All articles by Charles Brecque

3 essential contracts for recruiters

Contracts to grow your recruitment agency

Mail merge alternatives for contracts

The best way to send contracts in masse

Freelance Writers: How to Grow your Business Quickly

The steps you need to follow to find and win clients

What is a queryable contract?

Unlock your contract data

An introduction to EIS for startups

A beginners guide to EIS

What is a pdf?

Everything you need to know about pdfs and the alternatives which exist

EMI end of year returns

How to file an EMI annual return with HMRC

An introduction to online and distance selling

How to sell online legally

The definitive automation guide for startups

The business processes you should automate to gain a head start

7 Traits of a High Performing Team

Good Characteristics of a High Performing Team

How to hire a casual worker

How to find and hire casual workers for your business

What is the right SIC code for management consultancy activities?

Find the right SIC code for your new management consultancy business

How to register as self-employed in the UK

When and how to register

How to register as an employer in the UK

The steps you need to follow to employ someone in the UK

An introduction to SIC codes for hairdressers

How to choose the right SIC for your hairdressing company

What's the appropriate SIC code for your property business?

The 5 SIC codes you need to know about

R&D tax relief explained

What R&D tax credits are and how to claim them

How to create a client onboarding template for your new business

The key ingredients of a successful onboarding template

How to choose a SIC code for your software development agency

A guide to navigate technology SIC codes

How to choose the right SIC code for your new recruitment agency business

Which SIC code applies to your new recruitment agency?

Limited company shares explained

What are the different types of shares and how to issue them

What are SIC codes?

Everything you need to know about SIC codes

Meet the inspiring women of the Legislate podcast

A post to celebrate international women's day

How to find clients for your freelance business

Practical tips to help freelancers launch their business

An introduction to email marketing for startups

A practical playbook for founders

How to find clients for your recruitment agency

An effective template for new recruiters

The best way to create a staff handbook

Don't download a free template online

The definitive guide to advance assurance for startups

An introduction to venture capital schemes and how to apply for advance assurance

How to generate new employee onboarding documents in minutes

Streamline your hiring process with contract management software

Who can sign legal documents?

How to sign contracts with confidence

When do you need an NDA?

Demystifying NDAs

How to find an investor for your startup

How to find and win over investors

What are the principles of contract management?

What they are and how to implement them

How to start a newsletter in 5 steps

Build an audience quickly

How to use apprenticeship levy funds

The funding rules employers need to know about

The definitive guide to apprenticeship funding

The rules and options for securing apprenticeship funding

How do you write a spareroom ad?

3 steps to write compelling room adverts

An introduction to Companies House for entrepreneurs

Everything you can file on Companies House using the WebFiling Service

An introduction to PR for startups

A PR playbook for startups

The 6 key questions investors ask startups before investing

How to prepare your next investor meeting

A checklist for onboarding interns

The 4 step process to ensure a successful internship

How to find interns in 7 steps

A simple framework to hire interns effectively

5 top tips for living with a lodger

Tips to ensure smooth lodgings

How to recruit tech talent in 4 steps

A framework for building a tech team from scratch

A framework for choosing the right go-to-market strategy

Questions to help you to find a successful route to customers

Everything you need to know about content strategy for startups

How to offer a complete customer journey with content

Avoid using a free contract of employment template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create a lawyer-approved employment contract

What are the differences between freelancers and self-employed?

How to choose the right business structure for your freelancing

How to choose a co-founder for your new startup idea

How to know if you need a co-founder or now and how to pick one

What should a CV look like in order to impress recruiters?

What are the key ingredients for a great CV

What is the process to get a patent?

What is patentable and how to get one

How to grow your business with interns

3 types of interns you should consider to grow your startup

What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with a recruitment agency?

Questions to help you determine if it is worth using a recruitment agency

6 questions to ask potential investors before your next funding round

How to determine if an investor will be a good fit for your business

Don't use that free Recruitment agency terms of business agreement and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create a lawyer-approved recruitment agreement on no legal budget

Avoid using a free internship agreement template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create an internship agreement on no legal budget

Pros and Cons of taking on an intern for your small business

A framework to help you make the right decision for your small business

The best way to create a lodger agreement for a room in a furnished house

There's no need to use a free online template

Pros and cons of taking on a lodger

How to make a decision and take on a lodger

The top 5 contract management trends of 2022

Why small businesses will adopt contract management software in 2022

Don't use that free Consultancy agreement template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved one for you

The best way to create a consultancy agreement online

Avoid using a free NDA template and let Legislate create a lawyer-approved NDA for you

The best way to create a Non-Disclosure agreement online

Top tips for sourcing more qualified candidates

Tips and strategies to help you source candidates more effectively

5 examples to help you decide if you need an internship agreement

Which agreement is best for your intern?

An introduction to EMI schemes for startups

What they are and how to set one up for your startup

An introduction to end of year accounts

Everything you need to know to prepare and submit financial accounts

A practical introduction to board meetings for startups

What is a board meeting and how to run one effectively

A new employee onboarding template for small businesses

The onboarding template which scales with your company as it grows

The SEO playbook for startup businesses

How to increase your organic traffic from day 1

A simple guide for starting a business podcast

Everything you need to know to launch a successful podcast from scratch

The small business guide to SEO

A useful resource for startups and small businesses at the start of their SEO journey

If you received a contract to sign today, what would impress you?

Top tips from the Legislate podcast guests

An introduction to employee appraisals

What an employee appraisal is and how to do one effectively

An introduction to remote working collaboration tools

The different types of remote working collaborations tools and how to choose one

Things to do before renting out your house

Everything from insurance to legals

How to create an invoice as a freelancer or for your freelance business

What is an invoice and how to create one

The definitive guide to crowdfunding for small businesses

What is crowdfunding and how to run a successful campaign

The definitive guide to Coworking spaces

How to choose and what to look out for

How to interview someone for a job

How to prepare and ask job interview questions

A guide to due diligence for startups

How to prepare your startup for due diligence

What needs to be in your software developer employment contract template

What you need to protect your intellectual property rights

Everything you need to know about working with Recruitment agencies

How to choose and work with a recruitment agency

A checklist for moving home

Useful tips for tenants and landlords

An introduction to sales pipelines

What is a sales pipeline?

Why you shouldn't use your CRM for contract management

Reduce your risk

Why the unlawyered shouldn't use online templates

Discussing the temp in templates.

Why one template will never be enough

Why you'll need at least 3 documents per contract

Why is contract data conditional?

Why and how you should be capturing your contract data

When do you really need a solicitor?

Making a decision to hire a solicitor can be difficult, particularly if money is an issue.

What to look out for in your recruitment agency agreement

Key considerations for employers, agencies and candidates

What to consider when terminating a contract

Everything you need to consider pre and post termination.

What should you ask before renting a property?

When you're looking to rent a house, be sure to ask these questions.

What Legislate’s patent means

What our patent means for the future of contracts.

The Legislate team's favourite features - Part 2

More favourite features for getting the most value out of Legislate.

The Legislate team's favourite features - Part 1

Top favourite features for getting the most value out of Legislate.

The Definitive guide to Staff Handbooks

What it should include and how to create one.

The contract is dead

Everything that can go wrong with contracts and how Legislate avoids them.

The 5 features you need to know about when legislating contracts

Become a Legislate power user in 5 simple steps.

Simplify your contracts, let the necessary speak

How to avoid lengthy negotiations.

Charles Brecque

Create contracts on no legal budget