One of the greatest obstacles if you’re a contractor, recruiter or end client that engages with contractors, is dealing with…
Operating through a Personal Service Company (PSC) and working outside IR35 provides contractors with a wealth of benefits. For instance,…
Since the IR35 reforms came into effect in 2021, most contractors will no longer be responsible for their own IR35…
The tools you work with are an essential part of your business and likely one of the biggest investments you’ve…
It’s a situation every tradesperson dreads: your client isn’t happy with the result of your hard work. Mistakes and misunderstandings…
Running a business can be expensive, with the cost of tools, vehicles, employees, tax, insurance and more, all piling up!…
There’s a reason every company you interact with these days is desperate for you to leave your feedback: reviews are…
You may not have heard of the term “scope creep”, but if you’ve been running a business for any length…
Whether you’re a veteran contractor or a newbie, whether you’re in IT or engineering, you’ve almost certainly discovered by now…
At Kingsbridge, all of our contractor insurance policies include Employers’ Liability insurance cover as standard, but this is not the…
Did you know that, by the start of 2014, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills estimated that 99.3% of…
The Contractor Insurance Checklist is our new blog series that will act as your guide to everything contractor insurance. Not…
At Kingsbridge, we regularly get asked what the difference is between public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance. A lot…
The idea of Legal Expenses cover may seem a bit scary, especially if you are just starting out as a…
The number of independent professionals – be they contractors or freelancers – is certainly on the rise in recent years,…
The Insurance Act 2015 came into effect on 12th August 2016, meaning there will be some changes to taking out…
Whether you set yourself up as a Limited Company or as a Sole Trader, looking after your financial records is…
At Kingsbridge, we’ve recently made some changes for the better to give contractors even more comprehensive insurance cover. Previously, our…
It used to be the case that once you’d found the right person for a position then your duty as…
In or out? Remain or leave? The question is a simple one, but rarely has there been such fevered debate…
At Kingsbridge, we often get asked certain questions time and time again. We don’t mind of course – that’s why…
When someone gets injured in the workplace or has their property damaged, they naturally want to know who’s to blame.…
As a contractor, you’ll find that clients and agencies will often insist that you hold adequate insurance before you undertake…
The world of contractor insurance can sometimes be a little confusing to navigate. Everywhere you look there are people telling…
We get a lot of questions here at Kingsbridge HQ about the pros and cons that come with running your…
Contractor insurance comes with a lot of related jargon and we understand that it’s easy to become bogged down in…
Our friends at Lexoo have put together a great piece on non-compete clauses and how best to deal with them.…
Trust is a remarkable thing, especially in the world of contracting. If a client trusts you and the quality of…
Much ink has been spilled, including by us here at Kingsbridge HQ, about the all new single-party Tory government that…
It’s no secret that the petroleum industry is exposed to certain, very specific risks. If you’re a freelancer in the…
You’ve established yourself as a freelance contractor; you’ve networked, you’ve set up your home office, and you’ve completed your first…
What do you read? Fiction, history, biographies? I doubt many of us would have “Business Guides” or “Self Improvement” titles…
We know that marketing for contractors can be tough if you’re trying to pull together interest on your own. This…
Your monthly round-up of August’s top contractor news. Small and Medium enterprise interest in freelancers is growing. The appeal of…
You probably know the feeling. You have a meeting with a client; learn their work goals, complete the work and…
As a contractor you probably want to jump at every work opportunity that comes your way, though realistically you should probably…
Working as a self-employed contractor may give you freedom to be your own boss, but it also means that you…
The Chancellor finally brought the speculation around the government’s proposed Controlling Persons legislation to a close when he delivered his…
