10th Annual Christmas Cup – Farnham Park Golf Club
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Christmas Cup – a fun golf event held for all Farnham people returning home from work and University to the area for the Christmas period.
The event, to be held at 12pm on Saturday 27th December at the Farnham Park par 3 course, has been a great success and largely informal gathering normally collecting between 10 and 20 players.
“We set the handicaps on the first tee – and generally make it much easier for the new players to win. In fact no player has ever won the competition more than twice – it’s a great opportunity to catch up with old faces whilst having a bit of fun at the same time! It can of course be a little cold, but that doesn’t stop us!” - Cup stalwart – Robert Stoker
To mark the 10th anniversary the Cup organisers are to do things a little differently – they have attracted sponsorship from new local business Yellow Brick Road Consulting, a celebrity to hand out the prizes, Jon Tickle of Big Brother and Brainiac fame, and will be attempting to raise as much money as possible for the designated charity the British Heart Foundation.
“It was time to give the event a purpose and we thought raising some money for charity at the same time as meeting up with old friends over a game of golf seemed a great thing to do. Unlike the Augusta Masters where the winner receives the famous green jacket the winner of the Christmas Cup will receive a Yellow Jacket courtesy of our kind sponsors Yellow Brick Road” – Last years winner – Duncan Drummond
“Players will be fined on the course for any poor shots played and also shots deemed to be too flashy will come under fire. Of course any breaches of course etiquette will be subject to the severest punishment! We hope to make a lot of money for the British Heart Foundation – Cup Sponsor – Alex Warren of Yellow Brick Road Consulting.
Notes to Editor
Yellow Brick Road Consulting Limited (YBR) helps the owner managers of small and medium sized businesses increase their profits and improve their cash-flow. For more information please follow the link below.
www.yellowbrickroadconsulting.co.uk
Office: 08447 706320
Mobile: 07771 682673
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Don't let the Decrease in VAT Increase your costs
Yellow Brick Road Consulting – Press Release 25th November 2008
Don’t let the Decrease in VAT Increase your costs
So how will the recent cut in VAT affect local small and medium sized businesses? Will the impact have a positive effect or not? A recent release from Wise & Co states the following:
“In a move that will affect all businesses registered for VAT, the standard rate of VAT has been cut from 17.5% to 15%, effective from Monday 1 December 2008. The rate will remain at 15% until 1 January 2010 when it will revert to 17.5%.
Zero-rated supplies, such as basic foodstuffs, children’s clothing and books; exempt supplies, such as education and health; and supplies subject to VAT at 5%, such as domestic fuel and power are not affected by this change.”
There are other small changes to the legislation detail but the key point is whether any potential benefit from increased sales from non VAT registered customers will outweigh the incremental administration benefit for business. Probably not is our view. Customer activity is unlikely to be radically changed by this small reduction in the cost of products and the increased administration is a pain.
In this market businesses are much better off looking at the bigger picture. Are they doing the business basics right? In business we are no longer order takers as we have been for the last ten years. We have to work much harder for our sales and ensure that the sales that we do make contribute fully to the bottom line. Only the most efficient businesses will come out of the current economic situation on the front foot.
For more information on how Yellow Brick Road can help your business get the business basics right call the contact numbers noted below.
Alex Warren
Yellow Brick Road
www.yellowbrickroadconsulting.co.uk
Office: 08447 706320
Mobile: 07771 682673
Don’t let the Decrease in VAT Increase your costs
So how will the recent cut in VAT affect local small and medium sized businesses? Will the impact have a positive effect or not? A recent release from Wise & Co states the following:
“In a move that will affect all businesses registered for VAT, the standard rate of VAT has been cut from 17.5% to 15%, effective from Monday 1 December 2008. The rate will remain at 15% until 1 January 2010 when it will revert to 17.5%.
Zero-rated supplies, such as basic foodstuffs, children’s clothing and books; exempt supplies, such as education and health; and supplies subject to VAT at 5%, such as domestic fuel and power are not affected by this change.”
There are other small changes to the legislation detail but the key point is whether any potential benefit from increased sales from non VAT registered customers will outweigh the incremental administration benefit for business. Probably not is our view. Customer activity is unlikely to be radically changed by this small reduction in the cost of products and the increased administration is a pain.
