Notes from running a one-person company.

Most sole traders do not follow up quotes because it feels pushy. The customer reads silence differently. A follow-up is a courtesy, and it wins the job.

The flat mileage rate rose from 45p to 55p in April 2026, the first increase since 2011. What it covers, who should use it and the switching rule to know.

A self-employed gardener's income drops by around a third in winter. How to price the busy months, book winter work now and set aside enough to cover the gap.

For a solo freelancer with no employees, going limited rarely pays at £38k profit. The real 2026/27 picture after the dividend tax rise, and what to do now.

Most sole traders are owed money right now and do not know it. Revenue leakage is the quiet cost of running a business without a system to catch what slips.

Making Tax Digital means quarterly digital tax updates instead of one annual return. Here is what sole traders actually need to know and when it starts.

Most sole traders spend 2-5 hours a week on admin. The problem is not the hours: it is that the admin is scattered, manual, and spills into the evenings.

Most software for sole traders is built for companies with teams. 1pc is built for the person who does everything alone, so nothing rests on memory alone.