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UK Small Business Guides
Practical UK pricing, VAT and invoicing guides for freelancers, sole traders and small businesses. Every guide pairs a plain-English explanation with a working calculator or template.
VAT guides
Pricing guides
How to Calculate Profit Margin →
Margin, markup and gross profit formulas.
Markup vs Margin, Explained →
Two numbers, one common mistake.
How to Price Freelance Work →
The full UK freelance pricing method.
Hourly Rate vs Day Rate (UK) →
Which pricing model to pick, and when.
How to Raise Your Freelance Rates →
Move up from where you are today.
How to Calculate Business Pricing (UK) →
End-to-end small-business pricing method.
Invoice guides
Related tools
UK VAT Calculator →
Add or remove 20%, 5% or 0% VAT instantly.
Profit Margin Calculator →
Work out margin, markup and selling price.
Break-even Calculator →
Find the sales volume that covers fixed costs.
Freelance Rate Calculator →
Back-solve a sustainable day and hour rate.
Free UK Invoice Generator →
Build a UK-ready invoice, live totals, PDF export.
Real-world examples
Prefer worked examples with real numbers? See all use cases →