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Umbrella Companies

If you are self-employed, freelancer or a contractor and you don't want to operate or run a limited company, then an umbrella company can do that for you. An umbrella company can take away the hassle of running a company and allow to do the real work for your clients.

8 March 2024

3 min

Freelancer CVL Solution from SFP

SFP are one of the UK’s leading providers of Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) solutions. Find out why SFP have become one of the leading Liquidation specialists in the UK.

21 February 2024

2 min

Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions

With iSIPP, you can simplify and streamline your contractor pension management, consolidate your pensions into a single account, enjoy flexible contribution options, and tailor your investments to align with your goals and risk appetite.

14 February 2024

9 min

Professional Indemnity Insurance for freelancers

For more than a decade Hiscox have offered professional indemnity insurance tailored to the needs of Freelancers. With their specialist knowledge of the Freelance industry Hiscox's underwriters understand the specific risks you face, and have built a policy that protects you from them.

30 May 2023

2 min

Starling Business Banking for Freelancers

Starling Bank is an award-winning, fully-licensed, digital bank, offering a fairer and more human alternative to traditional banking. Founded in 2014 by Anne Boden, Starling has opened over 2 million current accounts and been voted Britain’s Best Bank 4 years in a row.

15 May 2023

2 min

Freelancer MVL Solution from SFP

SFP MVL are the number 1 provider of Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) solutions in the UK. As part of the award winning SFP Group and the preferred choice for the majority of freelancer accountants, you can be assured that if you want to close down your company, your money is in safe hands!

7 February 2023

2 min

Mortgages for Freelancers

The difference in pay structure between an employee and a freelancer can lead to the self-employed being penalised when it comes to getting a mortgage. We have partnered with Freelancer Financials to provide mortgages for freelancers, which are fair and reasonable.

31 January 2023

2 min

Limited Company Formation for freelancers

Are you looking to create a limited company for your freelancer business? If you are, then our partner 1st Formations can help you do just that.

29 January 2023

3 min

Freelancer Accountants

A wide range of freelance and contractor accountancy specialists.

28 January 2023

5 min

Life Insurance for freelancers

We have teamed up with Freelancer Financials to provide life insurance. This can be a hugely important purchase as unlike most permanent employees you have no employer to pay out should the worst ever happen.

30 August 2022

3 min

Income Protection Insurance for freelancers

Whilst permanent employees have invariably have the benefit of at least 3 months pay in the event of accident or sickness, as a freelancer you are exposed to financial loss the first day that you are unable to provide any work. There are ways that you can protect yourself from hardship, including getting income protection insurance for freelancers,

30 August 2022

4 min

critical illness insurance for freelancers

Critical Illness Insurance cover for Freelancers

Freelancers need critical illness cover because it is designed to protect them should the worst happen and they are diagnosed with a critical illness.

30 August 2022

4 min

Relevant Life Insurance for Freelancers

In this guide, we look at relevant life insurance for freelancers and how it could be crucial for a sense of security, should things go wrong.

30 August 2022

3 min

IR35 Insurance

Whilst you will make the best efforts to ensure you are operating compliantly with the IR35 legislation, which for most, will mean operating ‘outside IR35’, HMRC have never and will be unlikely to ever, release their selection criteria for enquiries.

15 July 2022

2 min

Life coaching services for freelancers from Win at Life

As a Freelancer, YOU are your biggest asset. Whatever you expertise, your value and success lies in you being at your very best. Although you can look to advancing your competencies and skills through training and development, have you considered how mentally and emotionally fit you are to be the best you can be?

10 July 2022

3 min

Free CV & LinkedIn Review for Freelancers – Why Get One?

Get yourself a free CV and LinkedIn Review for free through our partners at The CV & Interview Advisors and their sister company Linked-In-Credible.

5 July 2022

2 min