Writing a Business Plan and Contract

[TheFaQQer]

For my last two permie jobs before contracting, the contract was a letter that the company wrote to me, outlining the terms, salary, notice etc. There was no thing more formal - so just write a letter to yourself.

Having a contract may help in a couple of areas - you could include there your right to work from home, and that the company will pay you for use of your home (or as rent of a room). I was reading something recently which also said that you could include mobile phones for members of your family as part of your remuneration package - company pays for them.

Not sure that I'd do it, but I know people who would!

[ratewhore]

Hi All,

I am setting up my own Ltd for my consultancy work.

I want to do it properly and am gonna put together a business plan and a contract of employment between my Ltd and myself.

Can anyone suggest a good resource for finding a guide to writing a good business plan with sample plans to download (preferably free).

Likewise, any suggestions for writing/downloading sample contracts.

I know that the PCG has sample contracts but these seem to be more geared towards client/agency relationship - not Ltd to employee relationship.

I have been round the houses with google but most of the supposedly free guides want you to part with cash at some point.

Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Alan

Your local business link will probably be able to help you out here. Go to http://www.businesslink.gov.uk initially.

HTH

[Jammy B*st*rd]

The Microsoft template site -

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...plan&av=TPL000

[oraclesmith]

If you write yourself an employment contract you'll probably have to pay yourself minimum wage.

[PAG]

if yuo sack yourself then who is responsible to run the comapny ??

[mictech]

I sacked myself, so I could claim dole once when the market was dead. Had to write a letter to my accountant to state the company was releasing my service to further notice. Lasted about 5 days before my next gig, would have cost more in accountants fees that I would have getting in claims and the extra complications on the tax returns.

Won't do it again.

[NewBoy]

The banks do some templates...although I didn't really like them...

I did my own about a year ago...if you PM me I'll be happy to send you mine for you to have a look at...

[Langkawi]

Hi All,

I am setting up my own Ltd for my consultancy work.

I want to do it properly and am gonna put together a business plan and a contract of employment between my Ltd and myself.

Can anyone suggest a good resource for finding a guide to writing a good business plan with sample plans to download (preferably free).

Likewise, any suggestions for writing/downloading sample contracts.

I know that the PCG has sample contracts but these seem to be more geared towards client/agency relationship - not Ltd to employee relationship.

I have been round the houses with google but most of the supposedly free guides want you to part with cash at some point.

Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Alan