Who is this workshop for?
People that have decided to become self-employed, a company or are just thinking about it. It’s for those that have never done this before or for someone new to working in the UK.
What will we cover?
- Progress – How far have you got so far?
- Hopes & fears
- How to register as self-employed or as a company
- What records do you need to keep?
- How does this affect benefits if you are on these?
- Understanding taxation – self-employed v company
- Making tax digital
- Taking money from customers, invoicing, POS, tills, money
- Creating an invoice
Who is running this workshop?
Emma Torrance co-ran THiNK , a meeting room hire & event space, gallery & café in the centre of Nottingham for 5 years. She’s an independent SFEDI qualified Business Adviser with over 10 years’ experience providing business advice to freelancers, small businesses, social enterprises and business support organisations including The Big House & Nottingham Trent University. She co-runs a women’s business network called Blue Stockings & previously managed and ran organisations for over 20 years. — For more info on her please see her LinkedIn profile.
Emma helps with running & understanding complexities of running a business including business planning & finances.
She has an MBA and a Business Advice qualification and has been involved in supporting and mentoring other businesses for two decades, so understands both the theory and the practical realities of running your own business. She provides one-to-one coaching, mentoring and workshops to freelancers, small private businesses and social enterprises across a range of sectors.
/“It was beneficial to me as it clearly laid out the steps and considerations required to set up a business. I was really apprehensive about whether self employment was for me prior to the workshop but it really helped boost my confidence so I'm planning to give it a bash in the new year.”Workshop Attendee
/“We had time for specific questions. The information was relevant and clearly conveyed, with lots of things I didn't know previously and lots of good tips.”Workshop Attendee