Posted by Guy Clapperton on 27th September 2007.
It had to happen sometime, and as a jobbing freelance I’m lucky it hasn’t happened before - but it looks as though I’m going to be involved in pursuing someone for an unpaid invoice.
This isn’t going to be pretty. It’s not a huge amount - 400 gold pieces plus VAT - but it’s worth having [...]
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Posted by Guy Clapperton on 30th August 2007.
I’ve been writing an article on small business for one of the men’s glossies (OK, journalist writing article, it’s not exactly a surprise I realise). The thrust is to ask people what they wish they’d known when they first started up - hindsight’s a swine but it could help readers thinking of starting up themselves.
The [...]
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Posted by Guy Clapperton on 22nd August 2007.
There are times when I think Dickens had a point. You know, when he said The Law Is A Ass. It sort of makes sense if you’re in business, particularly when you’re looking into contracts.
A contact of mine is in the building trade but only indirectly; it’s actually a family member and he does a [...]
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