Business
have merged three into one to sort out
Setup
- http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/tm.htm - trademark
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
- Writing a Business Plan : Startup Ideas - Sequoia Capital
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_proposition
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_selling_proposition
Sole Trader
Limited Company
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_formation
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_company_law
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
Social Enterprise
Corporate
Work
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysop
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_operations
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps
Freelancing
- Everything I wish someone had told me (about freelancing)
- First month freelancing.
- Freelancing: A 6-Month Retrospective
- The other side of working for yourself
- My first year freelancing [1]
- career.fork() - How To Thrive As A Freelance Developer, book
- Ask HN: My wife needs something to do from home to make money...
- Ask HN: Your best passive income sources?
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
- http://www.contracteye.co.uk/
- http://www.contractoruk.com/first_timers/setting_up_your_contractor_company.html
- https://www.cloud9umbrella.com/Comparisons.aspx
- 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
- PCG (Professional Contractors Group)
Consulting
- http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/project-management/10-mistakes-that-rookie-it-consultants-make/2693
- https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/products_vs_services
- https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/services_vs_products
Proposals
- http://www.attendly.com/freelance-how-to-write-a-proposal/
- http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/writing-proposals/
- http://www.aboutfreelancewriting.com/2012/02/9-elements-of-a-great-writing-proposal/
CV
- Resumonk - cv creation service
Cards
(UK) Bleed size: 91 × 61 mm (3.58 × 2.40 in) - 6mm Standard cut size: 85 × 55 mm (3.35 × 2.17 in)
(US) Bleed size: 95.25 × 57.15 mm (3.75 × 2.25 in) (1⁄8 in bleeds) Standard cut size: 89 × 51 mm (3.5 × 2 in)
- Battle of the Business Cards - Vistaprint, moo, PsPring, PrintRunner, OvernightPrints
online;
- http://uk.moo.com/partner/flickr-business-cards/
- 50 for £10.99, 100 for £21.98
- http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/
- Cheap price, cheap quality
- http://www.surfprint.com/ - 100 for £5
- http://www.puttyprint.co.uk/categories.php?cat=Business+Cards
- http://www.optimalprint.co.uk/business/business-cards
local;
- http://www.edinburghcopyshop.co.uk/
- 250 for £30 (£40 d/s), 24 hours
- http://www.dupliquick.com/letterhead-business-card.php
- 250 for £25, 1 day service - single sided, double is double price
- http://www.greenprint.co.uk/business-card.html
- 250 for £32 (colour front) or £49 (colour both) no b/w offering
- http://www.mbe.co.uk/edinburghsouthbridge/order_print_online.aspx
- £35/250 (300g) for colour and b/w, £40 for colour/colour, send away £68.36 (400g)
- http://www.printing.com/uk/business-cards
- 250 from £35
- Print Vision Ltd - print_vision aatt btconnect.com - 0131 661 8855
- 100 for £18 (£15+vat), (£20+vat laminated)
- 250 for £30 (£25+vat), (£37+vat laminated)
- Double sided, double colour
- PDF w/ 3mm bleed, 85*55, 99*55, 3min, press ready pdf, 300dpi CYMK
Examples
- http://www.inigo.net/ - edinburgh web design
Legal
- Business Insider: Startup Document Center - american
Contracts
- docracy - open legal contract collection and advice
- https://www.docracy.com/649dkpe7g9/contract-killer-3
- http://www.docracy.com/0rgkbvacolg/independent-contractor-agreement-template?startOnComments=false
- https://www.docracy.com/5598/website-identity-design-contract
- https://www.docracy.com/4753/form-of-independent-contractor-agreement
- https://www.docracy.com/49/consulting-agreement
- https://www.docracy.com/367/consulting-agreement-for-hourly-work
- https://www.docracy.com/7380/independent-contractor-consultant-agreement
- https://www.docracy.com/3884/contract-of-works-for-web-design
- https://www.docracy.com/0ybo2bbkzaf/web-design-contract
- https://www.docracy.com/0yoo0svlhca/web-design-contract-dsundy-com
- https://www.docracy.com/71l7wi9w3a/web-design-branding-and-web-development-contract-
- https://www.docracy.com/topic/0ys7pdj8ble/designer-contracts?startPdfDownload=false
- https://www.docracy.com/3152/designer-sample-contract
- https://www.docracy.com/5152/short-form-design-contract
- http://www.docracy.com/0y3nkjcmkks/development-agreement-for-hourly-work
Data Protection
Licencing
- TL;DRLegal (Beta) - Lookup any software license shortly summarized in plain English.
