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If you are one of the people to lose your job and are looking for employment you'll know that unemployment is rising too. If you're thinking of working for yourself in any way: freelance, sole trader or running a small business you'll find information at Business111

Businesses cut jobs by 1.8% on average in November according to the Bank of England and it’s expected that there will be a further fall of 0.7% in the next year. Unemployment is already at 5% according to the latest ONS figures.
When firms cut jobs and unemployment is growing people looking for work and finding that hard, often decide to take the big step into self-employment, setting up as a sole traders, working freelance or perhaps starting up a small business. The bills still have to be paid. People may not start out those ventures with the ambition to grow but that could become a possibility in future.
For many though the question is ‘where do I find the information to help me get started’. We’ve set up www.business111.com for precisely that reason. People constantly tell me that they know the information is out there somewhere but they don’t know where or how to find it. Business111 is the tool to help you navigate to the sources of information you need. We’re not adding to the over-information. We know it’s already available. We want to help you find the right information for you at the right stage of your business.

We’re at the start too and want to build from here. Register with us. It’s free. Then tell us what’s working and what isn’t, what you need that isn’t there, and add reliable sources you’ve found that have helped you. Share your experiences and reliable sources of help in our forum too. Let’s aggregate, curate and share to help each other and others thrive.

Small Business Saturday is the first Saturday every December. Look out for the signs in shop windows. The idea is to get shoppers to do their shopping from small businesses especially at this point in the year when Christmas is approaching. Are you taking aprt this year and if so what difference does the campaign make to the volume of sales in your business? How could we encourage more small business shopping all year round to help keep our high streets and small businesses alive?

There are plans to make e-invoicing the way to do business from 2029. There's lots of time to get ready but many firms are using e-invoicing already. If your customers require you to use their e-invoicing platforms what's your experience? Please share.

As a small business what are the digital tools that you use most in your business and do you have a feel for how much time they save on admin? If you do have that extra time how does that help you to work on your business? Would liove to hear from you.