My main question is, how do I tell my boss that this is what I want to do? Being the only two people in the business at present make it feel harder for me to do. I want him to know it's not a personal thing but just something I feel I need to do but not sure how to do that succinctly. I'm looking to go in December, so would be giving my 30 day notice in November which is not far away now!

You appears to be filling a role no-one else can in your current company. So while 30 days may be a perfectly legal period of notice to give, you may be putting your employer in a very difficult position by leaving him only 30 days to find a good candidate to fill your job.

You are also leaving them no time to allow for you to hand-over your work to your replacement. You will presumably not be there to train in the new person.

So if you want to leave on good terms (a very sensible idea) you may need to be more flexible with them in the transition period.

I'd suggest considering offering to be available for part time work or to consult (paid perhaps at your current hourly rate) with your replacement. You should suggest helping in the interview/recruitment roles to find your replacement.

All of this may delay your move to full time self-employment, but it would be a great help in not creating problems for your employer and retaining (and perhaps even improving) the relationship you have with them.

You should consider any extra time it takes to allow an easy transition to a new employee for your current employers as an investment in a string business relationship.

My main question is, how do I tell my boss that this is what I want to do? Being the only two people in the business at present make it feel harder for me to do. I want him to know it's not a personal thing but just something I feel I need to do but not sure how to do that succinctly. I'm looking to go in December, so would be giving my 30 day notice in November which is not far away now!

You appear to be filling a role no-one else can in your current company. So while 30 days may be a perfectly legal period of notice to give, you may be putting your employer in a very difficult position by leaving him only 30 days to find a good candidate to fill your job.

You are also leaving them no time to allow for you to hand-over your work to your replacement. You will presumably not be there to train in the new person.

So if you want to leave on good terms (a very sensible idea) you may need to be more flexible with them in the transition period.

I'd suggest considering offering to be available for part time work or to consult (paid perhaps at your current hourly rate) with your replacement. You should suggest helping in the interview/recruitment roles to find your replacement.

All of this may delay your move to full time self-employment, but it would be a great help in not creating problems for your employer and retaining (and perhaps even improving) the relationship you have with them.

You should consider any extra time it takes to allow an easy transition to a new employee for your current employers as an investment in a strong business relationship.