Posted on ·by Talia Winshaw·in Enterprise4 min read
The wage is the smallest number in the calculation and the only one most owners run. The rest of it decides whether the hire works.
Continue reading The first hire has to pay for themselves. Working out what that actually takes →
Posted on ·by Gordon Achebe·in Financial5 min read
Nobody is withholding anything on your behalf anymore, and the bill arrives on a schedule that does not match the way the money came in.
Continue reading Your first year self employed? Set aside the tax before you spend the money →
Posted on ·by Talia Winshaw·in Technology4 min read
A household can spend a great deal on digital security and get very little, or spend almost nothing and close the paths that are actually used.
Continue reading Six security purchases worth the money, and three that mostly sell reassurance →
Posted on ·by Gordon Achebe·in Financial5 min read
Worker classification is decided by how the relationship actually works, not by what either party agreed to call it. Several agencies get a vote.
Continue reading Calling someone a contractor does not make them one. Who decides, and on what →
Posted on ·by Talia Winshaw·in Enterprise3 min read
Pricing against a competitor copies their arithmetic without seeing it. The number that matters is how many hours you can actually sell in a year.
Continue reading Your rate is not what the other guy charges. It is what your calendar allows →
Posted on ·by Talia Winshaw·in Financial3 min read
Software handles a simple return well and cannot ask questions. The gap between those two facts is where most of the money sits.
Continue reading The year a side business outgrew tax software, and what the accountant found →