Knowing your customers inside out is one of the major keys to making your business a success. But how much research have you done into the persona of your ideal customer?

For your business to make money, you need to generate revenue.

Can you build a viable one-person business?

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) is being introduced from 6 April 2026.

In a world where so many of your customer touch points take place online, there’s still a place for good, old-fashioned customer service.

According to the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) recently published Small Business Index for Quarter 2, 2025, UK business confidence has dropped again for the second quarter.

Hiding in the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) announcements published on 26 March was a technical note entitled ‘Modernising the tax system through Making Tax Digital‘.

On 31 July 2025, the UK Government announced its new Plan for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). This Plan for Change aims to ‘make the UK the best place to start and grow a business, with a culture that supports businesses in every community and high street’.

Are you undercharging for your services? It can be hard to tell, particularly if you’re in a niche industry or you’re a contractor. Costs have been rising, so it may be time to rethink your own pricing.

You may find a brown letter from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) dropping onto your doormat soon, with details of the soon-to-be-mandatory MTD for ITSA.

At the last general election, the Labour party pledged to not raise taxes for ‘working people', with assurances that there will be no changes to income tax, national insurance (NI) and VAT.

HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) Making Tax Digital initiative has been gradually evolving for several years now. But did you know that it will soon be mandatory for landlords and small businesses that pay tax through self-assessment to use HMRC’s digital tax system?

If you export goods directly to US consumers, you’ll be aware of the de minimis exemption. Under the rules, goods under $800 were not subject to the US’s existing tariffs and import taxes.

Contracting or freelancing requires you to wear a lot of hats. Relationship-building, keeping track of your time, marketing your skills and actually doing the work. But one of your priorities should also be establishing how you handle your money and setting the groundwork for good habits.

The purpose of a business is to make money, and that means you need to know the difference between profit and cash flow.

Running any kind of business is tough work. But when you add in the additional challenges of running a family business, things can begin to get complicated.

Imagine this: you hire a new team member. On their first day, you throw them into the deep end with no onboarding, no guidance, and no feedback. Then, a month later, you wonder why they aren’t thriving.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) is being introduced from 6 April 2026.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) is being introduced from 6 April 2026.

In today's digital times, you're probably used to having unrivalled access to your financial numbers, key performance indicators (KPIs) and cashflow metrics