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Contractor Pensions & Tax Planning: Maximise Your Retirement Savings

Angela James at Yolo Wealth has dedicated the last decade to providing advice tailored to contractors and freelancers, working in partnership with Free-Work UK and its readers over this time.

11 November 2024

1 min

Advanced CV Writing Workbook for Permanent Job Seekers

Advanced CV Writing Workbook – permanent job seekers

This workbook has been authored by Matt Craven, Founder of The CV & Interview Advisors. Matt is a respected Personal Branding and Winning Work Expert at The CV & Interview Advisors.

25 September 2024

13 min

Freelance Invoice Template

Free invoice template. Again to save you time and make sure that if you have a Limited Company that you comply with the rules regarding having your address and company number on all invoices.

11 August 2023

2 min

Freelancers’ Questions: How much will an accountant cost me?

A new one-person business owner who got laughed off a Zoom call gets a price-check.

16 September 2022

3 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

Graphic & Web Design: Legal issues

Legal issues to watch out for as a freelance graphic designer.

18 July 2005

2 min

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BBC bosses savaged over fat-cat bonuses

Unions urge BBC Director General to unite his executive troops by ditching big bonuses.

14 July 2005

2 min

Marketing boss loses £18k bid for clowning about

Entertainment entrepreneur shouts 'Yipeee' as marketing chief’s £18,000 claim for injuries is thrown out.

11 July 2005

2 min

freelancer using a calculator to do his finances

Where do you go to for tax advice?

As John Antell explains, in England and Wales there are a number of professions who provide tax advice.

26 May 2005

8 min

How to write a press release

Expert PR advice on how to write and make the most of your press releases.

11 May 2005

3 min

Seventies singer claims back spotlight

One-time vocalist with Pink Floyd wins half share of copyright ownership on the wailing song.

14 April 2005

1 min

TV freelancers protest over exploitation

Two veterans defending TV freelancers will take their fight direct to Downing Street.

12 April 2005

4 min

Contract Template

The best contract that we have seen for freelance use is available to PCG members through their web site.

17 January 2005

1 min

Creating proposals

If you have been invited to submit a proposal on a project you will need to detail how you would carry out work on the project in question.

17 January 2005

2 min

Contracts and schedules for freelancers

The terms you agree with your client ahead of starting work are critical in terms of protecting your business. As every freelancer will tell you, document everything, the services you agree to carry out - the project's requirements, timescales and any other considerations to ensure successful project completion - at the start and any changes to that brief during the project.

17 January 2005

5 min