Business

Plan

• https://www.gov.uk/write-business-plan
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2943252.stm
• http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/enterprise_programme/help_with_your_business_plan.aspx
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/small-business-network/2012/jul/06/business-plan-writing-tips

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_proposition
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_selling_proposition

Setup

• Gov.uk: Choose a legal structure for a new business

• http://www.contractoruk.com/first_timers/setting_up_your_contractor_company.html
• https://www.cloud9umbrella.com/Comparisons.aspx

• https://online.hmrc.gov.uk/registration/newbusiness

• http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/tm.htm - trademark

• http://www.sjdaccountancy.com/about/ourservices/difference_between_contractor_and_consultant.html
• http://www.differencebetween.net/business/difference-between-freelance-and-contract/
• http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/who-am-i-freelancer-contractor-or-small-business/
• http://www.contractoruk.com/first_timers/why_companies_employ_contractors_a_contractor_s_view.html

Sole Trader

• https://www.gov.uk/set-up-sole-trader

• http://www.smarta.com/advice/starting-up/starting-your-own-business/what-is-a-sole-trader

• http://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/contractors_rarely_operate_sole_traders.aspx

Limited Company

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_formation

• http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gbf1.shtml

• http://www.contractoruk.com/limited_companies/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_company_law

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_partnership

• Companies House
  • Company Registration

• https://www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation/overview
• How to: register a company in the UK

You must set up the company with Companies House and let HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) know when the company starts business activities.

Every financial year, the company must:

put together statutory accounts send Companies House an annual return send HMRC a Company Tax Return The company must register for VAT if you expect its takings to be more than £77,000 a year.

If you’re a director of a limited company, you must:

fill in a Self Assessment tax return every year pay tax and National Insurance through the PAYE system if the company pays you a salary

Contracting

• http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ir35/index.htm
• http://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/contractors_ir35_compliant_contracts.aspx

• Contractor UK - home to the UK's IT contracting community

Social Enterprise

• http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/

Corporate

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_title

Legal

• Business Insider: Startup Document Center - american

Contracts

• docracy - open legal contract collection and advice
  • http://www.docracy.com/topic/0qw8furvljv/top-legal-documents-for-freelancers?startPdfDownload=false

• Just pay me.

Data Protection

• A summary of the Data Protection Act 1998
• ICO: Need to notify under the Data Protection Act?

Licencing

• TL;DRLegal (Beta) - Lookup any software license shortly summarized in plain English.

• http://www.billthelizard.com/2012/05/which-open-source-license.html

• http://tos-dr.info/

Examples

• http://www.inigo.net/ - edinburgh web design