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    Self employed vs. LTD

    Hey, I'm just trying to work out the benefit of setting up a company vs. continuing to bill clients as a self employed person. Aside from the take home tax, reregistering a company would help me build trust with some of the bigger companies I work with, but also obviously comes with some...
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    Stress.................

    So I just got an email from IOD about high levels of stress among directors according to a recent survey of members. It is linked to various member promotions they are doing with BUPA for health checks and the like. Which is all fine and dandy but it got me thinking about what everyone does to...
  3. Spring Budget 2024: Tax cuts, growth, and VAT

    Spring Budget 2024: Tax cuts, growth, and VAT

    In his final Budget before the General Election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt returned to the traditional Conservative economic pillars: lower taxes and higher growth. A swashbuckling Kwasi Kwarteng-style ‘tax-cutting event’ it certainly was not. But Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget did pull the...
  4. Managing your pension for small business owners

    Managing your pension for small business owners

    Time and money can be limited as a small business owner, so it’s natural to only focus on the short term. However, there will come a time when you need to take a step back and retire, and you’ll need to have money to support you – in other words, a pension. The general rule with pensions is the...
  5. Six of the best CRM tools for small businesses

    Six of the best CRM tools for small businesses

    CRM (customer relationship management) tools are systems that store all data on your current and potential customers in one place. This helps businesses manage customer relationships, understand their behaviours better and deliver personalised and targeted campaigns accordingly. While...
  6. Building a business in 2023: What tech do I need for starting up?

    Building a business in 2023: What tech do I need for starting up?

    Finding the right technology for your business can feel like a mammoth task in itself, let alone growing an enterprise from the ground up. Yet, leveraging the variety of tech options available could save you time, money and energy in the long run – something budding business owners desperately...
  7. Five steps to keeping your small business cyber secure

    Five steps to keeping your small business cyber secure

    With so many different priorities when running a business, it’s common for certain things to fall under the radar – and keeping your business cyber secure is no exception. Unfortunately, this behaviour puts many small businesses at direct risk of cyberattacks. And, with cybercrimes costing...
  8. Six tips for dealing with a slow sales period

    Six tips for dealing with a slow sales period

    Slow sales periods can spark fears of failure when you're new to life as an entrepreneur – or even as a seasoned professional. But navigating the ebb and flow of running a business is key to making yours a successful venture. Whether you’re facing an inevitable dip after a promising launch, or...
  9. A guide to creating TikTok content that sells

    A guide to creating TikTok content that sells

    TikTok’s popularity has increased rapidly in recent years, creating a virtual universe all of its own where viral videos, trends and challenges reign supreme. Yet the rising success of #tikokmademebuyit has highlighted TikTok’s power in leading their users to discover new brands, products and...
  10. How to market to Gen Z: Top tips to help you move the needle

    How to market to Gen Z: Top tips to help you move the needle

    As Gen Z grows older, they’re becoming more and more influential in the consumer market. In fact, a recent study by Knit revealed that Gen Z makes up 40% of the global consumer population with a staggering $600 billion in spending power. This is why it’s becoming increasingly important for...
  11. Starting a business in your 20s: a six-step guide

    Starting a business in your 20s: a six-step guide

    Working life has changed rapidly in a few short years. Flexible and remote working options are giving us the space and time to think more creatively and develop our own ideas that a typical office job may have suppressed. So, you’re ready to pack in the 9-5 and launch your very own business –...
  12. What to look for in an accountant: an eight-step guide

    What to look for in an accountant: an eight-step guide

    If your business is growing, you’ve registered your company, you’re a sole trader, or you’re hiring more staff, it might be time to hire an accountant. Accountants are there to help with financial administration, from monitoring your income, outgoings, to tax and identifying ways to help the...
  13. How to leverage AI tools for SMEs

    How to leverage AI tools for SMEs

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly present in our day-to-day lives. We use it subconsciously to assist in even the smallest of tasks – from facial ID on our phones to voice assisted home devices. Yet, whilst we’re easing into a home life aided by AI, many of us aren’t fully...
  14. Three steps to opening a vape store

    Three steps to opening a vape store

    So, smoking is out and vaping is very much in. You’re considering opening a vape store – but is the market too saturated? Could this really be a lucrative venture? Vapes or e-cigarettes have increased in popularity in recent years, and this trend shows no sign of slowing down. According to...
  15. Eight ways to cope with loneliness as an entrepreneur

    Eight ways to cope with loneliness as an entrepreneur

    Starting a business always seems like a great idea at the time. You may even be enjoying its success as we speak – but you can’t seem to shake off that familiar feeling of loneliness. It’s something we rarely talk about in the world of business, yet it’s a subject that almost all entrepreneurs...
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