Founded and directed by Sue Cartwright AInstAM, Sole Trader Services provides planning, accounting and marketing solutions dedicated to Sole Traders - your business in your hands. If you would like to find out how I can help you, please send an email to sue@soletraderservices.co.uk to arrange time for us to have a chat. Thank you!

2. Sue Cartwright AInstAM
My passion is to share what I have learned to help small
business owners develop knowledge, skills and best
practice in running a profitable business
Sole Trader for over 30 years
Member of the Institute of Administrative Management
SFEDI Business Advisor, Prince's Trust Mentor [2006-2009]
West Midlands Business Consulting Professional Award Winner [2010]

3. Sole Trader Services
Vision ~ Mission ~ Values
To become the go-to resource for self employed business
owners, to help you manage your business more
effectively (and profitably)
To put your business in your hands
To manage my business and build relationships with
Integrity ~ Helpfulness ~ Commitment ~ Friendship

4. Sole Trader Issue #1
Business Accounting
HMRC received £87m for late filing of Self Assessment
returns from Sole Traders [2015-16]
This equates to 87,000 missed deadlines
Possible reasons:
No monthly accounting system in place
Fear of filing returns online incorrectly
High cost of hiring professional services

5. Sole Trader Issue #2
Business Forecasting
RSA survey reveals the vision required to grow a small
venture may not be present [2015]
Difficult to secure funding or plan for the future
Possible reasons:
No monthly cash flow forecast in place
No business plan completed or used in practice
High expectations from lenders

6. Sole Trader Issue #3
Business Administration
No matter what industry you are in, it's most important
to be organised and efficient to succeed
Difficult to keep on top of paperwork
Possible reasons:
No effective Home Office in place
No coordinated office systems in place
High risk of late penalties and payments (in and out)

7. Sole Trader Issue #4
Business Marketing
4.6 million registered Sole Traders in 2015
62% of all private businesses in the UK
Difficult to secure brand presence on low budget
Possible reasons:
No marketing plan in place
No social media sites or strategy in place
High cost of hiring consultancy services

8. Sole Trader Issue #5
Business Website
74% of visitors return to mobile friendly websites
61% likely to leave if it isn’t [Google]
Difficult to replicate corporate websites
Possible reasons:
No mobile-friendly website in place
No skills in website maintenance or content marketing
High cost of website development and copywriting

9. Sole Trader Services
How can I help?
Find out about you and your business
Identify where you are and where you want to go
Drill down to priorities you need help with now
Focus on one improvement at a time
A high value, low cost strategy
to put your business in your hands

10. Sole Trader Services
What’s on offer?
A series of free guides and resources
A range of products and services
for
Business Accounting
Business Forecasting
Business Administration
Business Marketing
Business Websites

11. Sole Trader Services
What’s the first step?
Contact me to arrange a time for a chat
to find out how I can help
Email ~ sue@soletraderservices.co.uk
Mobile ~ 077 388 11051
I look forward to hearing from you!

12. Sole Trader Services
I look forward to working with you!
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