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2 October 2023

Understanding Business Owners often Conflicting Roles: Employee, Shareholder and Director – A Simple Guide by Wessex Commercial Solutions

When you’re a business owner, you often find yourself juggling multiple responsibilities. You may wear the hats of employee, shareholder and director, all while being the person handling the day-to-day operations too. At Wessex Commercial Solutions, nestled in the beautiful regions of Devon and Somerset, we recognise the unique challenges you face. We understand that … Continued

31 July 2023

How Small Businesses Can Achieve ISO 9001

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, maintaining high-quality standards is crucial for success. One powerful tool that has emerged as a benchmark for quality management is ISO 9001. This blog post serves as a summary guide for small business owners, covering what ISO 9001 is, how to obtain it, and common pitfalls to avoid. … Continued

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16 June 2023

Yeovil Business Fair 2023

We had a great time at the Yeovil Business Fair 2023 on Wednesday, held at Yeovil Innovation Centre. With over 40 trade stands, including our own, it was the perfect opportunity to meet other local businesses and get involved with some networking. Here are some photos from the day:

16 June 2023

Why and how to move your accounts to Xero?

Let’s look at why we recommend Xero Xero was one of the first platforms built with business owners and users in mind (rather than created for the accountant). It has always been cloud based and Xero are always looking at ways to improve their system. What we love about Xero We love: We use a … Continued

7 June 2023

Create a Sustainable Business with Recurring Income

Recurring income, also referred to as residual or passive income, is earned by creating or acquiring an asset that continues to pay you income regardless of whether there is still active work being done to the asset. Every Business Owner’s dream! Even so, a lot of Business Owners haven’t managed to acquire or have thought … Continued

22 May 2023

Too many eggs in one basket? What to do when you depend on one or two key customers

We have all been warned not to ‘put all your eggs in one basket’ at some point in our lives. A playful warning to simply remind us not to rest all of your opportunity and success in one place! Never truer when it comes to customers for your business and making sure your entire business doesn’t depend … Continued

17 May 2023

Recession Proof Your Business

The UK’s not in recession, but is it going to be? With the difficulty in trying to find skilled labour, pressure on wages, industrial strikes, supply chain problems and massive inflation we might just be heading for one, or at best, a stagnant economy. Furthermore, for businesses dealing with the fallout from Brexit, the economic … Continued

24 April 2023

What documents do you need for your ISO 9001 management system?

Is ISO 9001 on your agenda? Are you planning to expand your customer base? Do those potential new customers expect you to be accredited? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you may be considering using a template, pre-written document to help you meet the requirements of the standard. It’s tempting to … Continued