Author: Dann Sullivan

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When it comes to getting your first job, the results that you gained while going through school are essential and as such the school that you go to is really important. But, yet, nobody really talks about the systems in place behind school selection for students in the UK.

There are more than a few things to consider when it comes to picking a primary, secondary school or even a university, certainly much more than proximity, which might have been how it was when you were younger. I know that when I went to school, most primary schools used to mainly feed children into the nearest secondary school — but you don’t have to follow that pattern. In fact, it is always best to look around and consider the options as most secondary, high or comprehensive schools have specialities, and most primary schools are academies that follow their own takes on the curriculum.

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The way that people work has changed drastically over the last few years, beside the obvious changes to where we work, there’ve been massive changes to how we work – with most people suddenly finding that they have a lot more time to themselves thanks to saving on the commute, or new productivity tools saving them admin and meeting times.

As such you might be thinking about starting up your own work from home business, side-project, or simply turning your hobby into something you can make a bit of money from. Whatever you call this, there’s a fair few things you need to know before you start the foray into getting going as a new business, and a lot of this changes depending on where you’re based. I’ve had some experience working as a sole trader in the UK, and so I’ve pulled together three hints and tips for getting started. One of the major things you should consider is to hire professional writing services like businessplanwritersuk.co.uk if you need to pitch your business plan to potential investors. Hopefully they’ll help you out too.

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