Keeping financial records is a vital part of running your own business, but with so many accounts software packages available at all sorts of prices, how do you know where to start? I have used 2 free programs to date: TurboCASH and QuickBooks Simple Start. For the benefit of anyone else who is currently [...]

The Irish government spends lots of money trying to support people who want to start their own business. For example, there are enterprise boards that run subsidised courses, organise networking events and offer financial and mentoring assistance etc. Even before I started freelancing, I was used to seeing adverts for “start your own business” talks [...]