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A selection of great tools, business guides and articles to help make your business a success
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Why use online accounting software when you can download an Excel spreadsheet for free? Well, the reasons are numerous.
From understanding expenses to starting a limited company, we've a range of jargon-free business guides for you to download and keep.
To make naming your company just a little easier, here are some simple, quick methods for coming up with a company name.
Talk positively about the great things you've done, and win clients over. Our jargon-free advice on creating a great freelancer portfolio or contractor CV.
New to contracting or freelancing? Struggling with filing your first Self Assessment? Our quick guide goes over the basics of what you should do.
You think you may have found the one - but how do you know whether your new prospective business partner is someone to commit to?
Hiring employees can increase your productivity and help you offer more services to your clients. Here's how to decide what to do.
New tax rates are due to come into effect on 6 April 2019 for the 2019/20 tax year, affecting income taxpayers resident in Scotland.
With the proliferation of social media, it’s easier than ever for scammers to steal your identity. Here are a few tips for protecting your identity online.
Your Christmas Party is normally pretty lively and good fun, but employers need to consider various factors beforehand, so there are no problems.
A compilation of productivity tips that we’ve gathered over the years - for everyone from beginner freelancers to seasoned small business professionals.
A collection of the most righteous put-downs to petty complaints which sent the companies viral. Pull up a seat and enjoy!
In this webinar, we discuss why you need small business insurance and what types of insurance you should consider.
Businesses can benefit from a company car, van or motorcycle. Having a mode of company transport can be invaluable for small businesses.
Our ultimate business tips guide covers everything from which hand to hold your drink, to the secret tricks that the most successful people swear by.
You can get pension tax relief on your contributions if they don’t exceed your total gross income, or £2,880 - whichever is lower. Find out more!
You deserve a holiday - but one in four freelance workers take no annual holiday at all. We explain why you should take a break.
Here are all the I’s you'll have to dot, and all the T’s you'll have to cross to get that business going...
Having been involved in an identity theft scam on Elance , I've since learnt a few things about the risks of using these freelance marketplaces.
Spending hours feeling angry or annoyed or stressed is damaging to your health. Wouldn’t your time be better spent working with a supportive client?
Never to pass up an opportunity to stuff our faces, we have happily munched our way to five of our favourite street food startups in Brighton.
If you're a director of a limited company, you can claim up to £150 as a business expense for a Christmas party. There are some strict rules, though.
If your tax code is incorrect, you could be paying more tax than you need to or even underpaying tax. Here's what you should do:
We've collated a selection of free tools and resources for you to help make running your business a breeze. With everything from software to templates you can work out your take home pay, chase that unpaid invoice and calculate your IR35.
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