A Factsheet from Bookkeeping is the backbone of your business finances. Without accurate records, you can’t know your true financial position, plan ahead, or meet your legal obligations. Yet for many small business owners, bookkeeping is something squeezed in late at night — or worse, left until the tax return deadline. Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay Your Legal Responsibilities In the UK, every business is required to keep accurate financialContinue reading “Bookkeeping – Staying on Top of Your Records”
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How to Work With Your Local Council—Without Losing Your Mind
If you run a small business, sooner or later you may need to deal with your local council Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay It might be a licence, a grant application, a planning query or a dispute over business rates. When that moment comes, it often feels less like calling for help, and more like being trapped in a maze. Business owners tell me: “I filled in the form three timesContinue reading “How to Work With Your Local Council—Without Losing Your Mind”
Small Businesses Are Not Big Business in Miniature – So Why Are the Rules the Same?
Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay Register at http://www.business111.com for more factsheets By Liz Barclay A Factsheet from When rest feels like a luxury, it’s time to think about the price you’re really paying. If you run a small or micro business, you’ll know how difficult even taking a lunch break is. By 8 in the evening, you’re exhausted and still replying to customer emails. You haven’t had a week offContinue reading “Small Businesses Are Not Big Business in Miniature – So Why Are the Rules the Same?”
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Rising Employment Costs Are Squeezing Small Businesses to Breaking Point
A Factsheet from Every week I speak to small business owners who can no longer pay themselves a salary. They’re drowning in paperwork, debt and rising costs they can’t control. One of the biggest culprits is the cost of employing people. From April 2025, the cost of taking on an employee has shot up. The employer’s National Insurance contribution has risen from 13.8% to 15%, and the threshold has dropped dramatically from £9,100 to justContinue reading “Rising Employment Costs Are Squeezing Small Businesses to Breaking Point”