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Small business advice

Here's where we lift the lid on insurance and explain it all simply.

There's essential help with how best to protect your business or not-for-profit. Plus, useful advice on running your organisation and life as a freelancer.

Insurance for ICAS accountants
To join the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland you need ICAS insurance. Professional indemnity insurance to be precise. Here's the why and how.
02/07/2014

How to choose an insurance broker: 4 key questions to ask
Here's a handy list of the key things to think about when you choose an insurance broker. Also, why getting the right broker for your business is crucial.
02/07/2014

Understanding underinsurance
Underinsurance can be almost as bad as no insurance. Here's the nuts and bolts, plus how one customer discovered it's just not worth cutting corners.
17/06/2014

How to use Getty Images for free
Finding high-quality, legal images to use on your blog can be difficult. Getty have solved that problem for you. Find out how to make the most of it.
13/03/2014

How can small businesses use social media?
We recently won Ingenious Britain's Small Business of the Month award for our use of social media. Here's how we did it, and how you can achieve results.
11/03/2014

Our favourite small business resources
Need a helping hand? Here's our guide to the best small business and freelancers legal and financial resources.
03/03/2014

What are costs inclusive and costs in addition?
If your professional indemnity insurance is 'costs in addition', it pays legal and other costs in a different way to a 'costs inclusive' policy. Here's how.
13/02/2014

Intellectual property rights: what you need to know
Not all breaches of intellectual property rights are covered by professional indemnity insurance. Here's how to avoid a claim, and protect your own work.
22/01/2014

Self-assessment tax returns for beginners
The deadline for completing your self-assessment tax return online is 31 January. Here's our guide to what it is, and who needs to complete one.
21/01/2014

US contracts and professional indemnity insurance
Not all professional indemnity insurance policies cover US and Canadian contracts. Here's our advice for making sure you don't get caught out.
15/01/2014

What do in the aggregate and any one claim mean?
In the aggregate or any one claim? What difference does it make to your insurance and why are we going on about it? Find the answers here.
05/12/2013

How to use stock images safely
Blogger? Graphic designer? Web designer? Image user? Make sure you get the right licence or risk a hefty fine. Here's how to use stock images safely.
29/11/2013