Marketing
Pricing Your First Service: From Guesswork to a Defensible Price
Move past guesswork when pricing a service. Work out your floor, read the market, price the outcome, and present a number you can hold under pressure.
Journal
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More guides on running, marketing and writing for a small business.
Operations
When to Hire Your First Employee: Signals and Real Costs
Hiring too early is expensive, too late is exhausting. Recognise the signals, count the real cost of an employee, and prepare before the first start date.
Finance
Writing a Business Budget That Fits on One Page
A one-page budget beats a bloated spreadsheet. Learn how to build lines that reflect real timing, set a margin target, and review it monthly without dread.
Business
Choosing a Business Structure: A Decision Framework
Compare structure options against seven decision factors, from liability and control to capital and exit, and record the reasoning before you register.
Operations
Business Insurance Basics: What Cover Actually Does
Insurance moves risk, it does not remove it. Understand the main policies, the exclusions that matter, and how to buy cover you can actually claim on.
Operations
Contracts for Small Business: Plain-Language Essentials
A short contract with clear scope, price and exit terms prevents most disputes. Learn the clauses worth getting right before you sign or send.
Finance
Invoicing and Getting Paid: Reducing Late Payments
Late payment is usually a process problem, not a client problem. Tighten your invoice, terms and follow-up routine to close the gap between work and cash.
Operations
Managing Suppliers: Reliability, Pricing and Risk
Good suppliers are a competitive advantage until they fail. Set clear expectations, track performance and build fallbacks before you need them.
Operations
Leasing a Shop Unit: What the Lease Actually Says
A retail lease binds you for years. Read the clauses on term, break rights, rent reviews, repairs and permitted use before you commit to a shop unit.
Operations
Working From Home: A Setup That Lasts More Than a Month
Build a home workspace that survives daily use: chair and desk first, then light, sound and separation. Practical choices for people who work alone.
Business
Solo or Partnership: The Honest Trade-Offs
Working alone gives speed and control; a partner brings skills and capital, plus shared decisions. Compare the realities before you hand over half.
Business
Exit Planning Basics: Building Something Sellable
A business that depends entirely on its owner is hard to sell. Learn what buyers pay for, what reduces value, and the habits that build transferable worth.
Business
Buying an Existing Business: Due Diligence That Matters
Buying a business means buying its history. Check the numbers, the customers, the contracts and the liabilities before you agree a price or a handover.
Business
Franchising Explained: Fees, Territory and Support
Franchising trades independence for a proven system. Understand the fees, what support is really provided, and how territory terms shape the business.
Operations
Business Licences: A Checklist of What to Verify Locally
Licensing rules depend on your activity and address. A practical checklist of the registrations, permits and inspections small businesses must confirm.
Finance
Grants and Funding Options: Preparing a Credible Application
Grants, loans and investment each demand different evidence. Learn how to match the funding to your need and prepare an application reviewers can trust.
Finance
Bookkeeping Basics: Records From Day One
Small daily habits keep bookkeeping cheap and painless. Set up categories, capture receipts, reconcile monthly and stop the year-end scramble.
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