Anna Jordan

5 days ago | smallbusiness.co.uk | Anna Jordan

Whether you’re starting or developing your freelancer career, where do you build your client base? Hopefully you’ll have one already, filled with clients that you’ve worked with over the course of your employed career. But if you’re moving industries or simply starting afresh, freelance platforms can be an extremely helpful tool. We’ll be looking at what freelancer platforms are and a few of the best ones around right now.

2 weeks ago | growthbusiness.co.uk | Anna Jordan

You may already know Birmingham for a few things: Black Sabbath, Edgbaston cricket ground, Bourneville chocolate, canals and the world’s largest Primark store. What you may not know is that it’s also earned its place on the tech company scene. The city is home to 2,000 tech start-ups and over 6,000 tech businesses, according to UKTN. As we zoom out, stats show that The Midlands contributes around eight per cent to the UK’s overall medtech turnover.

2 weeks ago | smallbusiness.co.uk | Anna Jordan

So, you need a self-employed invoice, but you have no idea where to start or what it should even look like. Perhaps you’re new to self-employment and you’re formally being paid for the very first time. Or it could be the case that you’ve been self-employed for a while and you’re a little worried you’re not doing your invoices correctly. We’ll be walking you through how your self-employment invoice should look, complete with a trusty template to keep you on track.

3 weeks ago | smallbusiness.co.uk | Anna Jordan

1 month ago | smallbusiness.co.uk | Anna Jordan

So, you’ve had a lot of sign-ups lately. The problem is that they’re not from real people who are interested in your business. It could be spam from bots, competitors or scammers. Perhaps you don’t think it’s a problem because you’ve got more details in your database, but it’s not that simple. If these sign-ups aren’t genuine, they could do a real number on your numbers – and your chances of securing commercial campaigns.