Resources
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The BIG Guide to Avoiding Costly Business Mistakes
Or: The BIG Guide to Not Shooting Yourself in the Foot
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The BIG Guide to Employing Staff
This guide is aimed at small businesses, freelancers and family-run companies. No corporate waffle. Just the bits that actually matter.
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The BIG Guide to Sole Trader vs Limited Company (2026/27)
The right answer depends on your income, your life plans, and sometimes things you wouldn’t expect…
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Client & Staff Business Entertaining
Many businesses view entertaining clients and customers to be an important part of their marketing budgets
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Companies House Security Issue
Time for a Quick Check (Yes, Really)
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How to Register as Self-Employed in the UK (Without the Headache)
Registering as self-employed is basically telling HMRC:
"Hello. I’ve started working for myself."
Do it once, get your UTR, keep good records, and you’re sorted.
Then you can get back to winning work, serving clients, and making money.
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So, You’re a Freelancer… and You’ve Been Meaning to Sort Your Pension
For freelancers, a pension isn’t just about stopping work at 68.
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Dividend tax is going up… but let’s be honest, you weren’t hoarding cash anyway
Here’s the good news:
If dividend tax is affecting you, it probably means your business is making money.
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🧾 Receipts, Records & Reality: How Freelancers Actually Stay on HMRC’s Good Side
Good bookkeeping isn’t about perfection; it’s about consistency.
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Freelancers with two trades: MTD is about to get… a bit ridiculous 😅
If you’re self-employed and you run two genuinely separate trades, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) can create far more admin than most people expect.
