On Your Bike!
The fundraising continues this weekend with two or our colleagues in the Glasgow office taking on Pedal for Scotland to raise funds for Mind in Bradford, as part of the TL Dallas fundraising initiative to celebrate the company’s centenary year.
Family Firms Need To Have Hard Conversations
The Herald Scottish Family Business Breakfast saw a number of family businesses sharing their stories, offering a superb insight into some of the challenges these type of businesses face and how they combat them.
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The Importance Of People And Culture In The Insurance Industry
The Yorkshire Post featured MD Polly Staveley in an interview highlighting the importance of people, culture and family values in the insurance industry and business in general. Polly covered the nature of the insurance industry and how TL Dallas competes with larger, worldwide brokers by providing a service that delivers exceptional advice and service throughout. […]
Reflecting On 20 Years Of Sponsorship At Bradford City AFC
As featured in the Telegraph & Argus, TL Dallas Group Director, Mike Martin reflects on the long-term sponsorship and the strong relationship with Bradford City AFC which will reach 20 years at the conclusion of the recently renewed agreement. Headquartered in Bradford, the sponsorship of the football club is one of local pride and support […]
The Herald Family Business Breakfast is Back
TL Dallas is delighted to be sponsoring The Herald Scottish Family Business Breakfast again this year, alongside Business Gateway, Campbell Dallas, Clydesdale Bank, Strathclyde Business School, Turcan Connell and Western Pension Solutions.
The breakfast event takes place on Tuesday, August 20 at WEST on the Green, Glasgow and will see lively discussion and debate on matters affecting family businesses in Scotland.
The true value of collectable watches
Collectable timepieces continue to be popular with investors looking for alternative assets with real growth. We look at how the values of items can change within such a profitable, yet volatile marketplace. Time is money As the old saying goes, time is money, and the increased popularity of including fine timepieces in your investment portfolio […]
Family Business Round-table Featuring TL Dallas MD, Polly Staveley
Thebusinessdesk.com invited Managing Director, Polly Staveley to represent the company at a Family Business Discussion round-table at KPMG’s Leeds offices. Speaking amongst representatives from notable family businesses across the north of England, Polly commented on the Northern Powerhouse, building a strong culture within a company, and the benefits of the employee share scheme, allowing more […]
TL Dallas Group Scores 20th Season as Bradford City Sponsor
TL Dallas Group has extended its stand sponsorship with Bradford City for a further three years. The extension will see the Bradford-based business continue its sponsorship of the TL Dallas Stand until the end of the 2021/22 season. The agreement takes the firm’s sponsorship of ‘The Bradford End’ to 20 seasons and builds further upon […]
TL Dallas Charity Skydive 2019
This Friday – 12th July – a group of brave, or completely crazy, TL Dallas employees are jumping out of a plane from 14,000 ft. Risking life and limb – all in the name of charity.
TL Dallas Shetland raises £7,260 for charity
TL Dallas Shetland has raised £7,260 for charitable causes as part of the company’s initiative to mark 100 years of the company.
Funds raised will be split between Alzheimer Scotland, the Shetland MRI Scanner Appeal and Mind Your Head, each receiving donations of £2,420.
Daredevil MD to abseil Ripon Cathedral
As our bid to raise over £100,000 for charity in our centenary year continues, Polly Staveley, Managing Director at TL Dallas, has committed to abseiling down from 115 feet on the South West Tower of Ripon Cathedral this weekend.One way to experience rarely seen views over the city of Ripon and of course all in aid of the TL Dallas Charitable Trust.
Taking a Leap of Faith from 14,000ft for Charity
As 2019 marks the centenary year for TL Dallas, you may be aware of the charitable initiative we launched a few years ago involving all our employees throughout the UK to raise funds for charities close to our hearts. The aim is to raise a total of over £100,000 by the end of 2019.
Charity Gospel Concert Raises Over £4,426
Last Friday’s Charity Gospel Concert raised a fantastic £2,213.42! This fund will be matched by TL Dallas meaning the charities – Alzheimer Scotland – Shetland MRI Scanner Appeal – Mind Your Head– will receive donations of around £1,475 each. Thank you to all involved for your wonderful generosity and of course the performers – North […]
TL Dallas Group sponsors Bradford City Football Club New Year’s Day fixture
TL Dallas Group has a long standing partnership with Bradford City Football Club so it was fantastic to kick off our centenary year celebrations by sponsoring the New Year’s Day fixture against Accrington Stanley. TL Dallas staff and families, along with some clients, enjoyed a great day out in the TL Dallas Stand with a 3 – […]
Travel tips
If you’re escaping for some Winter sun or planning a trip next year, here are five useful things to remember …
1. Always buy the right cover for you
Don’t just look at the price of travel insurance. Make sure you buy cover that has all the protection you’ll need – such as covering any activities you might be doing, or any medical conditions you have. If you don’t, and something goes wrong, you might end up having to shoulder the cost. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has some helpful advice about choosing the right cover here.
No place like home – keeping art properly protected on the move
When a piece of art is static and in its regular ‘home’ – whether that’s a painting on a wall or sculpture on a plinth, it is usually well protected and unlikely to get damaged. It’s when clients need to move their art – either to a different home, overseas or to an exhibition or museum – we see increased risk to these valuable pieces.
When people think about threats to artwork, front of mind is usually theft and fire, but it’s more mundane risks like moving art when we see the most damage, and these claims are often the most challenging.
Avoiding Trade Credit Fraud
It can be difficult to identify a potential fraud but there are some warning signs to look out for that can assist in avoiding and certainly reducing the negative impact this can have on a business.
Losses due to fraud are not generally covered by Credit Insurance policies meaning your Insurer is not liable for this loss. However, there are some exceptional cases where we know underwriters have accepted liability, so having a policy may have added benefits!
Pensions – Get the date right and stay on target
Most over-45s are not making plans to match their hopes for the future, according to recent research *.
The vast majority (86%) of those aged 45 or over are already dreaming about escaping their working life for retirement, but only 8% of the same age group have recently checked the retirement date on their pension plans to make sure they are still in line with their plans.
The importance of due diligence
Due diligence is a term given to the process of assessing a company before you invest in it. Unless you count “spray and pray” as an investment strategy, due diligence is of critical importance to investors in driving portfolio returns. The difficult question is, how to conduct due diligence properly but at reasonable cost?
The Par Equity Model
Par Equity is a venture capital firm founded by people with a range of business backgrounds. Early on, we decided that involving business angels in our investment model would be a good thing. In our experience, business angels bring many desirable qualities – understanding of businesses, sector experience, contacts, willingness to become involved operationally and, of course, investment appetite. In short, it’s a force multiplier for the core investment team and it really helps with technical and commercial due diligence.
What Keeps Directors Awake at Night?
Earlier this year, we partnered with Brodies LLP to discuss ‘What Keeps Directors Awake at Night?’ examining the roles, responsibilities and potential liabilities which face directors and senior staff in today’s ever-changing business environment.
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