Career tips
Why every freelancer must write their own obituary
Writing your own obituary may seem weird at first. But it's one of the most effective career-boosting exercises to reveal to yourself what you real...
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Business & Finance
Is the freelance life right for you?
If you are on the fence about becoming or staying self-employed, then it’s time to explore your options. Gee Foottit of St. James’s Place Financial...
Career tips
Are you promoting your freelance services in a half-baked way?
GUIDE TO CREATING A FREELANCER SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE THAT WORKS If you are a contractor that over-relies on recruiters to get your next project or c...
Self-employed mortgages and financial products
More estate agents and career shifters turning to self-employment in 2023
Brokerage Just Mortgages has hired 48 new advisers in the first quarter of 2023, a sign that its self-employed division is doing something right. W...
News
Female freelancers are better off pitching with a business name rather than their own finds new study
Female freelancers' career paths are judged differently than those of male freelancers even when they are similar, finds study A Harvard Business R...
Contractors
Are you more suited to fractional consulting or contracting?
Contractors, freelancers and fractional consultants are all in demand, but how do they differ and how does IR35 come into play? Highly skilled cons...
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More freelancers turn to this app to attract new clients
One app that has been particularly instrumental in helping individuals build their freelance businesses is NextDoor, a social networking platform d...
Recruitment
New study reveals 7 in 10 business consultants to go freelance by 2033
COMATCH, which has been recently acquired by freelance marketplace Malt, has revealed from a study it conducted, that 7 in 10 business consultants ...
Tech
Cyber security training: the new career that could keep you outside IR35 and ease you into semi-retirement?
IT contractors looking for a varied client base and a way to ease into semi-retirement may consider a career in corporate IT and cyber security tra...
Career tips
If working until 68 fills you with dread now, then it could be time to remap your career
CAREER TIPS The expected State Pension Age hike to 68 in the UK has been delayed -- for now. As riots and protests over the increased pension age w...
Career tips
How can freelancers "spring clean" their business every year?
We spring clean our homes, but what about our freelance businesses? Here we discover how freelancers can carry out a spring clean of their business...
Creative/Editorial/Media
Free Careers Course For Disabled Creatives Looking To Expand Their Skills
With just over 14.6 million disabled people in the UK, more than one in five of us will be affected by disability at some point in our lives, it's ...