In this week's episode, We are going to look more closely at business legal structures and show you how to set up a limited company in the UK Anchor Verse - Acts 18:1-4 "After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

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Episode 22 - How to Set Up a Limited Company (UK)

In this week's episode, We are going to understand in more detail how the UK's Help to Buy Scheme works and how it can help you buy your first home. Anchor Verse - Genesis 13:14-15 "And the LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are— northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever.” (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 21 - Buying a Property: Help to Buy (UK)

In this week's episode, We are going to talk about how credit cards work, how to use them properly and what to avoid. Anchor Verse - Ecclesiastes 10:10 "If the ax is dull, And one does not sharpen the edge, Then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 20 - Do's and Don'ts of Credit Cards

In this week's episode, We are going to talk briefly about UK Inheritance Tax and what you can do to legally reduce the tax bill for your loved ones. Anchor Verse - Isaiah 65:21-23 "They shall build houses and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. They shall not build and another inhabit; They shall not plant and another eat; For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people, And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the LORD, And their offspring with them." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 19 - UK Inheritance Tax. Plan for It!

In this week's episode, We are going to understand how startups are valued and what you can do to maximise the valuation of your business Anchor Verse - Proverbs 14:23 "In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 18 - How Do I Value a Startup?

In this week's episode, We are going to understand how gift aid works and how you can give and improve your finances Anchor Verse - Matthew 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 17 - How Gift Aid Boosts Your Giving AND Improves Your Finances

In this week's episode, we talk about the recent cut to interest rates by the Bank of England and what it means for you and your money Anchor Verse - Jeremiah 32:9-10 "So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 16 - The Price of Money: Why Do Interest Rates Matter?

In this week's episode, we talk about the four ways you can protect your ideas - Patents, Trademarks, Registered Designs and Copyright Anchor Verse - Habakkuk 2:2-3 "Then the Lord answered me and said: 'Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, It will not tarry.'" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 15 - How do I Protect my Ideas? An Introductory Guide to IP

In this week's episode, I'll give you a short introduction to franchising and how to find the right one for you Anchor Verse - 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 "For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 14 - How to Start a Business with No Idea: a Guide to Buying a Franchise

In this week's episode, we explain how to read your payslip correctly and what to do if you spot any errors Anchor Verse - Luke 3:12-14 "Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, 'Teacher, what shall we do?' And he said to them, “Collect no more than what is appointed for you. Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, 'And what shall we do?' So he said to them, 'Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 13 - Understanding your Payslip

In this week's episode, we talk about the next steps following the Brexit vote and how it could affect your finances Anchor Verse - Acts 27:30-32 "And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, 'Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.' Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 12 - Brexit. So What Happens Now?

In this week's episode, we talk about whether Gold is a good investment and the different ways you can get your hands on it Anchor Verse - Matthew 2:11 "And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 11 - Should Gold Have a Place in my Portfolio?

In this week's episode, we talk about the benefits of investing in shares that provide you with an income Anchor Verse - Isaiah 55:10-11 "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 10 - Dividend Investing (Shares that Pay)

In this week's episode, we talk about the pros and cons of having a financial adviser and where to find one Anchor Verse - Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 "Wisdom is good with an inheritance, and profitable to those who see the sun. For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it." (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 9 - Pros and Cons of Getting Financial Advice

In this week's episode, we explain the different types of investment accounts available and show you how to open one Anchor Verse - 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 "Now Jabez was more honourable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I bore him in pain.' And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, 'Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!' So God granted him what he requested" (New King James Version) Disclaimer: Please note that this podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice. Always seek independent professional advice before making any decisions.

Episode 8 - Let's Open our First Investment Account!

Welcome to Financial Tip Friday, your weekly personal finance and investments devotional. Hosted by venture capital investor, former investment banker and lifelong Christian, Rodney Appiah. This podcast is for general information only and does not constitute financial advice.

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