20 Ideas for Twitter

Relationships

You might have mixed feelings about Twitter. It sometimes appears to be not much more than a platform for bored people to give their opinion on things they know nothing about or insult people they don’t know. For sole traders and small businesses, it can be a great...

Getting a business phone number

Administration, Relationships

To be professional, you need a business number so your customers can get in touch with you. You probably don’t want to give your personal or home number to strangers. But – a second phone and contract is another expense and another phone to carry around....

Getting paid

Administration

Getting Paid – On Time What does credit control mean to your business? Do you find that some months you have  lots of work but no money in the bank? Running a business often means that you have to pay for materials before you get paid by customers. Slow payment...

Business Types

Trading

So you are going to work for yourself? First, you need to decide what type of business set up you are going to have. For trades, this is normally either a sole trader (self employed) or a limited company with you as a shareholder, director and employee. Sole trader...