In this success story, we talk to Wendy Kerr, who founded a successful business coaching company, Corporate Crossovers, which helps women leave their traditional 9-5 jobs behind and start their own businesses.
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Why did you decide to set up your own company, rather than become a sole trader? A new piece of research from HMRC, based on interviews with 1,000 small business owners, shows what motivated people to incorporate – and what their priorities were before and after they started trading.
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We talked to David Lester, founder of Startups – the UK’s most visited small business site, following the launch of his latest business – citrusHR, which allows firms to manage all of their employment law and HR processes on an all-in-one cloud-based platform.
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The Company Buy team recently moved into new offices. If, like us, you’re looking to upgrade your workspace, there are a number of additional costs you should be aware of.
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Here, we talk to William Buist, who built up a leading collaborative consultancy, and subsequently founded the exclusive xTen Club, which provides its members with the opportunity to learn from and work with other entrepreneurs.
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Here we talk to Robert Aldous, founder of KitBrix, an innovative and modular way of organising and transporting your sports kit. It took the company a mere 12 months from concept to store, and Robert provides our readers with some valuable lessons he learned along the way.
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LinkedIn is easily the largest professional network in the world, with over 300m members. By summer 2014, over 16 million accounts had been registered in the UK alone. So, what are the benefits of using this social media platform for business owners?
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If you’re thinking of setting up a new business, but don’t know where to start, you should first consider whether or not you have the right characteristics to become an entrepreneur, before generating potential business ideas.
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The role of business angels (and ‘dragons’) has been publicised a great deal in recent years thanks to a growing number of ‘entrepreneurial’ TV shows. For many growing businesses, angel investors can provide numerous benefits, although you should also be aware of the pitfalls.
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With the days of a ‘job for life’ long gone, and the ranks of the self-employed growing stronger by the day, should graduates consider starting up a business as a worthy alternative to the traditional corporate career path?
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If you are not a traditional ’employee’ – i.e. you are a company director, self employed, or have additional earnings which have not been taxed though you employment, you will need to complete a self assessment tax return.
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Promoting your company and raising public awareness is often the first step in building a successful small business. One of the ways you can do this is by drawing up a marketing strategy. Here are some tips for creating your strategy, including a useful infographic.
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Temporary workers offer the perfect short-term staffing solution for many small businesses – without the financial and legal obligations of taking on full-time employees. Here we look at your legal responsibilities when you take on different types of staff – agency, fixed-term and zero-hours workers.
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If you’re looking for an easier way to invoice, collaborate, communicate, email, or share pretty much anything online, chances are you’ll be able to find an app to serve your needs. Even better, many are free – and  if not, you can download many of the best business apps for just a few pounds.
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In recognition of the rapidly changing face of UK employment, the Government says it will implement new legislation to encourage business owners who start up from home, including protection for those working from rented accommodation.
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A new study by the IPPR think tank shows that the proportion of people working for themselves is growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in Western Europe.
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Almost all businesses would benefit in some way from setting up a website – not only to sell products or services, but also to provide a brochure to potential clients or customers, or simply to provide contact information. So, how do you set up your own business website?
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From early 2015, you will be able to download information from Companies House free of charge, making the UK register company data more transparent, and saving searchers millions in fees.
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Some top entrepreneurs will be on hand to share the secrets of their success with ambitious start-up owners at the Business Accelerator Conference, which takes place in London in September.
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