It is all too easy to get a little complacent when you are self-employed and forget that it is vital to keep up to date with advances in your industry whether it be technology or the legal side of business.

Many companies offer courses to business owners or self employed people to allow them to get themselves up to scratch with these advances and will guide them through recent changes and up and coming changes that may affect them in their role.

You may even consider taking a course that is not within your business industry such as accounting to allow you to have a better overview of your finances and how to work out tax etc. This will not only give you more confidence to check how the business is performing but also may save you accountancy fees when it comes to year end.