If you’re a small business owner who skipped market research because you “had a feeling” your idea would work — congratulations, you and every broke entrepreneur in history have something in common. Let me introduce myself. I’m a trader. I’ve been in the trenches — the markets, the stalls, the pop-ups, the overpriced business courses…
A balance sheet has three sections — assets (what you own), liabilities (what you owe), and capital (what’s left for you) — and reading one means checking that assets equal liabilities plus capital, then using that snapshot to understand your true financial position. In 2026, UK sole traders need to read their balance sheet by…