Business

General

• Work and production
• CV and examples
• Portfolio and presentation
• Contacts and networking

• a responsive website for desktop, mobile and tablet
• optimized for search, social and advertising
• facebook channel
• twitter channel
• youtube channel
• pinterest presence
• whatsapp/snapchat presence
• e-mail newsletter

• https://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/barnum/moneygetting/ [1]

Social news

• https://www.reddit.com/r/business

• https://www.reddit.com/r/BusinessHub

• https://www.reddit.com/r/entrepreneur

• https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness

• https://www.reddit.com/r/indiebiz/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/sideproject

• https://www.reddit.com/r/socialpreneur

• https://www.reddit.com/r/content

• https://www.reddit.com/r/copywriting

• https://www.reddit.com/r/contentstrategist

• https://www.reddit.com/r/content_marketing

• https://www.reddit.com/r/marketing

• https://www.reddit.com/r/askmarketing

• https://www.reddit.com/r/webmarketing

• https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PPC - pay-per click

• https://www.reddit.com/r/growthhacking

• https://www.reddit.com/r/startups

• https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong

• https://www.reddit.com/r/BusinessSchool

• https://www.reddit.com/r/uk_ecommerce/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/ecommerces/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/InternationalBusiness

• https://www.reddit.com/r/BusinessInsiders

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Consulting

Setup

• https://github.com/leonar15/startup-checklist - USA [2]

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

Work

• What to say when you’re asked to work for free

Freelancing

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6979277
• Life as a Mobile App Freelancer
• 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 [3]
• 36 Places Mobile App Freelancers Can Find Clients

• http://markcampbell.me/tutorial/2013/05/23/how-to-work-remotely.html

• Ask HN: How do you sell yourself as a new freelancer to clients?
• Ask HN: How do you find clients?

• How To Become a Successful Freelance Web Developer (and Not Kill Your Career) [4]

• career.fork() - How To Thrive As A Freelance Developer, book

• How to Freelance and Travel the World: Part 1
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5731198

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

• Ramit Sethi and Patrick McKenzie on Getting Your First Consulting Client

• http://robertnealan.com/stop-freelancing/

• http://2013freelancetools.com/

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8704303

Contracting

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_contractor
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_company

• 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

• IPSE (The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed)

• Public Contracts Scotland
• https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/

Consulting

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

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

• http://newsite.roffey-groups.co.uk/wp-content/uploads2/The-Role-of-the-Internal-Consultant-booklet.pdf

• http://www.sjdaccountancy.com/about/ourservices/difference_between_contractor_and_consultant.html

• http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/project-management/10-mistakes-that-rookie-it-consultants-make/2693

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5739226

• https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/products_vs_services
• https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/services_vs_products

• http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/b2ows/so_you_want_to_be_a_consultant/c0knerx
• http://unixwiz.net/techtips/be-consultant.html?p=np
• http://blog.pluralsight.com/2013/09/26/5-reasons-not-to-become-a-consultant/

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9674720

Proposals

• http://www.freelancer.co.uk/jobs/proposal-bid-writing/

• 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/

Examples

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

Business types

• http://www.streetfood.org.uk

Pedlary

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddler

• http://www.pedlars.info/

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

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

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

• Companies House
  • http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gbf1.shtml
  • Company Registration

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

• http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/
• http://www.socialenterprisescotland.org.uk/

• http://www.senscot.net/

• http://startups.co.uk/what-are-community-interest-companies-cics/

Legal

• Business Insider: Startup Document Center - american

• http://opencorporates.com/
• http://companycheck.co.uk/

Contracts

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

• 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

• http://www.docracy.com/9jsoij4itk/retainer-agreement

• 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

• https://www.clerky.com/ - USA business

• Just pay me.
• http://vimeo.com/22053820

Licencing

See Free/open

• 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/

Data Protection

See also Security

• https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-your-business
• How to Prevent a Snapchat Like Hack: Mobile App Security Guide
• A summary of the Data Protection Act 1998
• ICO: Need to notify under the Data Protection Act?

• http://www.startupdonut.co.uk/startup/business-law/q-a-data-protection-rules

Terms and conditions

• The Sale of Goods Act (SOGA) hub provides comprehensive and up to date guidance on the Sale of Goods Act for retailers and business support organisations.

• https://www.gov.uk/online-and-distance-selling-for-businesses

"Your business website must include your address and contact details, privacy policy, terms and conditions, exchange and refund policy, quality commitment and information about delivery and payment. Stock availability and pricing should be kept up to date and you must state how much VAT and post and packaging is payable per item." [5]

• http://www.retail-week.com/in-business/retail-surgery/how-can-online-retailers-ensure-that-their-terms-and-conditions-are-compliant/5045376.article

• http://www.selfridges.com/en/StaticPage/Terms%20and%20conditions/
• http://www.theplasticshop.co.uk/terms-and-conditions-of-use-and-buying-online-634-0.html

• http://www.legalcentre.co.uk/consumer/arts/online-shopping-rights/
• https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/providing-better-information-and-protection-for-consumers/supporting-pages/consumer-bill-of-rights

• http://www.e-terms.co.uk/

Trading standards

• Trading Standards - Fair Trading advice for businesses

• https://www.gov.uk/consumer-protection-rights

• http://simply-docs.co.uk/Website_Terms_and_Conditions/Website_Terms_and_Conditions_-_E-Commerce_Sale_of_Goods_B2C

• http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/Aberdeen/bus1item.cgi?file=*BADV612-0100.txt
• http://retail.about.com/od/lossprevention/a/retail_returns_2.htm

• http://artsandcrafts.about.com/od/sellingonline/a/markingupforshippingcosta.htm

• http://www.imrg.org/imrgwebSite/user/pages/homepage.aspx

• https://www.gov.uk/starting-to-export

• http://www.docracy.com/0xsmvh1aw1q/open-global-e-commerce-privacy-policy

Information

• OpenCorporates - The largest open database of companies in the world

Postage and packaging

See Delivery

Sales

• Beginner's Guide to Sales

• Ultimate Guide to SaaS Pricing by KISSmetric

• Pricing Tables: Examples And Best Practices

• Are “Shameless Plugs” Worth It? Some data

• The Horizontal Distribution Hack - “Send Your Friends a Diwali Gift” went viral in India the way “Free Gfits” never did. “Crazy Taxi” went viral the way “Free Flash Games” never did. “Seinfeld TV Quote Quiz” went viral the way “TV Quotes Quiz” never did. And the best part? This still works today. And even more powerfully on mobile.

• Business models [6]

• http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/12/18/i-analyzed-250-saas-pricing-pages-heres-what-i-found/ [7]

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_label - Private-label products or services are typically those manufactured or provided by one company for offer under another company's brand. Private-label goods and services are available in a wide range of industries from food to cosmetics to web hosting. They are often positioned as lower-cost alternatives to regional, national or international brands, although recently some private label brands have been positioned as "premium" brands to compete with existing "name" brands.

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PrivateLabeling

Mobile

• 8 Things Every Mobile App Developer Should Know

• 21 Awesome Mobile App Developer Resources You Don't Know About

Networking

• http://www.bgateway.com/events?search=Edinburgh

• http://www.meetup.com/Edinburgh-Entrepeneurs-Coffee-Success-Club/

• http://steveblank.com/2013/08/12/how-to-get-meetings-with-people-too-busy-to-see-you/

• http://onethingnew.com/index.php/work/433-how-i-learned-to-work-a-room-and-you-can-too [8]

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12278566

Lifestyle

• http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/is-the-term-lifestyle-business-an-insult/

Other

• http://www.supplychain247.com/

Scotland

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12085559