In this Freelancer’s Lunch, we turn to motivation expert and podcast host Mel Robbins. Mel shares her experience of being betrayed by someone she trusted in her business and offers guidance on how to approach betrayal in life and business and become all the stronger for it As a freelancer, you are faced with many […]

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The solo self-employed may have less access to corporate health training than their salaried counterparts, but that shouldn’t hold them back from seeking life-saving training, such as how to do CPR. In this Freelancer’s Lunch Break, we bring you a life-saving training video/course that you can try out on your lunch break. What do you […]

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Climeworks, a pioneering direct air capture company, that includes band Coldplay among its clients, is launching its company gifts for Christmas, enabling freelancers and small businesses to give the gift of carbon dioxide removal to staff, clients, collaborators or even family members. Such a move could give you eco cred with prospective clients and green […]

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FREELANCER’S LUNCH If you are a freelancer or small business owner and want to keep your personal and business numbers separate but don’t want the hassle or cost of installing a physical landline, an online business number might be the answer. If you could have a business landline that diverts to your mobile without the […]

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FREELANCER’S LUNCH Bad hair day? Still in your pyjamas when a client wants to do a video call? Not to worry, a virtual camera app claims it can fix all that. If you want to be looking your best, in a suit with your hair looking its best at the click of a button, then […]

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FREELANCER’S LUNCH The long-awaited Court of Appeal decision in the football referees case has been handed down and it is significant, with implications far wider than the world of football, according to Pinsent Masons Tax specialist Chris Thomas. Thomas outlines in a video interview with HR News/EmploymentLaw+ that the court says that a single assignment […]

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Welcome back to the Freelancer’s Lunch where we scan the net for topical, inspiring and career-impacting videos and podcasts talking about matters impacting the freelancer, contractor, and founder communities. In this week’s selection, you can listen to contractor and off-payroll accountant specialist James Poyser of inniAccounts on why some umbrella companies are still riddled with […]

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🎧FREELANCER’S LUNCH Boosting our raw brainpower in adulthood may seem impossible, but that doesn’t stop some people, regardless of their IQ, from consistently excelling at their jobs, personal goals and breaking into new areas. How do they do it? If we can’t increase our processing power, then how can we solve life’s bigger problems as […]

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THE FREELANCER’S LUNCH The ‘gig economy’ has grown and risen up the policy agenda in recent years. The associated growth in people working through their own businesses and in work happening through platforms highlights difficult questions about when to have boundaries in the tax system and where to put them, according to the Institute for […]

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🎧Freelancer’s Lunch As a contractor, should you have a CV? Or is it falling into IR35 territory? What role should the CV play in the future of contracting and consulting? None at all? Should seasoned contractors attract new clients and recruiters by their reputation alone? Or is a professional profile or backstory the best option? […]

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