My boyfriend’s mum kindly booked us a weekend away in Berwick upon Tweed for our collective birthdays. It was lovely of her, but I’d heard from a friend that there wasn’t really a lot to do in Berwick apart from admire the scenery. I like a pretty view as much as the next person, but I was worried we’d get bored pretty quickly!

Still, we got the train up in good spirits. After all, it’s not every weekend you get to go away, is it?! When we arrived we had to hunt around for www.selfcateringholidaycottagesnorthumberland.co.uk. They were a little further out than expected, so we had to get a taxi, but I thought it would be nice for us to have some relaxing time together, so it was fine. (more…)

My daughter and I went into business together making cards and gifts earlier on this year. We had a lot of people to contact right from the start, and as the business grew, we needed to send more and more items out by post. We decided that it would make the company seem a lot more professional if we had special business stationery.

We knew we wanted business cards and headed fax paper and the like, but we weren’t sure what else we would need. We contacted www.businessstationerydurham.co.uk to ask for their advice and employ their services for the job. (more…)

My aunty died very suddenly recently. Thankfully she had made a will, which made it very clear that she had left her small florist business and her home to my mum, who was her only relative. Mum had never even thought about owning and running a business before, so it was all a bit of a shock.

Once we had got over the shock of my aunty’s death we set about sorting out the business. The first thing which needed sorting out was the accounts. Because it had all been so sudden, my aunty had put nothing in order in the business. We needed professional help, so we called www.charteredaccountantsscarborough.co.uk. (more…)