by Georgi Rollings | 1st October 2014 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Company Structure, Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups, Women in business
Running your own business is often all about taking a leap of faith firmly out of your comfort zone. So what are the 10 key money areas to consider in your first 10 months in business? 1. Structure Should you set up as a sole trader or a limited company? This...
by Georgi Rollings | 11th August 2013 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Uncategorized
Accountants are not exactly famous for being at the cutting edge of new technology. We are a cautious bunch, not fond of risk taking. And yet many of us are jumping onto the cloud bandwagon. We started to use Xero back in 2011 and haven’t looked back. So...
by Georgi Rollings | 4th August 2012 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Planning, Sole trader, Start ups
Today, I finally stopped procrastinating, and I defrosted the freezer. Its the first time its been defrosted, and we bought it a few years ago (don’t ask how many…). And defrosting it took a long time, and a lot of hard work. If only I hadn’t kept...
by Georgi Rollings | 8th July 2012 | Bookkeeping, Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups
If you are self employed, then sooner or later you will need to complete a self assessment tax return, and pay tax on your profits. So what do you need to know about tax for the self employed? One of the first things you need to understand is whether or not to...
by Georgi Rollings | 17th June 2012 | Bookkeeping, Company Structure, Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups
You’ve just started trading, but you don’t know what to do next. You know you need to make sure you’re keeping the tax man happy, and you need to track how your business is performing. If only somebody could give you some simple steps to complete!...
by Georgi Rollings | 11th March 2012 | Bookkeeping, Business Planning, Company Structure, Limited company, Sole trader, Start ups
One of the things I love most about what I do is getting to see so many new businesses, all with fantastic ideas, just waiting for an opportunity to flourish. However on the flip side I get to see some pretty regular mistakes that a lot of people make which can cause...