Blog – Tax and Small Business Articles

Blogging and online videos are something that many small business people have heard of, but are unsure if they could work for them. We’ll cover the advantages of blogs and online video, and how they can be easily adopted as

As a self-employed person it is important to have your own website, if you base a business on pages located on someone else’s site you could find one day that it has gone… We’ll cover the benefits of having your

Once you have defined exactly what you do, we need to ensure that you are targeting your marketing efforts in the right location. We’ll cover an overview of the marketing options available to you, before drilling down into the details

If someone was to ask you what you do, could you explain it in one or two sentences? We are going to cover the importance of knowing exactly what, who, where and how you help clients – key areas that

Something often overlooked, until there’s a problem, is the issue of backups and security We’ll cover how to ensure that you are protected from data loss, and can recover from any situations quickly. By the end you will be able

We’ve already covered choosing a productive working environment, but this does not have to be the same as the location where you actually meet with clients. We’ll cover the positive and negative points for the main meeting options, from a

When starting out in business you are suddenly all of your own office staff and need to set out the contact options for your clients and new enquiries. We’ll cover the methods of how people will contact you and when

When people start out in business they can be unsure of what equipment they need – and can either waste huge amounts of money on unnecessary items, or else not be able to provide a good service quality. I’m going

Many people experience issues when transitioning from an employed role in an office, to being self-employed. I’ll cover several ways to overcome the issues that are commonly experienced when starting to work on a self-employed basis. By the end you’ll

Many small businesses don’t have a business plan – it’s not surprising when you see some of the gigantic downloadable templates and software out there, that put people off before they even start. If they do have a business plan