Philip Hammond shared the Autumn Budget at the end of October.  As well as thanking the British public for their hard work, he made a few announcements for small businesses.  This varied from personal tax allowance to business rates. He said that it was a “Budget for hard-working families…the strivers, the grafters, and the carers…

There has been a new agreement by the Treasury Select Committee who agreed that the Treasury should “keep an open mind” when it comes to auto-enrolment pensions for the self-employed. When it comes to helping those for are self-employed save for retirement, they added that it is “not clear that the Government has a clear…

If you’re an owner of a small business, then you know your resources are a little bit more limited than those from a large company.  It can be hard to advertise on the TV and radio and have everybody know your company’s name! Remember, you need to make sure you have the budget and finances…

When you own your own small business or you’re self-employed, it is easy to be uncertain how to keep your business healthy as you can have little support from someone in the know.  There is no doubt you’ve had sleepless nights worrying about your business and trying to be successful. Below we have a few…

3 million self-employed workers were due to receive a tax cut for National Insurance; however, these plans by George Osborne have now been scrapped by Chancellor Philip Hammond. On Thursday, the Treasury revealed it will no longer abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs). The plans had originally been announced in 2015 with the estimate…

Taking the leap to start your own business is really exciting and life-changing, you get to pretty much be your own boss and do things your own way.  However, as exciting as it may seem there are a few serious things you have to get to grips with to make sure everything runs as smoothly…

Cash is the most important part of any business and what ultimately keeps it going whether that be profit, paying employees or expenses.  All areas of cash management are vital! Here we have a few tips to make sure your cash flow remains strong. Analysis An essential part of any business is forecasting cash flow,…

The Royal Mail hopes to help small businesses and eBayers by launching its first ever parcel postboxes in the UK. There will be specially adapted parcel postboxes where marketplace sellers and small business owners on sites such as Etsy and eBay will be able to post prepaid parcels.  This is the first major change to…

We know it can sometimes be a struggle to get money from difficult customers or make sure they pay on time.  When you’re a contractor, freelancer or a small business owner this isn’t money you can easily wait for. We hope to shed light on what the rules are and what you can do to…

When deciding to become self-employed, there’s a lot to take account. This includes things such as the operational structure of your business and how you’ll pay tax.  These are things that can seem brand new when you’ve spent most of your career being an employee. Three terms you may have seen during your research for…