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Carl Reader

London
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Covers:  Small business, finance, entrepreneurship, starting a business, business skills, entrepreneurial thinking, franchising
📚 WH Smith best selling author 🎤 International keynote speaker 👨‍💼 Own some businesses, do some charity work, serve on boards 🏡

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Haven't done your tax return yet? What to do and how to pay big bills

Haven't done your tax return yet? What to do and how to pay big bills

Carl Reader is founder of the #BeYourOwnBoss movement and chairman of business advisory firm d&t, which has o…

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Carl Reader on how to start a business post-Brexit: Dos and Don'ts of starting up

Carl Reader on how to start a business post-Brexit: Dos and Don'ts of starting up

With a record 80 companies being formed per hour, thousands across the UK are waking up to the opportunity of…

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See how much money you'll be getting when you retire

See how much money you'll be getting when you retire

(Photo: Chris Lensicle at Wikimedia Commons.) The government is making significant changes to the tax system …

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Transitioning from employee to owner - Kitchens and Bathrooms News

Transitioning from employee to owner - Kitchens and Bathrooms News

Author of The Start-up Coach and Franchising Handbook Carl Reader advises how to make the leap to business ow…

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The profits and returns you can expect from franchising | Startups.co.uk

The profits and returns you can expect from franchising | Startups.co.uk

Carl Reader is an authority on franchising. Head of franchising and director at Dennis & Turnbull Accounting …

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Follow these tips if you're filing your tax return last minute

Follow these tips if you're filing your tax return last minute

All tax owed will need to be paid by the end of the month The deadline for filing self-assessment tax returns…

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Thoughts from Carl. Sharing my thoughts.

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By Carl Reader
What you will get from this post: Some insight into why I am doing this My thoughts on the current state of publishing and social media An opportunity to contribute by contacting me, to help steer this project If you’re reading this, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You are one of the ‘founding subscribers’ to this Substack (and if not, why not? Subscribe here) and knowing you are here has pulled on my heartstrings and my mind; knowing that I’ve not posted for over a year.
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Keeping your focus in changing times | Sage Member Masterclass UK

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By Carl Reader
| sage.com
As someone who has owned and operated various businesses in the last twenty years, I know that change can be a constant thorn in any business owners side. It’s something I’ve had to battle against, willingly and unwillingly, and it seems to just keep cropping up! In this article, I’d like to share some of the things I’ve learned along the way when it comes to change, and how to keep focus on the important things.
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8 Ways to support your clients during uncertain times |… | Ignition

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By Carl Reader
| ignitionapp.com
Having been in practice for 25 years, I’ve seen the good times and the bad – changes to legislation, business-friendly (and unfriendly) budgets, the Dotcom boom and the financial crash. While external events happen all the time, I think it’s safe to say the uncertainty at the moment – politically, economically, and socially – hasn’t been matched in that time and is resulting in a scary time for many business owners.
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What's your favorite social network?

Instagram. No question.

Why did you become a journalist?

It has been an evolution of what I do. My aim is to help people start their own business and be their own boss - it's another way!

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No I didn't, but as a youngster I used to write for football fanzines (not many people know that)!