https://westone-business.com/ Practical finance, operations and growth for UK SMEs en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:04:55 GMT https://westone-business.com/paying-yourself-2026-27-owner-manager-remuneration/ https://westone-business.com/paying-yourself-2026-27-owner-manager-remuneration/ Salary, dividends and employer pension contributions all compete for the same pot of profit, and the 2026/27 arithmetic is not intuitive. This walkthrough takes a single £120,000 profit scenario and costs out three remuneration routes line by line, before setting out the traps and a framework you can apply to your own figures. Westone Business Tax & Compliance Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:59:09 GMT https://westone-business.com/twelve-low-cost-growth-levers-before-hiring/ https://westone-business.com/twelve-low-cost-growth-levers-before-hiring/ Adding a head in 2026 is an expensive way to buy capacity, once employer National Insurance, pension contributions, kit and management time are counted. This checklist sets out twelve operational levers UK SMEs can pull first, ranked through a simple impact-versus-effort matrix. Westone Business Operations & Growth Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:59:09 GMT