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A look at the inspiring (and often bizarre) events leading to the inventions of the Rubix cube, the hula-hoop and other top toys.
From understanding expenses to starting a limited company, we've a range of jargon-free business guides for you to download and keep.
How and why do so many freelancers end up turning into obsessed coffee lovers? What is it about coffee that suits the self-employed life? We take a look.
CEO and founder of online accounting specialists, Crunch, acknowledged for contributions to Accounting Excellence.
The automation revolution is happening before our very eyes. How will we cope with an increasing population and a decreasing job market?
Self-employed workers were dealt another blow after Chancellor Philip Hammond ditched plans to abolish Class 2 National Insurance on 5th September 2018.
What makes Brighton an exciting place to launch a small business? Is it the sea air, or is it that the city is the creative and digital hub of the South?
We don’t like to toot our own horn too much here at Crunch, but we’ve got some very exciting news that we can’t help but share - we’ve been nominated for not one, not two, but four accountancy awards already this year!
Scared of asking for money? Just remember some guy gained £42k for a potato salad. And that's not the weirdest thing on this list of crowdfunding successes.
With Snap, our new receipt scanning app all you have to do is take and upload a photo of the receipt or invoice for an expense.
Darren Fell, CEO of Crunch, said: "We welcome the government's commitment to adopt the recommendations from the Taylor report. We would however, urge caution that any response does not introduce more red tape, or reduce the ability for entrepreneurs to employ people flexibly."
Half of the self-employed wanted to obtain a better work-life balance but research suggests many are working an additional 14 hours every week.
The self-employed are considerably less likely than employees to access training, with 19% vs 33% of employees taking part in the past year.
One thing I've learned over the years is that you can take business lessons from just about any aspect of your life. So what lessons can we learn from dogs?
Universal Credit combines & simplifies many benefits & tax credits into a single payment - but improvements can be made to the programme.
Metallica and Napster have learned to co-exist. But did file-sharing create a race to the bottom for musicians, or liberate them from greedy middle-men?
A staggering 44% said they would be prepared to make less money than they currently earn if it meant doing a job they actually love.
32.5% of the UK’s workforce are considering moving on – but our study revealed that most will hang on until after January’s payday before giving notice.
At the end of October this year, an employment tribunal ruled that two Uber ‘test case’ drivers were not self-employed independent contractors but workers.
The term mumpreneur is sexist and covertly to keep the deeply unfair status quo in place, writes guest columnist Melissa McClements.
Research has shown that business owners are younger now than previous years when they decided to set up their own business. We take a look.
What do the world's biggest entrepreneurs have in common? Compare them to yourself with this essential list.
Much discussion will be had on the implications of staying or leaving, but let’s take a look at them from a predominantly business angle.
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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