In the early days of this blog, we spent an afternoon with members of the Talented Ladies Club, reporting on how they were helping working mums to find their feet in the freelance world. As we filmed the video below, the founders Hannah Martin and Kary Fisher shared experiences in what they refer to as […]
Over the years we’ve used this blog to talk to a number of MAFters, from the Talented Ladies Club to Star Wars entrepreneurs. One area we’ve never investigated, however, is the gaming industry. So we were delighted to sit down this week with Aaron Donaghey, a freelance games producer based in Northern Ireland, to find […]
Tax changes that are being applied to people making their money in property are due to be phased in this spring, and the concerns these are raising have a lot of people discussing the formation of an SPV. Not entirely sure what an SPV is, exactly, we paid a visit to our old buddy at My […]
It’s that time of year when anyone responsible for award ceremonies begins to round up the finalists and start engraving statuettes. While we’re not offering any awards ourselves (not yet, anyway), we’re always interested in how the UK’s freelancing and entrepreneurial communities are getting on. With that in mind, we caught up with Yessi Bello Perez – a journalist Tech […]
“In my day,” began my grandmother for the umpteenth time over the Christmas dinner table, “we didn’t wander around with our noses stuck to our phones. We went out and we noticed the world.” Ah, yes indeed – the age-old ‘things have changed’ conversation. Ironically, it’s perhaps one of the few things to have remained the […]
It’s that time of year, isn’t it, so it’d be remiss of us not to get our listicles out and wave them all about, ushering in a happy new year. So here we go: resolutions for freelancing in 2017, based on things we’ve learnt from writing this blog over the last year. We’ll meet you […]
Back in November, inflation in the UK hit its highest level in two years, prompting IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) to release public statements of concern. “There has been downward pressure on freelancers’ average day rates in the past quarter,” said their economics adviser, Lorence Nye, “with more than half of freelancers also […]
“The dog ate my homework” – a time-honoured excuse that only an errant schoolchild would attempt… or so we thought. It turns out there are fully-grown, supposedly responsible adults out there who attempt similar excuses each time January 31st – the deadline for your self-assessment forms – rolls around. Each year, HMRC shows that tax-folk have […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – a time of goodwill to all peeps, of geese getting fat, and freelancers wondering whether there’s any way of making a little extra while their clients are all in hibernation. Rejoice, good folk, for the taxman isn’t as miserly as you might think – in fact, HMRC […]