A selection of business news and articles to help make your business a success
If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of contracting professionals in the UK, then we’re guessing you love your work. Clients will be ravenous to hire you for a few weeks, or a several-month spell, for a totally rewarding (and lucrative) project. However,...
Loyalty is hard earned, and it takes a lot for bookkeeping tools to make our recommended list. But FreeAgent, our favourite bookkeeping software, has well and truly won us over. And we thought it’s about time to proclaim why we’re so confident it’ll change your...
It’s a constant pain, not unlike a sickness, trying to recover the money you’re owed for a job. Freelancers and their ilk rely on a steady tide of cash for every assignment. Some clients, whether by accident or design, may not be paying you. It’s within your best...
With each financial year comes a string of dos, don’ts and deliberations. Limited company Directors are always keen to minimise their tax payments, but it’s important to get the lay of the land, so to speak, when strategising your earning model for the next 12 months....
In an ideal world, totting up our finances would seem like we’re on an open road, clear of any obstacles. Or, more often, there are several bumps on the journey, rocking our progression to a sound tax return. Mileage is one of these sticking points – HMRC will look...
April is right around the corner, and with it comes a new tax year. For freelancers and contractors, the end of the financial year can be incredibly stressful – especially when the final figures aren’t adding up and there are a few receipts you can’t quite make heads...
Freelancing can sometimes feel like a slow walk along a beach: you come across dozens of shells, but only a couple stand out, flashing their colours in the sun and fitting well in your hand. By this analogy, we’re talking about first-class clients: primarily, the...
With a flourish, our Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his red briefcase to Parliament, setting out the government’s economic plan for 2017. The Conservatives have previously been in support of the self-employed; this class of workers, however, will feel the sting...
A freelancer or contractor, having finally made their leap to independence, will probably begin their journey at home, with a steaming cup of coffee at 9am most mornings. It’s a no-brainer – you don’t have the funds for professional office rental, and your operation...
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