Finance for Freelancers (ITV Leavers)

This one day workshop shows you how to keep within the regulations and not waste time, whilst making the most of your finances. We’ll take a good look at: how tax works the big digital tax changes that are coming up what National Insurance is for cash flow planning record-keeping VAT as it affects freelancers

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Posted on 07 September 2017

Finance for Freelancers (ITV Leavers)

This one day workshop shows you how to keep within the regulations and not waste time, whilst making the most of your finances. We’ll take a good look at: how tax works the big digital tax changes that are coming up what National Insurance is for cash flow planning record-keeping VAT as it affects freelancers

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Posted on 07 September 2017

Finance for Freelancers (ITV Leavers)

This one day workshop shows you how to keep within the regulations and not waste time, whilst making the most of your finances. We’ll take a good look at: how tax works the big digital tax changes that are coming up what National Insurance is for cash flow planning record-keeping VAT as it affects freelancers

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Posted on 05 September 2017

Welcome to our new look blog

I’ve been blogging now for over ten years. Over that time it’s been a great place to go into more depth on subjects we cover in our training. I’ve even had the occasional rant. You can still find all the previous blogs by using the category list and the search box on this page. I know (because you’ve

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Posted on 12 September 2016

5 top time management tips for busy parents

Listen to our podcast chat about my top time management tips with Veena V at Mum to Millionaire.

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Posted on 28 September 2015

Getting your life back

We had a great discussion in yesterday's 'Setting up as a Sole Trader' workshop about time management: when to be 'on duty' for your business; how to switch off without feeling guilty about work; how to concentrate on work without feeling guilty about all the housework, etc…. Then I read this article about a new phone,

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Posted on 23 September 2015

Sustainable Development and the Media

Two new guides launching, to help development charities and media understand each other better.

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Posted on 02 April 2015

When someone just doesn’t want to pay you

Regular readers of this blog will know there’s a bit of a recurring theme around how to ensure people pay you on time when you are self-employed. I heard some great stories today about the way two media freelances successfully extracted outstanding payment from tight-fisted clients. Freelance 1: One day the company rang up to

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Posted on 09 October 2013

Self-employment and financial skills

There have been a couple of announcements this week which caught my eye and should be of interest to anyone who is going into self-employment, doubly so if you have school-age children. Firstly, the Office for National Statistics revealed that there's been a sharp increase in people becoming self-employed. Full marks to the Daily Mail

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Posted on 11 February 2013

Free support for new businesses

When I started my business (8 years ago) I benefitted hugely from free face-to-face advice provided by Business Link, the government agency designed to help small businesses set up and grow. Business Link still exists, but now it's a website (albeit a good one) and much of the training and free individual business guidance has

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Posted on 03 October 2012