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The annual self-assessment deadline is once again taking a heavy emotional and financial toll on Britain’s self-employed workforce, with new research suggesting that tax stress is now making many question whether working for themselves is worth it at all.

Tax returns driving regret as self-employed Brits rethink going solo

New research shows tax stress is pushing self-employed Brits to delay filing, pay fines and even reconsider working for themselves.

New EU customs duties set to hit UK small businesses, warns BCC

5,500 small businesses demand urgent review of business rates in open letter to Reeves

Small business owners warn of a ‘perfect storm’ of pressures heading into 2026

Nearly 900,000 self-employed Brits fear they won’t afford their January tax bill

Entrepreneur Focus…

Fawn and India Rose James, the granddaughters of late property and publishing magnate Paul Raymond, have received £23 million in dividends from the family’s billion-pound Soho property empire following another record year of rental income.

Paul Raymond’s granddaughters receive £23m as Soho Estates profits surge

Fawn and India Rose James, the granddaughters of late property and publishing magnate Paul Raymond, have received £23 million in dividends from the family’s billion-pound Soho property empire following another record year of rental income.

Steven Bartlett, the entrepreneur and Diary of a CEO host, has revealed his business empire has been valued at $425 million (£320 million) following a major eight-figure investment — a deal that cements his position as one of the richest entrepreneurs ever to appear on Dragons’ Den.

Steven Bartlett’s fortune soars as new $425m valuation cements his status among richest Dragons

Entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett’s holding company, Steven.com, has been valued at $425m (£320m) after securing major new backing — making him one of the wealthiest Dragons’ Den investors ever.

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It may have built its reputation on viral dances and resurrecting forgotten pop hits, but TikTok is rapidly establishing itself as a serious force in UK retail.

‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop

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The lack of paid paternity leave for self-employed fathers is leaving families facing what campaigners describe as an “impossible choice” between bonding with a newborn child and maintaining an income, as the government begins a long-awaited review of parental leave and pay.

No paid paternity leave for self-employed fathers leaves families facing an ‘impossible choice’

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