Budgets, Recession and...Caterpillars!

Today celebrates the 40th anniversary of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle. This book is fantastic and one of my favourites as a child. It influenced me immensely which is why I currently eat around 6 meals each day hoping that one day I'll transform into a beautiful butterfly!

Another event impacting my life was today's 2013 UK Budget. I took some time out from my usual activities to watch the budget to find out what changes I could expect as a self-employed individual.

Amidst the abundance of over-educated waffle I managed to extract the following information:

• Financial deficit is falling and has been cut by 1/3 since 2009/2010 
• The amount of borrowing is FALLING
• 0.6% growth - Britain is predicted to avoid a Triple Dip Recession
• Personal Tax Allowance has been raised to £10,000!! (not effective until 2014)
• Employers' National Insurance cut by £2,000 which means that the majority of small businesses will pay no employers' NI
• 29.73 million people are currently employed which is 590,000 more than the previous year

Overall, these points present to me a sense of celebration and jubilation. Yes, I understand that change doesn't happen overnight and that things take time to produce significant results. It's a shame that some of these changes will not come into play in the forthcoming financial year but in the one following but at least progress is being made.

Keeping your costs down, down, down

To me it seems apparent that as a nation we are slowly but surely re-paying our debts and re-building our credibility.

In line with the budget I want to help keep your costs down and your profits up which is why I tailor my services to each individual client, project and specification.

I want to help work to YOUR budget which is why with each work request that I receive I ask all clients for their project or hourly budget. 


This helps to keep my costs within your budget to help you achieve the results that you need at an affordable cost to suit you!

In addition to this my Virtual Assistant Service saves you money every time you purchase one of my services.

How?

1. You pay no employer's insurance
2. I use my resources - not yours!
3. My costs are low
4. I'm introducing a referral scheme in April 2014

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Article Written by Kayleigh Brindley