Should I choose sole trader or limited company?
Rebecca Durrant discusses the factors to consider when weighing up sole trader or limited company for your business structure.
Sole trader
Helpful tips and advice for sole traders on setting up and managing a small business in the UK, including guides on registration, insurance, tax and vat, plus useful case studies and examples on the advantages and disadvantages of being self-employed.
Rebecca Durrant discusses the factors to consider when weighing up sole trader or limited company for your business structure.
Sole trader
Sole trader
As the number of freelancers, sole traders and people working from home increases, AXA PPP healthcare has created a new graphic, which advises those who work from home how to feel healthier and happier in their roles.
Sole trader
Self-employed freelancers ask for a hug for Christmas after a difficult and uncertain year.
Sole trader
Adam Tavener discusses the challenges brought up by the post-recession self employment rush and suggests what can be done to improve prospects for the cohort.
Sole trader
Winner of the Sole Trader of the Year category at the British Small Business Awards Gemma Lawton-Bryant tells us what winning the award means to her and her company GLB Graphics.
News
Rather than saving into a pension, 630,000 self-employed people in the UK view their business as their financial lifeline, research finds.
Sole trader
Self-employed people in the UK report higher job satisfaction than employees despite being more likely to live in low income households and work longer hours.
Sole trader
Do you have a small start-up and are thinking of buying a small business vehicle for the company? This quick guide covers the main options available for financing its purchase.
Sole trader
Self-employed people in the UK report higher job satisfaction than employees despite being more likely to live in low income households and work longer hours.
Sole trader
Do you have a small start-up and are thinking of buying a small business vehicle for the company? This quick guide covers the main options available for financing its purchase.
Sole trader
Entrepreneur Tina Boden discusses what 'invisible businesses' are and why they aren't being counted in statistics.
Sole trader
Jo Turnbull is a freelance SEO consultant, providing online marketing advice to small and medium-sized businesses. She talks about starting up on her own after being put out of a job.
Sole trader
In 2012, Dana Elemara started Arganic, offering rare argan oil, grown exclusively in Morocco, to the cosmetic and food industries. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about her company and how it began.
Sole trader
Sam Wright started SEO and web content provider Blink in 2010. He talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about starting up and how the lifestyle of a sole trader suits him.
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We've teamed up with the Current Account Switch Service to explain the benefits of switching your business bank account.
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Digital ad campaigns aren't just for big businesses. Here's why you should be considering it...
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Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.