Introduction to Tax

Introduction to Tax What is it? Taxation is a system created by a government (of a country) to generate income from its citizens. The main objective of it from the government’s perspective is to take the income received and provide services to citizens, expand or...

Future Proof Your Arts Business

Do you run an arts business? Are you destined to hit financial disaster or will you survive and thrive?   In the world of business, as in life, there is no cast-iron guarantee. Death and taxes are the exception to the rule. Future-proofing your business is a...
What’s it like being self employed?

What’s it like being self employed?

What’s it like being self employed?  The reality, not the fiction.   If you’re thinking of taking the plunge then have a real good think about it! When you are self employed you will at times feel like you’re spinning hundreds of plates on sticks. It can be really...
Personal & Lifestyle Risks of Self-Employment

Personal & Lifestyle Risks of Self-Employment

The Risks of Self-Employment is sometimes ignored. Freedom is something that everyone looks forward to when self-employed.  More time for yourself, live life on your own terms. However, just like the business and financial risks, there are personal and lifestyle risks...
Thrive in a pandemic

Thrive in a pandemic

These are tricky times indeed. Although some businesses and sectors are thriving during the coronavirus pandemic, many small businesses and SMEs will be finding operating during the cornavirus pandemic very difficult, with cash being strapped, clients stopping work,...