Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Business Ideas & Planning
Being self-employed means, you are captain of your own ship. But there are key decisions to make before you quit full-time employment, unless you want your ship to run aground
Tax
HMRC imposes 7.5% interest rate on overdue self-employed tax bills from Monday, July 31
Making Tax Digital
HMRC postpones Making Tax Digital income tax reporting for millions of small businesses, raising threshold to £30,000 income from April 2026
Accounting
Treasury set to announce two-year delay to rolling out its Making Tax Digital system to the self-employed and microbusinesses earning over £10,000 from April 2024 to 2026
News
As predicted, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt clobbers small businesses with stealth tax raids on VAT and National Insurance but there's good news with enhanced help for retailers, hospitality and leisure when it comes to business rates
Taking payments as a small business
Payment devices you carry around with you have revolutionised how customers pay. We look at six of the best mobile card readers
Sole trader
Truss needs to unveil a plan that can revitalise a sector that contributes £303bn to the UK economy, says IPSE’s director of policy Andy Chamberlain
News
Nearly one in eight self-employed people have been rejected for mortgages since working for themselves despite often earning more than in their previous full-time employed job, research finds.
Setting up a company
In this piece, we discuss the process of going self-employed and speak to business owners about the lifestyle changes they experienced.
News
The number of self-employed people has risen by 98,000 in the three months leading up to November 2015, compared to the same period in 2014, according to figures from the ONS.
News
The search for challenge, creativity, success and satisfaction are among the greatest drivers for self-employed people, research finds.
News
Self-employed Britons are the happiest workers in the country, research finds.
Partner content
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade
Partner content
As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?
Partner content
Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching
Partner content
David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management