David Meredith of Busbys Chartered Accountants provides some insight into the tax proposals for businesses and individuals planned by the main parties, as they vie for your vote at the forthcoming general election.
Archives for 2019
“Factfulness” by Hans Rosling
Book Review 20 November 2019 “Factfulness” by Hans Rosling Report by Bill Ferguson
Buy to Let Mortgages – An Overveiw
Presentation by Joanne Osborne Joanne delivered a concise and well informed update on Buy to Let Mortgages to the Wealden Business Group today. Joanne Osborne – Scarlett Financial Services
Who’s that lady?
Wealden women are on the up! This year WBG has seen an intake of three sassy new members, all of whom are successful business women in a range of widely differing industries. First social media specialist Bekka Carter, founder of Writeable Dreams, joined WBG early in the year. With her youth, eclectic enthusiasm and SM […]
Letters of Credit Demystified
Letters of Credit are an involved subject. Bankers spend lots of time studying the various types and rules and regulations. “But hold on” I hear you say. I thought this article was entitled ‘Demystified.’ Well, for the typical importer or exporter dealing in individual transactions, they can be quite straightforward. Why Letters of Credit? Imagine […]
Crystal Business Finance Ltd.
When it comes to maximizing cashflow and minimizing costs, the answer is Crystal clear… Crystal Business Finance is a finance broker offering key solutions to your business finance needs, with specialist advice and easy access to a diverse range of approved lenders willing and able to drive your plans into action. No matter how complex […]
The First 100 Days: How Was It For You?
Though it’s hard to believe, it’s been over 100 days since I became WBG Chair, so it seems an opportune moment to assess what’s happened to the group in that time. Though the group exists to serve its members and foster mutual business, WBG has always deemed it important to support a deserving cause; keen […]
Making the Difference – Kent

Well-being for Seniors and people living with dementia We specialise in Support and Assistance for senior members of society, particularly, people living with cognitive decline or dementia and their families or carers. We focus upon the strength of our clients, with particular emphasis on enabling them to continue as empowered participants and not just inactive […]
Social Media Presentation
If, like me, you don’t know your GIFs from your SEOs, or get confused between VLOGs and IG LIVEs, this morning’s Social Media Workshop at Wealden Business Group would have been right up your alley. Our youngest member, Bekka Carter, is an absolute wizz-kid at SM. What she doesn’t know about MEMEs and DMs would […]
Life in the Fast Lane
I approached the WBG away-day to Lydd Go Karting with a degree of trepidation. It was Friday afternoon. The end of the working week. The petrol-heads among us would be looking to let off steam. Would anyone get hurt? Even worse, would anybody break their shift-knob or – much more worrying – would anyone’s crank […]