Useful Resources for Starting your Business from Home

Below are some online resources that may be useful if you are looking at setting up and running a business from home.

Mobile Business Banking Apps

Monzo

Starling

Anna

These offer additional services such as integration with invoicing and accounting software.

Online Marketplaces for Freelance Services

Fiverr

People per hour

Freelancer

Here you will find remote freelance workers who will help with digital tasks ranging from logo design to market research. 100s of categories covered.

You can also sell your own services on these platforms.

Ecommerce Selling Platforms

Shopify

Etsy

Amazon

eBay

These provide solutions allowing you to set up your own online shop within their established infrastructures. Some will do full order-fulfilment meaning that you don’t have to deal with storage, postage and other elements.

Affiliate Marketing Opportunities

Tradedoubler

Earn commission as a 3^rd party seller of products and services. Many sectors covered and 1,000s of advertisers. Affiliate links provided for placement on your website.

Website Builders

Squarespace

Wix

WordPress

These are out-of-the-box websites with great design options and additional features such as built-in SEO, as well as other add-ons.

Email Marketing Software

Mail chimp

Constant Contact

Hubspot

Call-Answering Services / Livechat Management

Moneypenny

A range of personalised services including call-answering, message-taking, forwarding and live chat management.

Courses / Self-directed Skills-building Resources

Udemy

CreativeLive

Coursera

100s of courses ranging from Excel basics to digital photography to degree modules from Ivy League schools.

People that may be useful to follow on social media in terms of the content they put out

Gary Vaynerchuk

Tim Ferriss writer of ‘Four Hour Work Week’ (that lists many more useful resources)

Mark Cuban

Russell Simmons

Reid Hoffman

Tej Lalvani

Nathan Chan of Foundr

Several other similar accounts will be recommended to you by the respective algorithms.

Best of luck and, when you need help searching for your corporate headquarters campus in a few years’ time, you know where we are!