Ian Spectre was not the first in his family to work in Customer Care. That accolade goes to his great uncle, Ernest Spectre-Phillips, aka ESP, a man with an uncanny…
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It’s a very common scenario, you’ve got a brilliant business idea, you know how it’s going to make money, but as the saying goes; It takes money to make money.…
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Ian Spectre will tell you when he corners you that one of his finest moments was back in 1999 when he came up with what is now known as IR35.…
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Understanding how to employ people is an important part of getting your business off the ground. You must have a clear idea of what skills you need, how many roles…
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The space you work in can have a massive impact on the quality of work you produce. Chances are, if you’re self-employed, you have a home office. Today we’re looking…
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Flexitime is all the rage, but when you’re a one-person or few-person team, how do you break the shackles of the 9 – 5 and create a working schedule that’s…
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Travel expenses for contractors, it's not as simple as A to B. There are rules to follow and in this blog we’ll tell you what you can claim and what…
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The first weeks and months of running your own small business can be seriously confusing, and Ian Spectre the Hector and his pals at HMRC sure don’t make it easy…
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Cyber security, chances are, unless you’re a cyber security contractor, you’re unlikely to be taking all the necessary precautions. We’ve put together out top 7 tips to help keep your…
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Should I go freelance? It’s a question so many of us ask ourselves, especially when we’re feeling undervalued at our full time jobs. It’s hard to know if you’ll be…
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