Money
Income
- http://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/
- http://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/charging_clients_retainer_how_they_work.aspx
Price plans
Cloud Web Design
- Business Card, Articles, Blogging, Image Galleries, etc.
- WordPress.com, Tumblr.com, etc.
- From £400.
- Plus costs (£40/yr for theme & ad-free, plus domain).
Web Site Design and Build
- Self-hosted Drupal site with bespoke configuration and theme
- Using process estimation tools vs. budget
- From £650 (5 days), at £130 a day
Hosting and maintenance
- £15/mth for hosting, plus security upgrades
Support, Training, Consultancy £25/hr for additional backend or administration support, or £100 for a full day consultation.
Cloud site setup and custom theme, from £400, or a full site with bespoke backend and custom theme, starting at £650.
Invoicing
Templates
Open source systems
Services
- http://www.bookkeepy.co.uk/ - nice and clean
- https://www.invoicejournal.com/ - popped up via hn
Late
Credit notes
Budgeting
5 fridays (or 5 mondays?)
Services
- PocketSmith - The personal finance app with cashflow forecasting
Tax
See also Credits
Self-assessment
- https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns
- https://www.gov.uk/register-for-self-assessment
- https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/deadlines
etc
- http://www.besttaxback.com/calculator/taxcalc.aspx
- http://www.easyaccountancy.co.uk/about/freelancer_sole_trader_take_home_calculator.html
- http://www.smallbusinesspro.co.uk/tax/sole-trader-tax.html
- http://www.easyaccountancy.co.uk/faqcentre/self_employed_faq.html
Sole traders’ tax responsibilities:
- send a Self Assessment tax return every year
- pay Income Tax on the profits your business makes
- pay National Insurance
- register for VAT if you expect your business’ takings to be more than £77,000 a year.
Limited Company: Any profit it makes is owned by the company, after it pays Corporation Tax. The company can then share its profits.
Tools
other
- http://www.launchside.com/blog/llc-vs-s-corp-vs-c-corp/ - usa startup taxes
VAT
Payment gateways/processing
Banks
Tridos
"We do not provide counter banking services from our Edinburgh office (or indeed any of our UK offices) but are pleased to meet with business customers who have a pre-arranged appointment."
Co-operative
Online service, no real-life access?
Has branches under the name Britannia. One on George Street.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/17/co-operative-bank-bail-in
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10125254/Co-operative-Bank-faces-nationalisation-if-junior-bondholders-reject-haircut.html
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coop-saved-but-banks-face-shakeup-in-pivotal-week-8661174.html
- http://moneyweek.com/what-happens-to-co-op-bond-now/
P2P lending
Accounting
Software
Services
- http://www.freeagent.com/?referrer=33dgfkb0 - rachel's code
Trading
eCommerce
Payment gateways
- http://elliotjaystocks.com/blog/good-riddance-paypal/ - don't use paypal
- http://www.binkd.com/general/why-we-no-longer-accept-paypal/
- https://gocardless.com/ - 1% per transaction up to a maximum of £2.00
- http://simplifiedecommerce.com/
- Authorize.Net - Payment Gateway
Markets
Software
- Grism is an open source stock market observation tool. It allows you to easily track the evolution of stock prices through watchlists, portfolios and charts.
Sales & marketing
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing_collateral
- http://www.noisyzine.co.uk/resources/presspack.pdf
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_presence_management
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Marketing_Collateral
- http://customer.io/learn-to-write-better-emails.html
- https://segment.io/academy/email-is-the-easiest-way-to-improve-retention