A selection of business news and articles to help make your business a success
The woes of accounting are enough to keep any self-employed professional up at night, wondering if their accountant is doing enough to help. When you leave something so important in another person’s hands, it can be hard to question their suitability to your business...
Independence is a wonderful thing. Being able to stand on your own two feet as a freelancer or contractor is no mean feat, and should be praised to high heaven. Saying that, it’s a lot of pressure to take on – managing other aspects of business while delivering...
Self-employment gives you the freedom to control your workflow, but it also brings decisions about how to operate in the business world. If you’re a freelancer or contractor, you’re probably wondering whether you should form a limited company, or assume umbrella...
As children of the digital revolution, we’re always promised things will be made simpler, more convenient, or downright illuminating compared to what we have in the present moment. It’s probably good to take these claims with a pinch of salt, but when the internet...
Bright Ideas is well-versed in saving money for contractors and freelancers new to the game, yet it’s a sad truth that even veteran business owners can get expense claims muddled when HMRC comes calling. Tax exemption is such a broad church of analysis that mistakes...
It’s true that the digital age is moving faster than anyone thought possible. No matter what work you do, you’ll have encountered a need for foresight and efficiency when running your business, which, more often than not, means staying ahead of the technological...
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll have already seen our advice for getting your RTI submissions up to scratch. HMRC takes the accuracy of PAYE schemes very seriously; real time information (RTI) submissions are an important step in securing yourself...
Seeing a steady stream of income sprout from your hard work is a beautiful feeling. Freelancers and contractors may feel they can finally rest at ease once they’re able to sustain a living. However – the taxman will be very interested in what you’ve managed to earn,...
Any business worth its salt has data storage high on its agenda. As more and more of our working resources become digitised, there’s the escalated threat of losing everything in a matter of moments. Whether due to accident, corruption or malicious activities, relying...
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