Self-Employment

Navigate self-employment essentials including registering your business, understanding tax obligations, setting up pension plans, and maintaining accurate financial records.

Being Wary on the Web

The internet is a great tool. It has revolutionised the way we live and work. Many types of freelance career that would have been impossible in the old world...

Distractions in the Home

When you begin a new career at home you may find that learning to discipline yourself and focus on your professional pursuits rather than the many distractio...

Juggling Home Business and a Baby

Juggling different areas of your life is always a challenge but never more so when you have to balance the demands of young children and a career. Do think a...

Mortgages for the Self-Employed

Home ownership seems to be a national obsession in Britain. While people in other countries are happy to rent accommodation for most of their lives somehow w...

Pensions for the Self-Employed

Pensions are one of those things most of us don’t like to think about. We have a rock star mentality and imagine “we’ll die before we get old” or sup...

Questionnaire: Am I Self-employed?

You may be working for a company but doing your own work on the side. Does this make you self employed? You can own your own business but not be classed as s...

Tips for Time Management

Working from home allows you to spread tasks throughout your week that you may have been used to cramming into the weekends when working in an office. Howeve...

What Do You Know About Broking?

There are now many opportunities for those who want to work as brokers, including working from home. You will know that a broker is someone who is paid commi...

When a Home Business Hits a Recession

A recession can mean tough times for a home business. Financially cautious customers can result in a drastic reduction in revenue for the home business owner...

Working Abroad

How would you like to be able to work while sipping lemonade on the beach in Spain? Of course you would. For many Britons this is close to the ultimate escap...

Working as a Remote Employee

Working from home while in the security of regular job may sound like a dream to many people. It allows them to skip that awful daily commute and achieve a b...