It can be quite tough being a small business. I'm not looking for sympathy, I love what I do, but when you run your own small business, the learning curve is enormous. In the last two years, I have taught myself basic accounting, developed an order and accounts management system, plodded my way through my tax returns, set up a database, learnt a new illustration programme to chart my patterns, set up two on-line shops and improved my photography and editing skills. All that p