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Robert Tyler has been in business all his life at chief executive level in both large and small businesses. He is therefore familiar with the need to make finance and money issues jargon-free and easy to comprehend. He is also married to a psychotherapist.

Section A - PLANNING YOUR PRACTICE; how much do I want to earn and how to achieve this, plus, how to work out how much to charge and how many hours to work. Section B - KEY FINANCIAL ISSUES; am I self-employed?,what being in business means, will I need an accountant? Section C - HOW TO DO YOUR ACCOUNTS; paperwork, managing cash, working out your net income Section D - EXPENSES; what expenses you can deduct from income before paying tax Section E - NATIONAL INSURANCE; self-employed contribution scales Section F - PERSONAL PENSIONS; an explanation from the aspect of the self-employed Section G - TAX; income tax calculation, how to deal with losses, what happens if I am employed as well as self-employed