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Are you guilty of sabotaging self-employment?

May 21, 2017 By Karen Upcraft

Are you guilty of sabotaging self-employment?

It’s taken commitment, guts and talent to create something out of nothing. And that’s something to celebrate! But the self-employment path is littered with challenges. Things like market conditions, competition, and supply and demand remain outside our control. But often it’s the things we can actually control that we’re guilty of unintentionally sabotaging. Maybe it’s […]

Filed Under: Accounting software, Bookkeeping and accounting, Pricing your product and services, Record keeping, Self assessment, Self employment, Starting Up, Working from home Tagged With: record keeping, self assessment, self assessment tax, Self-employment, sole trader bookkeeping, sole trader self assessment, solopreneurs, starting up a business, Tax returns, Using an accountant

7 tips to help improve your small business finances

February 23, 2016 By Karen Upcraft

Financial review of your small business

Now that your small business accounts and tax (for the previous tax year) are done and dusted, consider taking some time to reflect on your business’s performance over the year.  What went well?  What didn’t work out? What could you do to improve over the next twelve months? Here are my 7 tips to help improve […]

Filed Under: Bookkeeping and accounting, Budgeting for small business, Business planning, Pricing your product and services, Record keeping, Self employment Tagged With: Budgets, Business planning, Pricing your product or service, sole trader bookkeeping, sole trader self assessment

You’re a sole trader – do you really need an Accountant?

September 4, 2015 By Karen Upcraft

Use an accountant

You’re a sole trader with a small business – do you really need an Accountant? You may be surprised to learn that there is no mandatory requirement for sole traders to use an Accountant and, there will be many occasions when you can confidently forge ahead on your own steam. But, can you dispense entirely of […]

Filed Under: Accounting software, Bookkeeping and accounting, Personal taxation, Pricing your product and services, Record keeping, Self assessment, Self employment, Starting Up, VAT Tagged With: Self-employment, sole trader bookkeeping, sole trader self assessment, Using an accountant

Pricing your product or service – 3 common pitfalls to avoid

June 30, 2015 By Karen Upcraft

Pricing your product and service

Pricing your product or service can be so tricky.  There’s your goal – to build a profitable, sustainable business. At the same time you’re working at making yourself both affordable and accessible to customers who value your product or service. But, at times, do you wonder whether you’ve got it right? If your price is too […]

Filed Under: Business planning, Pricing your product and services, Self employment, Starting Up Tagged With: Pricing your product and service, Self-employment, starting up a business

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