Category Archives: Creative Business

Children’s meals VAT cut: what it means for your hospitality business this summer

If you run a restaurant, café, or food-led pub and you have a children's menu, there's something worth knowing about this summer. The government has confirmed a temporary reduction in VAT on children's eat-in meals from the standard 20% down to 5%, running from the 25th of June to the 1st of September 2026. It's [...]
What's your money attachment style?

What’s your relationship with money really like?

This weekend, restaurants in Glasgow’s Finnieston will be packed. Some couples will be gazing into each other's eyes over candlelight. Others will be staring at the menu, desperate to avoid eye contact. Valentine's Day has a way of making us think about our relationships. But there's one relationship most of us never properly examine: the [...]
creative business

Creatives deserve to feel excited about their finances. Not wary.

Working with the type of brilliant minds we do, we’ve learned, most creative business owners have some trepidation over their finances. There’s a lot they’re unsure about and ultimately it results in them taking a step back from their finances. It means creatives are often undercharging, have a “keep their fingers crossed” attitude to cashflow […]