Bookkeeping – Staying on Top of Your Records

            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.comContinue reading “Bookkeeping – Staying on Top of Your Records”

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 forContinue 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 breakContinue 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. TheContinue reading “Rising Employment Costs Are Squeezing Small Businesses to Breaking Point”