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Salary vs Dividends: The Optimal Split for Company Directors
If you run a limited company, how you pay yourself matters. Here is the most tax-efficient salary and dividend split for 2026/27.
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Salary vs Dividends: The Optimal Split for Company Directors
If you run a limited company, how you pay yourself matters. Here is the most tax-efficient salary and dividend split for 2026/27.
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Salary Sacrifice Explained: How to Pay Less Tax Legally
Salary sacrifice lets you pay less tax and National Insurance. Here is how it works, what you can sacrifice for, and whether it is worth it.
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How to Negotiate a Higher Salary (Without Feeling Awkward)
A practical guide to salary negotiation in the UK. When to ask, how to prepare, the exact conversation framework, and mistakes to avoid.
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Limited Company vs Sole Trader: Which Is Right for You?
The decision between limited company and sole trader affects your tax, liability, and how much money you keep. Here is how to choose.
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Business Expenses: What You Can and Cannot Claim
Knowing what you can claim as a business expense saves you real money. Here are the rules, the grey areas, and the things HMRC will challenge.
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Why Belfast Businesses Are Turning To Business Coaching For Growth
Belfast's business landscape has transformed dramatically over the past decade. From fintech startups in the Titanic Quarter to creative agencies in the
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Save The Date: How To Start A Business
Before I started my own business, the largest salary I ever earned was £20,000. I was not a high earner. And this could have been the path I followed for the
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Overemployed
Recently I’ve become fascinated with a trend called overemployed. Now that might be a new term for you, but I promise it had me trawling the internet for
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Money Rules For Graduates
In this article I’m sharing the 6 money rules for graduates, I wish someone sat me down and told me. I might not have listened, but knowing the possibilities
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How To Support Your Friend's Business
So here are 5 easy and almost free ways you can support your friend's business.
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Serviced Accommodation
Recently I had the pleasure of chatting with Dave Cordner of Central Belfast Apartments and author of Short Term Rental Revolution. Dave knows more about
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Want To Grow Your Business? Build Your Email List
Creating and building an email list of your customers, prospects and others interested in your business is often overlooked. But it can provide some of the
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Listen To Me On The Strive To FI Podcast
Recently I was invited onto the Strive to FI podcast and I jumped at the chance. Joseph the podcast host was one of the very first people to welcome me into
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What Is A Side Hustle? (Plus 94 Ideas To Make Extra Money)
A common misconception about side hustles is that they need to be a huge business when, in fact, the opposite is true. A side hustle, for example, could be as
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What Is Benefit In Kind?
Benefit in kind or BIK as it's also known, refers to any benefits that an employee or director receives from their company, in addition to their salary or
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What Is a Good Salary in the UK? 2026 Breakdown by Age and Region
Find out what counts as a good salary in the UK. Average earnings by age, region, and industry, plus how your pay compares.
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How To Start A Business
Starting a business is one of the most rewarding ventures anyone can undertake. I firmly believe that anyone has the ability to start a business and use it to
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5 Brilliant Ways To Make Money Online Starting With Nothing
We live in a digital world and I fully believe that because of this, there has never been an easier time to make money online, even when starting with little
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Side Hustles For Doctors
In my series of starting your own business articles, side hustles for doctors was one of the most requested by readers and friends. Because of that, here it is!
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New Spanish Digital Nomad Visa
When the pandemic came, we moved our business to being wholly remote in a matter of hours. All the systems and processes for remote working had been put in
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6 Steps To Starting A Profitable Side Hustle
Running a business may sound daunting, but starting a profitable side hustle often proves to feel out of reach for many. But it shouldn't and we'll show you why
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Reinventing Yourself
Reinventing yourself is one of the hardest decisions any person can make in their life. It affects your entire life! Here's how to navigate reinvention.
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How Much Is a Peter Rabbit 50p Worth? Full Value Guide
Find out how much your Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit 50p coin is worth. Covers all years, mintage figures, and current selling prices.
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What Job Will Make Me a Millionaire? The Highest Paying Careers in the UK
The jobs most likely to make you a millionaire in the UK. Salaries, career paths, and what it actually takes to build serious wealth from employment.
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The Similarities Between Health And Wealth
Health and wealth are intrinsically linked throughout life and it’s no surprise that many who are focused on becoming financially independent, also choose to
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9 Great Side Hustles For Graphic Designers
Want to earn a few extra pounds but not get fired? Here's 9 great side hustles for graphic designers you can start today for little to no cost.
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Stop Glamourising The 80 Hour Workweek
I have been described as a workaholic over the years. Regularly completing 80 hour workweeks, I'd post pictures of myself in the office at 11pm. I remember
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7 Reasons Why You Should Start A Business In A Recession
Starting a business anytime is daunting. Is it better or worse to start a business in a recession. Here's 7 reasons why we say go for it!
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94 Amazing Side Hustle Ideas In The UK
Looking to increase your income or start your business? Check out our 94 amazing side hustle ideas, we hope will inspire you to take action.
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Is A Four
Is a four-day working week better? In my run up to early retirement, I have moved to shorter working hours, but am I being more productive?
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How To Build A Brand
In this article we focus on how to build a brand and why this is important for anyone looking to start a business on their journey to financial independence.