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No B.S Briefing For Men At The Helm Of A Business
By Charlie Hutton
September 11, 2026
Nobody tells you this when you start a business: you’ll be the last man fed. The staff get paid. The suppliers get paid. HMRC helps itself. And you – the one carrying the whole bloody thing – get the scraps. If that sounds familiar, this one’s for you. The No Bullshit Version The owner takes the risk, does the hardest work, and gets paid last. That’s backwards. The bigger the business gets, the heavier ...
By Charlie Hutton
September 9, 2026
There’s a version of you the world sees: the boss, the motor on the drive, the “doing well for himself” fella down the pub. Then there’s the version staring at the online banking at 11pm wondering where the hell it all went. If the gap between those two men is getting wider, read on. The No Bullshit Version Most business owners aren’t rich – they’re the last ones paid in their own business. Turnover, ...
By Charlie Hutton
August 6, 2026
Nine staff. Twelve-hour days. A proper business – the kind that sounds serious when you say it out loud at a networking event. Three grand a month in his pocket. Three. Grand. That’s the trade most men in this game signed up for without ever reading the terms. Bigger team, longer hours, and a take-home that would embarrass a regional sales manager. Here’s what happened when one man refused to keep paying it. The ...
By Charlie Hutton
August 4, 2026
Say out loud that a business owner should get rich from his own business and watch the reaction. Selfish. Greedy. Exploiting people. Meanwhile you’re the one doing 70 hours a week, paying everyone else first, carrying every ounce of the risk. Nobody sends a card for that. Let me be blunt. Costs are up, taxes are up, and employees cost more than they ever have. The maths that just about worked five years ago ...
By Charlie Hutton
July 29, 2026
You built the business. You took the risk. You carry the whole thing on your back. So why is everyone getting paid except you? Staff, suppliers, the landlord, the taxman, your accountant – all sorted, every month, no fail. The man who built the thing comes last. That’s not kindness. That’s you funding everyone else’s life while your own house waits. The No Bullshit Version Feed staff, suppliers, the taxman and the accountant first ...