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		<title>How to successfully project manage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many contractors are brought in to either organise or manage a team, or to be part of a team working towards achieving a goal within a defined budget and timeframe.
Whether you are running things or are collaborating as a team member it is vital that the project is managed well.
Project management is down to great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fifth IR35 meeting cancelled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fifth IR35 meeting prior to the launch of the new system in April 2012 was planned for January 18th. However, due to the large workload involved the meeting was put off.
An HMRC spokesperson told Shout99 that:
&#8220;The IR35 Forum meeting was not cancelled, but postponed until February 21, 2012. This was because, following working groups [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What precautions should be taken when starting out as a Contractor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first year as a contractor is crucial in terms of ones confidence levels, financial situation as well as getting established in the market.
There are a number of things that are critical to ensuring ones survival over the first year that should be considered and planned for:
1. Consider the reasons for starting the business, is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churchill-knight.co.uk/blog/churchill-knight-news/what-precautions-should-be-taken-when-starting-out-as-a-contractor.html</link>
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		<title>How successful has IR35 been for HMRC?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new freedom of information response from HMRC has shown the true scale of IR35 successes since it’s inception.
The legislation, which aims to capture “disguised employment”, has now been around for the past 11 years.
IR35 was put in place in order to deter individuals and companies from trying to avoid tax and National Insurance through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Link’s new Growth and Improvement Service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The demise of the local Business Link service and what this means for contractors and small business’ was mentioned on our blog last month.
This month Business Link have opened up a new microsite (http://www.improve.businesslink.gov.uk/), which aims to support businesses in growing from the start-up phase to being an established medium sized business.
Here is a short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churchill-knight.co.uk/blog/churchill-knight-news/business-link%e2%80%99s-new-growth-and-improvement-service.html</link>
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		<title>Number of UK Contractors up by 12%</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent research by Kingston University and PCG for National Freelancers Day shows that the number of freelancers in the UK now totals 1.56 million, which is 5% of the total UK workforce. The University’s initial study in 2008 found that there were 1.4 million contractors in the UK, so over the 3-year period there has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churchill-knight.co.uk/blog/churchill-knight-news/number-of-uk-contractors-up-by-12.html</link>
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		<title>How Should a Contractor Set Their Fees?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Setting fees is a complex balancing act, which if done well can help ensure a steady flow of contracts.
But how should you set fees? Should it be based on an hourly fee, a daily fee or even on a bespoke quote on each project based on the specific requirements?
Generally speaking for IT contractors, the more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churchill-knight.co.uk/blog/churchill-knight-news/how-should-a-contractor-set-their-fees.html</link>
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		<title>Specialise to Win New Clients In Tough Economic Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The news is currently awash with doom and gloom stories of the economic situation unfolding in Europe, as there will undoubtedly be consequences for the already struggling UK economy.
In fact, Contractor UK is reporting a 27% drop in contract roles in the financial services sector in the UK.
When feeling under pressure from the economic climate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churchill-knight.co.uk/blog/churchill-knight-news/specialise-to-win-new-clients-in-tough-economic-times.html</link>
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		<title>The Importance Of Having A Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When working as a consultant it can be relatively easy to slip into a false sense of security due to the relative simplicity of the business.
Contractors can often move seamlessly from job to job for a while and as long as the money coming in is enough to get by on then planning and business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.churchill-knight.co.uk/blog/churchill-knight-news/the-importance-of-having-a-plan.html</link>
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		<title>H M Revenue &amp; Customs bank an estimated £150million in late tax return fines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1.5million people have been hit with fines for filing their tax returns late-raking in an estimated £150million by HMRC.
Figures were revealed following a Freedom of Information request lodged by Jason Collins, a tax partner at McGrigors law firm. The figures showed that more than one in four of the 6.9million people who filed a self-assessment [...]]]></description>
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