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How I Use AI and Automation to Run a Full Marketing System on My Own
If you want to modernise your business systems, marketing and onboarding, learn more about working with me at askjt.co.uk.
How do you produce YouTube videos, podcasts, blogs, social posts and PDFs without a marketing...
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Real Startup Lessons
This week I was invited to a student trade show at Northumbria University. I expected a few posters and half-formed ideas. I walked out seeing something much bigger. The problems student entrepreneurs face on day one...
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Your Emails Keep Going to Spam – Here’s the Business Fix No One Talks About
You finish a job, send the invoice, and the client never gets it. You resend it, and it lands in spam. It’s annoying, but it’s also costing small businesses thousands every year. In this episode, Justin Turner...
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The Hidden Power of Automation: How We Saved 400 Tasks in One Week
This week I share the automation that changed my accountancy firm. It’s simple, repeatable and it freed us from hours of admin. One week Zapier told me we’d automated 360 tasks, and Mailchimp added another 40 emails....
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Budget 2025: SMEs Pay More Tax
Most Budget breakdowns tell you what changed. This episode tells you what to do about it. JT explains how the 2024 and 2025 Budgets quietly combine into one long rolling tax plan that hits small business owners...
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Can't Pay your Tax Bill?
Struggling to pay your tax bill? You’re not alone. In 2010, I owed HMRC £20,000 and even had a debt officer at my door. In this episode, I share the five steps you must take right now if you can’t pay your tax bill....
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Why Working Harder Won’t Save Your Business
If you’re working six days a week and still wondering where the money’s gone, this episode is for you. Justin shares the story of a tradesman who was ready to give up — working every day, quoting on weekends, and...
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7 Year-End Checks Every UK Director Must Do (Before It’s Too Late)
Year-end doesn’t have to be chaos. In this episode, Justin breaks down 7 practical year-end checks that help UK small business owners save tax, free up cash, and stay in control before the books close. From pensions...
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Why You Still Need an Accountant in the Age of AI
Is AI coming for accountants? Software like Xero and QuickBooks makes bookkeeping easier, but there’s a big difference between processing numbers and giving real advice. In this episode, I explain why technology can’t...
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The Hidden HR Mistakes That Cost Small Businesses Money
Guest: 👩💼 Carol Butts — Accelerate HR LinkedIn | Search “Carol Butts Accelerate HR” Email: [email protected]
Most small businesses only think about HR once something’s already gone wrong but by then, it’s...
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£300 Tax-Free: Trivial Benefits for Directors (UK)
Learn how UK “trivial benefits” work: the £50 per-occasion rule, the £300 director cap, and how to use non-cash gift cards for staff without triggering PAYE/P11D. Clear do’s/don’ts, per-head averaging, and when a PSA...
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Why Motivation Won’t Save Your Business
A client asked me recently: “Justin, how do you stay so motivated?” Here’s the truth: I don’t. Some days I’m tired, some days I’m low on energy. But after 20 years of running businesses — from my accountancy firm, to...
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