01
The LedgerWhat we actually spent
An honest account of what year one (or a launch, a hire, a rebrand) really cost — numbers, mistakes and all.
Contributors
Write for the people who run things.
BusyBusiness is written by people who actually run UK businesses — not by commentators guessing at it. If you have a story with real numbers, real mistakes and a real lesson, we want it.
02
The FixOne problem, how we solved it
A single business problem — cash flow, a bad contract, a flat channel — and exactly what you did about it.
03
The Rule That Bit UsA lesson from HMRC or Companies House
The regulation, filing or deadline that caught you out, what it cost, and how other owners can avoid it.
The rules.
Four things keep this honest. They are not negotiable — they are the point of the whole exercise.
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You run a real UK business — named, linked, verifiable. Operators only, not commentators.
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First person, specific and honest. Real numbers beat polished prose. If it didn’t work, say so.
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No pay-to-publish — now or ever. Your reward is reach and one clean link to your company, not ours.
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We edit everything before it goes out. You always see the final piece before it publishes.
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No commercial link-stuffing. One business link in your bio; anything in the body is editorial judgement.
Pitch us.
Three sentences is plenty. Tell us the story, the lesson and what you can actually show — we take it from there. Already contribute? Meet the contributors.