Claiming the cost of Working from HomeIntroduction to Self-Employment
Setting up your own small business/becoming Self-Employed is quite a straight-forward process providing you have all the relevant information you need to make the many decisions that are inevitable as part of the setting-up process.
This part of the web site, in conjunction with the next two sections relating to Business Planning and Choosing the Legal Status of your Business, will provide you with access to all the information you need to set-up a new small business and/or become self-employed.
Before you start you might want to consider the question of what self-employment means and how it might affect your family. Click Here to see what we think.
Sources of Information and Advice on Self-Employment
Local Assistance - A very good idea at the beginning would be to see what help is provided to you in your local area. Your local BUSINESS LINK is always a good starting point, especially for Training and 1-to-1 Business Advice. Click on the link above and enter your postcode in the search box to find your local Business Link.
Useful Factsheets - UK Enterprise Solutions have teamed up with the Scavenger Small Business Research Resource to make available to you their extensive range of "Business
Notifying the Inland Revenue - When the time comes for you to start trading it will be necessary to inform the Inland Revenue of your status. This is a straight forward process and CLICK HERE to be taken to the HMRC.gov.uk web site to get yourself registered etc.
The Self-Employed and Self Assessment - CLICK HERE to be taken to the HMRC pages about Self Assessment as it is important to understand your responsibilities in this area.
If you have a question that you would like to ask us about your desire to become self-employed and how to go about it, feel free to ask us a question. We will do all we can to provide you with the answer you need, that's what we do. Click on the CONTACT US link to send us a question, we look forward to hearing from you.
Now we would suggest you next go to the BUSINESS PLANNING TAB and find out how putting together a business plan for your new business will help you.