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Grandma’s secret sauce: First-time entrepreneur launches on-trend business in her 70s
If you ever think you are too old or unsavvy to set up a business in your golden years, hold that thought. You may want to check your self-doubt at the door after reading the inspiring startup story of Akila Chollalingham.
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Want to freelance or trade with the EU? Here’s some free VAT tips
If you want to provide freelance services to clients based in the EU, or are a business that imports or exports products with the EU, there are some tax issues you need to be aware of, such as, how do you account for VAT?
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It’s been four years since the BBC Dad video
Robert Kelly, the international political analyst also known as the BBC Dad, that made 'working from home' famous long before Zoom meetings took over our daily lives, is celebrating four years since the famous BBC interview aired.
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“Smartless” mystery guest podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett proving…
On the hunt for something to listen to that does not ask much of you other than your willingness to listen to hilarious banter and learn some interesting facts about famous and successful people? Then "SmartLess", a podcast hosted by…
Executive assistant’s life-long dream comes true after redundancy
After being made redundant from her full-time job after 19 years as an executive assistant during the first lockdown, Patricia J Valenti took the plunge and set up her own business. Valenti says Covid-19 has led her to embrace her talent…
French Chateaus for sale: turning a dream home into a business
Some French chateaus and manor houses are coming in less expensive than the average sale price of a London home, so it is worth a look.
The benefits of remote working have granted many people across the UK the flexibility and…
Funny business: Stanford study shows how to use humour to land more clients
"Laughter is like exercising, meditating and having sex at the same time."Naomi Bagdonas, Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Executive Coach
Leaders with a sense of humour make more moneyTop executives (98 per…
Create the home office of your dreams (even if you have to share it )
One of the benefits of #Workstyle, working from home, flexible working, or running your own business from home is that you have carte blanche to create the home office of your dreams. There is a space in your home waiting to get your…
How a Wiltshire ‘Beer Ambulance’ saved a pub and united a community
Gordon Edwards and his wife Sam may run the smallest pub in Wiltshire, but that hasn't stopped them from launching a grand idea that has been delivering much more than craft ales in lockdown: smiles and an entrepreneurial spirit.
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BREXIT trade deal: what it means for globe-trotting freelancers, staffing agencies and their…
Welcome back to the Freelancers' Couch. This week we tackle a question from a globe-trotting freelancer on doing business in the EU in a post-Brexit marketplace.
Q: One of the reasons I became a contractor was to have the flexibility to…
