2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1286+ words) Buying a house or having a baby has turned into a financial nightmare for those who are their own boss Harriett Thompson started her maternity leave at the beginning of 2025, but at the start of this month she still had…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (718+ words) From selling at food markets in Manchester to exporting around the world, Spice Kitchen's co-founder shares the advice and support needed for global growth "It's expanded and moved from a kitchen table idea into a proper business and then a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1503+ words) Tax authorities warn sole traders and landlords to act, as the biggest change to self-assessment in decades looms Spring is "the time of plans and projects, wrote Leo Tolstoy in Anna Karenina. For hundreds of thousands of self-employed people and…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (690+ words) After a lifetime of working for others, Rich Baker threw caution to the wind. The result was a national award for his pizza and a surprising surge in confidence When his kimchi fiorentina pizza won a national award, Rich Baker…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (816+ words) Marielle says being recorded is part of being her friend, but Beth is fed up of being a muse. Who should reel it in? Get a disagreement settled or become a YBTJ juror Sometimes she films me while I'm eating....