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Full Cover Insurance Explained for Public Liability
by: Startacus Admin ~ 31st October 2017Are you working as a sole tradesman in a knowledge-based position? If you are, then consider yourself one of the lucky ones. You must be proud to be from a pool of growing professionals. Self-employed professionals in the UK have been on the rise – just two years ago, the number had risen to 4.7 million.
Is full cover Important to a Self-employed Professional?
As a successful sole tradesma...
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There’s nothing Fair about Self-Employment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th March 2017If all the self-employed sector needed was a pat on the back for their entrepreneurial endeavours, the UK Spring Budget certainly didn’t deliver.
Having a fair tax system for all is totally fine - and the self-employed sector, entrepreneurial in their mindset and actions, certainly don’t expect to be treated with ‘kid gloves’ or with particular special treat...
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We Walk the Line
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st June 2015Here at Startacus we’re always on the lookout for innovative, quirky and inspirational ideas and businesses and this week we’ve discovered a business which happens to tick all those boxes.
The business in question is We Walk the Line - a social enterprise which aims to empower and encourage more people to go down the self employment route.
The people that We Walk the Line is on a mi...
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What Freelancers wish they had known from the Start.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th November 2014The UK is experiencing a self-employment boom, with over 4.6 million Brits now opting to be their own boss.
What has prompted this shift? Why are so many choosing a freelance career over the security of employment? And what help and advice is there to support this decision?
Our friends over at Crunch Accountancy created a short film that explores the highs and lows of freelancing. Over to Sohpie...
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Offering Startup Hope to ex-offenders - Startacus interviews Startup Now
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th January 2013
Lets start by offering up some perspective...At the time of writing, UK government minister, Chris Grayling had just that week proposed to semi privatise the Probation Service.Startacus that very same week had had a very timely interview with Juliet Hope, Chief Executive of Startup Now, a charity that had achieved amazing success of supporting ex-offenders into Self Employment. So with this in m...
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