Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Articles and news on Self Employed topics from the Small Business archive.
Government Grants
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme to help Britain's 6m self-employed get through the coronavirus pandemic.
Government Grants
Taxman to start accepting applications for Self-Employed Income Support Scheme on May 13, earlier than announced
Tax
IPSE's Chris Bryce shares his thoughts on creating a new tax system that will work for self-employed people
News
More people want to become self-employed in 2019. New research reveals who's making the change and why they're doing it.
Sole trader
Self-employed workers are woefully under provided for in terms of pension savings. Stephanie Spicer considers the pension options available to the self-employed, sole traders and entrepreneurs and how to go about employing them.
Accounting
Entrepreneurs are heading towards a self-employed pension crisis, with many not having any savings in place at all.
News
Self-employed workers are optimistic about the post-Brexit landscape, with some believing they'll make more money in 2018 compared to last year.
News
Despite widespread worries over job security, half of self-employed people believe artificial intelligence won't have much impact on the world of work.
News
Poor business resilience and a lack of business savings put freelancers and sole traders at risk of financial hardship.
News
New research shows the self-employed work an extra 14 hours per week compared to employed workers – adding up to an extra month a year.
News
Deliveroo riders have been ruled self-employed by labour law body the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC).
News
New research by AXA Business Insurance busts some of the most prevalent myths about being self-employed in today’s Britain.
Business Loans
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