by James McBrearty | Dec 2, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Power Climb, Self-employed, Start-up
To celebrate Small Business Saturday 2016, you can get the kindle version of my second book for free. My book is full of easy to apply tips for small business owners, covering many areas that commonly cause issues. Power Climb is endorsed by Ivan Misner, Ph.D. Dr...
by James McBrearty | Nov 19, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed, Start-up
I launched my online small business course in January 2016… now in November 2016 the 2,000th student has just enrolled. My course also has students in 110 countries around the world: You can find out more from the business course page on the website –...
by James McBrearty | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Video blog (vlog)
I started blogging back in 2009, at the same time I also started a YouTube channel. Initially this just held several videos explaining my service and how I work with clients, but in 2012 I also started video blogging on my channel. In 2016, I now have: – over...
by James McBrearty | Oct 27, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Self-employed, Start-up
The Small Business Saturday bus is now touring the UK, in the build up to Small Business Saturday 2016 on 3rd December. It will be making 29 stops throughout the UK over 5 weeks. On 18th November it will be stopping in Tonbridge, near the castle: I’ll be running...
by James McBrearty | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed, Start-up
Back in January 2016 I launched my free online course ‘Start & grow your own business easily, a step by step guide.’ My course shares advice that I’ve picked from helping hundreds of small businesses over the last 10 years. In October 2016,...
by James McBrearty | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, From the office
With the great increase in hybrid car sales recently, you may be considering one in order to reduce your motoring costs. One model often overlooked is the Toyota Yaris Hybrid, I’ll cover the advantages as well as the differences from a normal petrol car. The...
by James McBrearty | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Networking
I’ve been a member of the Association since 2001, and was awarded Fellowship in 2011. The Association is a charity and the leading professional body for those providing UK tax compliance services in the UK. There is also the opportunity for members to volunteer...
by James McBrearty | Sep 10, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Self-employed, Start-up, Video blog (vlog)
In 2015 and 2016 I won awards for ‘best use of social media for business.’ I’ve updated my presentation on both YouTube and Slideshare, sharing the keys to success with social media: More time and money via social media from James McBrearty...
by James McBrearty | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Personal tax, Self-employed, Start-up
When you are starting out there can be too much information available, that’s why it is important to seek out those who have successfully launched and grown a business and focus on their information to help you. In 2016 I celebrated 10 years in business, which I...
by James McBrearty | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Personal tax, Self-employed, Start-up
When you are starting out there can be too much information available, that’s why it is important to seek out those who have successfully launched and grown a business and focus on their information to help you. In 2016 I celebrated 10 years in business, which I...
by James McBrearty | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Networking, Self-employed, Start-up
When you are starting out there can be too much information available, that’s why it is important to seek out those who have successfully launched and grown a business and focus on their information to help you. In 2016 I celebrated 10 years in business, which I...
by James McBrearty | Jul 10, 2016 | Blog, From the office, Self-employed, Start-up
There are many advantages to using a hybrid car for business, I’ve listed a few of them below: Higher MPG Driven as a normal automatic car, hybrids get great miles per gallon. But with a few tweaks to the driving style you can increase this even more. Lower...