a bigger impact on your business than you realise.

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Strategic tax advisory and accounting

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Helps SMEs with tax strategies, property companies, VAT, R&amp;D and financial planning for growth.
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Serial entrepreneur and innovation director across multiple verticals, with a technology and sector agnostic approach to consulting. Currently consulting to various ventures ie Medtech, CPG, FMCG, Fintech, Adtech, HeathTech etc

Having been deeply immersed in the Startup / SME EcoSystem for approximately 25 years, in 2 distinct sectors and countries with various business models. Providing both product / services for b2b and b2b segments has allowed me to gain a solid amount of diverse knowledge and understanding.
This entrepreneurial experience also allowed to gain insights of the innovation value chain and operational requirements of building / scaling ventures, for product market fit. The critical component of fundraising through various mechanisms, is an area that I understand well, having bootstrapped businesses and then raised circa 3m Euros across angel, Venture Capital and the European Development Fund (EDF).
The full spectrum of the fund-raising process was arguably the most challenging aspect of venture building for a multitude of reasons and it was a definite grind to get it done. Learning to dealing with brutal reality was a crucial part of success and helped test / fortify my resilience and growth mindset.
The last venture Zveetz had a regenerative aspect with a mission to make a dent against sugar pollution and its consequences to people and planet. Working cross functionally with a stellar team of individuals including food and behavioural scientists to deliver an impactful value proposition was highly rewarding. The business model was multifaceted with transactional, subscription and asymmetrical revenue streams. We were able to move the needle on sugar reduction and enabled people to be more sugar smart, thereby hitting multiple impact and revenue KPI’s.
Previously to that, I had the privilege of deep diving into the world of AI, machine learning &amp; ontologies to build a recommendation engine SaaS for the e-commerce sector, although there were multiple future use cases for the technology. This immersion and venture was very challenging for multiple reasons but ultimately the outcomes were net positive, so the juice was worth the squeeze.
hankfully, I have been able to transition into the role of an Innovation Director and apply skills / experience to provide consultation across the Oxford Innovation ecosystem to various stakeholders.&nbsp;
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<li>Performed 96 one to one business support sessions and workshops for students, faculty, startup and SMEs teams.</li>
<li>Consulting with the KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnerships) department to revamping program offering and positioning to meet desired Research Excellence Framework (REF 29) standards.</li>
<li>Supporting faculty members across the UnIversity’s different schools, on commercialisation of their research and various potential fund-raising strategies.</li>
<li>Working with the AI Research group within the University to develop their strategic roadmap.</li>
<li>Supporting the establishment of “Managementfest”, a student led innovation &amp; entrepreneurship conference and accelerator programme at BNU.</li>
<li>Regularly meeting with the university leadership committee to report all innovation initiatives and results.</li>
<li>Leading Oxford Innovation AI working group with a remit to i) develop a wholistic adoption strategy for competitive advantage. ii) Steering AI integration and operationalisation across the org, towards ISO42001 (trustworthy) compliance.</li>
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Innovation Director

Vishal Kawatra

Serial entrepreneur and innovation director across multiple verticals, with a technology and sector agnostic approach to consulting. Currently consulting to various ventures ie Medtech, CPG, FMCG, Fintech, Adtech, HeathTech etc

Having been deeply immersed in the Startup / SME EcoSystem for approximately 25 years, in 2 distinct sectors and countries with various business models. Providing both product / services for b2b and b2b segments has allowed me to gain a solid amount of d

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