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A selection of great tools, business guides and articles to help make your business a success
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Here's how to make sure you're paying the right amount of tax when deciding to freelance on the side, and how to stay in HMRC's good books!
Find out what help is available for small businesses, gig workers, and the self-employed.
From understanding expenses to starting a limited company, we've a range of jargon-free business guides for you to download and keep.
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...
When you set up a limited company, you’ll need to provide your registered office, your business address, and your service address.
"If there's always biscuits in the tin, where’s the fun in biscuits?" Find out if the decision to turn your hobby into a career is the right one for you.
They say that if you’re waiting for the perfect time, you’ll be waiting forever, and that couldn’t be more true when it comes to starting your own business.
If you are self-employed, you might think you have a clear answer to this questions. However, it's not as simple as that. We take a look.
As a freelance consultant, you’re now the master of your trade, as well as the master of your own destiny. Here's what you need to know to get started!
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.
Arriving at a concrete figure for the number of freelancers is an impossible task. However there are various data sources, here is a rough estimate.
This bumper article gives practical tips and advice on how to develop from a freelance newbie into a freelance veteran.
Toby Osbourn went self-employed in order to take control of his own financial security. Backed by a strong support network, the gamble has paid off Toby and his business Tosbourn Ltd.
Thinking about leaving your job and becoming self-employed? Ask yourself these questions first to help you decide if this is the right career move for you.
Leaving a steady job to become an IT contractor or IT consultant can be hard, but there are steps you can take to make the transition easier.
Going freelance has not only given copywriter Melissa Holloway priceless time with her a family, but also opened doors to a variety of work that she always craved.
Leaving a comfortable full-time job to go it alone was the "hardest thing" for Jonathan Cottrell, but four years down the line he has no regrets and is excited for what the future holds.
From being made redundant in 2002 to playing a part in the launch of “Boris Bikes”, Nick Lewis gives his insight into becoming a self-employed Web Consultant.
Product Design Consultant and Crunch client John Boyle tells of his self-employed journey so far.
From parting ways with Google to being the maker of his own destiny, Jonas V. Schürmann shares his experience of going it alone in the video games industry.
Ditching office politics, spending more time surfing and improved mental health have contributed to Software Development Consultant Tadas Tamosauskas' route to self-employment.
As a sole trader, you’re not directly employed and you don't receive a salary or wage in the traditional sense. So, how do you pay yourself?
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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