020 Dealing With Trauma – A Smorgasbord of Options
Recently we have seen many heart-breaking social media posts from self-employed business owners facing the prospect of closing their business through no fault of their own – because the prolonged impact of the pandemic has meant no other option. The trauma of closing your business should not be underestimated, it is like losing part of […]
016 What does the budget mean for self-employed people?
On 3 March 2021, the Chancellor delivered arguably one of the most important budgets in UK’s recent history. Interestingly, it contradicted many expectations of amendments to self-employed tax and/or NICs, despite numerous rumours of significant changes. The budget was packed full of new initiatives and we spoke to special guest Angela Ferguson from Saffery Champness […]
012 Help, I’m self-employed and don’t know where to start with marketing!
Have you recently set up your self-employed business and not sure where to start with marketing? Or perhaps you’ve been going for a while and want to revitalise your approach to marketing? Then you’ve come to the right place as we’re talking to the brilliant Christina Robinson, MD of marketing agency Green Umbrella, about making […]
010 Help, My Boss Has Told Me To Work Self-Employed Or Lose My Job!
There are an increasing number of people who are being given an ultimatum to work on a self-employed basis or lose their job, so we’re discussing the legalities of this with employment status specialist Rebecca Seeley Harris. It is likely that an employer seeking to convert employees to self-employed are doing so to save money, […]
001: Is now a good time to set up your own business? An interview with Emma Jones, Founder at Enterprise Nation
We talk to Emma Jones MBE, founder of Enterprise Nation, about whether now is a good time to start a new business. Hear some uplifting stories in how the pandemic driven increases in people setting up their own businesses, as well as some common pitfalls to avoid. Emma discusses the current trends in terms of […]
000: All about self-employment – trailer episode
In this trailer episode, Julia talks about her background, why she has started this podcast, who it’s for, and the exciting line up of topics that she will be covering. She discusses the importance of self-employment to the UK, how it benefits both you and businesses, why you should go for it, and how we […]
Registering as self-employed if you have no NI number
If you need to register as self-employed but you don’t have a national insurance (if for example you have just relocated to the UK), usually DWP would hold face to face interviews as part of the process of allocating you a national insurance number. However, due to COVID19, the processing of national insurance number allocations […]