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What is Smarta?

The Smarta website will provide information, networking, tools and services to make it easier for people to build a successful business. It'll use the latest web2.0 and mobile technologies to make sure you can get the information you need when and where you need it.

Who is it for?

Smarta will help anyone who's running a business (however big or small), starting one up or just thinking about it. Smarta will bring people at all stages of the business journey together.

So where is it then?

Smarta is currently being developed - this blog will give you a flavour of what Smarta is about and will help us gather your views and feedback so that the Smarta site gives you exactly what you need. We promise it will be worth the wait!

When will the full site be ready?

You'll be able to start using the beta version of Smarta in summer 2008. We plan to be out of beta with the full version of Smarta up and running by Enterprise Week in November 2008.

How much will it cost?

Not a penny. Membership is free.

Who's behind Smarta?

Smarta's founder is entrepreneur Shaa Wasmund - watch this video to find out more about why she's setting up Smarta.

If you've got a question that we've not answered here then let us know in the comments or drop us a line at hello@smarta.com

Today is deadline day for getting in your 2006/07 self assessment tax return and paying any money you owe to HMRC. Submitting a self assessment tax return can be a big enough headache on any day, but those who've left it until today face an extra problem: the self assessment website has crashed.The site went down mid-morning today and at the time of writing, anyone trying to access the site just gets a rather understated message saying: "We are sorry but the service is currently unavailable" and "we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause."If you fail to meet the midnight deadline and owe more than £100 in tax, then you face an automatic £100 fine. Surely HMRC will have to extend the deadline in light of the system failure?Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of tax at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants thinks so. He told the BBC: "If the Revenue's IT systems have crashed, then they need to extend the deadline. They need to be pragmatic."Update: HMRC has extended the deadline to midnight tomorrow, Friday 1 February. Let's hope its website doesn't fall over again!

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