In this market businesses are much better off looking at the bigger picture. Are they doing the business basics right? In business we are no longer order takers as we have been for the last ten years. We have to work much harder for our sales and ensure that the sales that we do make contribute fully to the bottom line. Only the most efficient businesses will come out of the current economic situation on the front foot.
For more information on how Yellow Brick Road can help your business get the business basics right call the contact numbers noted below.
Alex Warren
Yellow Brick Road
www.yellowbrickroadconsulting.co.uk
Office: 08447 706320
Mobile: 07771 682673
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Alex Warren gets his IIB accreditation!
On 7th November 2008 Alex gained his accreditation from the Institute for Independent Business (IIB).
To gain the accreditation Alex had to prove that he had held senior executive positions in business over a number of years. Having proven that Alex was put through a number of assessments to ensure he was fully entitled to talk business to owner managers of small/medium sized businesses.
"It was tougher than I thought to get the accreditation, however it confirmed to me that the quality control processes within the IIB were tough - they don't just let anyone in!"
Now Alex has the benefit of over 5,000 senior executives worldwide to use for the benefit of his clients.
"It's great, now I can deliver benefits to my clients via experts in Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, IT and Operations. The owner manager now has all this resource available to him which he couldn't otherwise obtain. My role is to co-ordinate that resource to create maximum value!"
To learn more about the IIB please follow the link below:
http://www.iib.org.ws
To gain the accreditation Alex had to prove that he had held senior executive positions in business over a number of years. Having proven that Alex was put through a number of assessments to ensure he was fully entitled to talk business to owner managers of small/medium sized businesses.
"It was tougher than I thought to get the accreditation, however it confirmed to me that the quality control processes within the IIB were tough - they don't just let anyone in!"
Now Alex has the benefit of over 5,000 senior executives worldwide to use for the benefit of his clients.
"It's great, now I can deliver benefits to my clients via experts in Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, IT and Operations. The owner manager now has all this resource available to him which he couldn't otherwise obtain. My role is to co-ordinate that resource to create maximum value!"
To learn more about the IIB please follow the link below:
http://www.iib.org.ws
Saturday, 1 November 2008
YBR logo - CSR at the heart of what we do
Do you know how the YBR logo was devised?
Well we ran a competition with the University of the Creative Arts (UCA) whereby the winning student got a small fee earning contract to design the company letterheads, business cards, imagery for the website and the first brochure.
The winning student was Dave Lawrie who performed superbly and the least I can do is attach a link to his website and his blog below.
Dave and I are still working together on various projects and it was great to know that there is this fantastic pool of skills available at UCA.
It is also a great example of how YBR seeks to work in partnership to create value. Yes YBR got great value for design but Dave also gets a leg up by kicking off his portfolio with a live piece of work. A perfect example of Corporate Social Repsonsibility in action.
You can check out Dave's imagery on the following link
http://www.yellowbrickroadconsulting.co.uk/
Sunday, 12 October 2008
What is the purpose of this blog?
Well as the newest and certainly most innovative consultancy firm in Farnham, Surrey I believe it is important that Yellow Brick Road has the opportunity to communicate with as many people from the business community as possible.
Why is that important? Well lets have a look at Yellow Brick Road's Mission Statement.......
Why is that important? Well lets have a look at Yellow Brick Road's Mission Statement.......
"Yellow Brick Road Consulting understands that small and medium sized businesses do not always have the expertise available to effectively manage complex business situations but also appreciates the financial constraints governing the taking of this expertise into overhead. Yellow Brick Road provides the expertise be it Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, IT, HR, or General Management for a fraction of the cost compared to full time head counts. We do this by supporting businesses via our highly esteemed and qualified consultants who act with the utmost integrity and ethics in all their actions. We pride ourselves on giving the best and most practical advice to our clients."
So Yellow Brick Road is about helping Small and Medium sized business increase their profits and improve their cash flow in a practical cost effective manner. A great model for the owner manager of an SME in these turbulent times!
This blog will provide a series of practical advice articles on issues affecting businesses today. It will be fun to write and will also help business on the way! You can find out more in relation to Yellow Brick Road on the following link:
Bye for now - We'll speak soon!
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