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Edinburgh-based startup Swurf connects remote workers with welcoming spaces to work in since "you don’t need an office to do your best work!" Working remotely doesn’t always mean working from home. You’re more likely to work away from the house if you are a freelancer, but even those working remotely for a company may find themselves in need of another space to work from, whet...
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The lowdown on UnderPinned, the startup that's on a mission to support freelancers with all they need to build a successful freelance business.  Working as a freelancer can be as tough and gruelling as any other entrepreneurship. It’s a constant grind from finding clients, working, invoicing, finding clients, and between it all, managing your portfolio, improving your skills, and att...
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Small business owner or creator and hate doing your tax returns? London-based fintech startup Earnr has created a platform that can help... Tax returns. Anyone who doesn’t throw these at an accountant to do for them knows the stress of seeing the tax deadline approaching and knowing they’ve done a bad job of keeping their books up to date.  Despite it turning out to be simpler...
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  An insight into how the pandemic has impacted the outlook of the UK workforce and led to a shift towards self-employment and entrepreneurship There’s no denying the fact that the Coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the world we live in today. As a result of Covid-19, businesses were forced to change their ways of working, and for many organisations it was a case of adapt or...
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  FreelanceHER programme begins for real, supporting women who are working to launch and grow sustainable businesses in the media, digital, technology and creative sectors in North West England... Late last year, we featured the launch of an innovative female focused programme by IN4.0 with The Landing aimed at helping female freelancers in the North West.  Now, the FreelanceHER progra...
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  The lowdown on Cash Flow Revolution, the new report from Asto, outlining the key issues currently being faced by small businss owners in the UK Cash Flow Revolution is a new report that has just been published by Asto, the small business finance and bookkeeping fintech by Santander, containing qualitative and quantitative research into the issues affecting British business owners. Create...
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As any business owner will attest to, time is money, however, if you are self-employed that is particularly true. And, if there is a product, tool or service that can help you save some precious time, it will enable you to get on with other things - like running and growing the business, for instance! Our latest startup of the week provides one such product. Coconut is “a smart accountin...
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Penfold - The fintech startup that's making it a doddle for the self-employed, freelancers and contractors to organise their pensions... Pensions are never an easy subject to get your head around. However when you’re self-employed it can be even harder. With recent stats showing that only 14% of the UK’s self-employed people are actively saving for old age, it’s clear that it is...
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Freelancer? Hate chasing invoices? Paid is a startup that is on a mission to help freelancers and micro businesses get paid for work without the wait... If you’re a freelancer, you’ll know only too well how challenging it can be to get the money in. You do the work and then spend an excessive amount of time chasing up invoices or overdue payments. And of course by doing that, i...
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Freelancer or self-employed? Collective is on a mission to “provide big company benefits for freelancers and the self-employed” Whilst there are lots of benefits to being a freelancer, there are a few disadvantages too - financial wellness for instance. After all, a freelancer will never generally have the same perks and benefits that an employee of a large company will have. Having r...
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