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

Contract

• http://www.docracy.com/doc/showalltagged?tag=freelance

• Just pay me.

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

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

Corporate

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

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

Information

• Docracy - Open Legal Documents
• http://www.businessinsider.com/document-center - american

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

Software licensing

• TL;DRLegal (Beta) -

Lookup any software license shortly summarized in plain English.

• http://tos-dr.info/

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

Social

• http://dribbble.com/

• http://themeforest.net/
• http://activeden.net/

• http://danmaz74.me/2012/11/08/are-shameless-plugs-worth-it-some-data/

Ideas and other

to sort

• http://www.jamiebegin.com/how-to-become-a-successful-freelance-web-developer-and-not-kill-your-career/
• https://leanpub.com/freelancedeveloperbook

• Ask HN: My wife needs something to do from home to make money...
• Ask HN: Your best passive income sources?

• http://kkovacs.eu/free-project-management-template-mil-std-498

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

• http://dandreamsofcoding.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/why-wont-anyone-talk-to-me-what-recruiters-look-for-in-a-resume/
• http://mattsencenbaugh.com/on-being-a-junior-developer/

• http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.ca/2012/10/you-fuckers-are-adorable.html

• http://steveblank.com/2012/11/27/open-source-entrepreneurship/
• http://gazit.me/2012/12/05/designing-presentations.html

• http://unbounce.com/landing-pages/checklist/

• https://hackpad.com/EgXuEtSibE7#Web-And-Mobile-Revenue-Models-(final)
• http://www.pfinn.net/markets-not-ideas-for-bootstrappers-founders.html

• https://www.intrade.com/v4/home/

• http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/12/20/writing-that-works-roman/

• http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/advice-support

• http://hbr.org/

• http://www.bniscotland.co.uk/

• http://jobtipsforgeeks.com/