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Darren Fell | Guides, Resources
A must read for Freelancers and Contractors. Rarely do you pick up a book that answers all the questions. Not only does the new Contractors’ Handbook answer them in detail, it goes into areas I hadn’t even thought about – despite creating and running several successful businesses.
Starting out in business can be scary. Not only are there new procedures and systems to get used to but also are rules and regulations that are now your responsibility to understand and observe.
This concise guide gives you an overview of what you need to do to protect you, your business, your employees, your intellectual property and your customers data.
Michael Rose | Accountancy & Tax, Resources
If you’ve read the tax overview and know what to expect this guide gives you a simple to understand guide to Self Assessment, National Insurance contributions, VAT, employing others (PAYE) as well as some of the help you can get in the form of Allowances, reliefs, incentives and Tax credits.
Essential reading if you’re starting out and struggling to understand tax and self-employment.
Michael Rose | Accountancy & Tax, Resources
To help launch our new Resources section we’ve teamed up with Business Link and the HMRC: Over the next few months we’ll be offering the latest advice, guidance and short videos from the people who know.
If you’ve recently gone self-employed or are thinking about working for yourself this first PDF guide will give you an overview of initial questions you might be asking yourself when planning on starting a business.
The number of freelancers is steadily increasing across the UK and I have no doubt that freelancing is going to continue growing at a strong rate. If you work as a freelancer or are considering going freelance then you need to know where freelancing is heading.
Unless you live on another planet it is impossible to [...]
Whatever you decide to call them, having someone to act as a commercial reality check in your business is invaluable. Finding someone with business experience who is prepared to meet and make you accountable could make the difference between meeting or missing your targets.
Benefits So how can a commercial coach/Non-Exec type person help your business? Here [...]
In part one and part two we looked at the marketing process and what you are actually employed for, e.g. the way you think respectively.
Today we look at how to identify the unique features of product, you. Understanding the product – You, Your Abilities, Competencies & Transferable Assets Many of us realise that every interview has [...]
In Part One of this series, Bill Faust talks about how important it is to understand basic marketing principles in learning how to Pitch Yourself. The question he asks now is do we know why we are employed? Deciphering the needs of the buyer Most of us think it is because of our experience, this is partly [...]
In this series, Bill Faust, author of Pitch Yourself, shares insights gained from over 30-years of industry experience. He discusses key factors for effective self-marketing, understanding what self-marketing means, reading your future employers’ desires and definining clearly what you, the product, have to offer.
This three-part series will take you from knowing you need to [...]
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