Hello - I'm a newbie too and just signed up today. I was not sure if I had signed up to the wrong one but they do seem a nice bunch of people so hope I will fit in. I am female and I am starting my own business cleaning computers - just the outsides, not insides, not heard of oven cleaning, but sounds a really good idea - I certainly would pay someone to do mine. I have started from scratch with no help and have done everything myself. Just been on a course run by the Inland Revenue dedicated to small businesses just starting up - I can highly recommend it and it costs nothing. I was so scared of doing something wrong and getting a huge bill - I now know how to do my books and how much to put away each month to cover my tax bill. If you want any advise at all about starting up please contact me - I will be glad to help. I have done just about everything myself and am ready to start in Sept when my youngest starts school.
Best regards
Oli