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Honest thoughts on building a business, learning as I go, and finding balance along the way.

Journal 01

My First Year as a Director: PAYE, Porta 6 and Finding My Feet

By Alex · 4-minute read

One year into Vantage Bureau, I’m looking back at what it really meant to become a director: starting a company while finishing my degree, learning some expensive lessons about PAYE, working far too many hours, and slowly discovering how to build a business without losing myself in it.

Topics from the journal

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Building a Business

Turning an idea into Vantage Bureau

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Lessons Learned

PAYE, responsibility and the mistakes in between

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Work-Life Balance

Learning that working for yourself should not mean never stopping

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Year Two

Finding focus, protecting time and continuing to grow

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