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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.

What insurance do IT contractors need?
You may be careful, but things can go wrong. IT contractors insurance requirements include professional indemnity, public liability and employers' liability
01/02/2019

Professional indemnity cover: 5 reasons you don’t need it
You might think you need professional indemnity cover, but we're going to give you five solid reasons why you don't. And we're serious. Really.
24/01/2019

Putting your insurance on hold as an IT contractor
IT contractors taking a break from work, don't cancel your professional indemnity insurance. Stay protected. Put it on hold instead. Here's why:
21/01/2019

Is employee illness damaging the health of your business?
Can small business health insurance and wellbeing plans help both you and your staff? Yep. Say hello to productivity and goodbye to presenteeism.
17/01/2019

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Impact of long working hours on IT professionals and ways to cope with stress
IT professionals work extremely long hours. How is this affecting their health and daily lives? And how can they manage stress?
11/01/2019

IT Contractor Q&A: Tom Pettigrew
Tom Pettigrew discusses life as an IT Contractor. Running your own IT business has its rewards and challenges as a profession and in work-life balance.
09/01/2019

Easy small business health insurance is here
Small business health insurance and wellbeing plans are expensive and complicated, aren't they? Nope. Here's health insurance and more the easy way.
07/01/2019

Are small charities sleepwalking into a governance and risk management crisis?
Could hard-pressed small charities be sleepwalking into a risk management and governance crisis? Read what our UK-wide survey revealed.
20/11/2018

Copyright architectural drawings : how architects can protect intellectual property
Architects must share their drawings when pitching, but how can they protect their intellectual property? Are architectural drawings protected by copyright?
19/10/2018

Out of the mouths of architects
Wish you could pick other architects’ brains before setting up your business? Well, no need because we’ve done it for you. Take a look at these top tips...
11/10/2018

What to include in an architect’s business plan – advice from one architect to another
What do experienced architects wish they'd known before they set up on their own? Advice for architects on writing a business plan.
11/10/2018

Architect Q&A: How to start an architecture firm
We spoke to Simon Laird of Simon Laird Associates about how he came to start his own architecture firm, what he learned, and what advice he'd give a newbie.
09/10/2018