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Here's where we lift the lid on insurance and explain it all simply.

There's essential help with how best to protect your business or not-for-profit. Plus, useful advice on running your organisation and life as a freelancer.

How to dismiss an employee fairly
As with most things, there's a right and a wrong way to fire people. Here's how to dismiss an employee fairly, and why getting it wrong can cost you dear.
10/01/2013

How to confuse your customers
Like buying insurance, my new TV has seen me flummoxed, bamboozled and stuck more times than a footballer in a maths exam. Do your clients feel the same?
10/12/2012

Employers’ liability insurance and Christmas workers
You have a duty to protect temporary staff in the same way as permanent employees. Don't, and you could find seasonal goodwill in short supply.
15/11/2012

Are you safe from Getty Images? (Part three)
The dos and don'ts of dealing with a Getty Images licensing claim.
18/09/2012

Are you safe from Getty Images? (Part two)
This is what happens when Getty come knocking. There’s nothing like a real-life tale of woe to help focus the mind.
18/09/2012

Are you safe from Getty Images? (Part one)
If you’ve designed a website using Getty's images, and they haven’t been paid for, you could be in expensive trouble. So, are you safe from Getty Images?
18/09/2012

Cyber insurance explained
You know you want to protect your business from cybercrime,and you've heard people mention cyber insurance, but what does it all mean? Read our handy guide.
13/07/2012

Office insurance explained
Office insurance protects the things you use to run your business the same way a home contents policy covers your personal stuff. Here's why you need it.
09/07/2012

Professional indemnity insurance explained
It’s a good idea to know what you’re getting before you part with your hard-earned cash. Here's professional indemnity insurance explained in a nutshell.
27/06/2012

Is the HMRC business entity test just scaremongering?
Is the HMRC business entity test a means to convince contractors their work is subject to IR35 and bag more revenue for the Treasury?
31/05/2012

Business continuity: are you prepared?
Business continuity means making sure your business can continue trading even in adverse circumstances. So why do so many SMEs have no plan B?
15/05/2012

Business storage and effective archiving
According to crime figures from the Guardian, burglaries are already up 14% on 2011 so security is a key concern and investing in a good quality alarm system is a sensible idea.
01/05/2012