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Life Insurance for freelancersFreelancer Services

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.
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Income Protection Insurance for freelancersFreelancer Services

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,
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Critical Illness Insurance cover for FreelancersFreelancer Services

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.
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Relevant Life Insurance for FreelancersFreelancer Services

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.
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Sole trader mortgage guide: how freelancers can get a home loanFreelancer Finances

Sole trader mortgage guide: how freelancers can get a home loan

What the self-employed need to know -- and do -- to navigate the complex mortgage maze with ease.
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Submitting invoices as a self-employed freelancerFreelancer Finances

Submitting invoices as a self-employed freelancer

The definitive guide to preparing and sending invoices as a freelance sole trader.
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8 tips to help you get an IT job with no experienceIT Career Advice

8 tips to help you get an IT job with no experience

The IT and tech industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, not only does it offer job variation, but it offers job stability, high salaries, career progression, and remote and flexible working opportunities.
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As an employer, is hiring a freelancer the same as hiring a contractor?Freelancer News

As an employer, is hiring a freelancer the same as hiring a contractor?

Taking on a self-employed sole trader sounds the same as taking on a contractor. But beware the differences.
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Outside IR35: word your contract to stop the off-payroll rules from applyingIR35

Outside IR35: word your contract to stop the off-payroll rules from applying

What to put in writing, and practice day-to-day, to help keep IR35 at bay.
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Top 5 cloud computing jobs of 2022IT Skills

Top 5 cloud computing jobs of 2022

Over the past few years, the shift to cloud computing has accelerated within businesses.
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6 step digital strategy to make the UK a global leader in digital growthIT news

6 step digital strategy to make the UK a global leader in digital growth

From Monday 13th June to Friday 13th June 2022, London Tech Week took place, and it was a chance for the tech community to come together and share knowledge, insights, and opportunities.
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What is a Front-End Developer?IT Skills

What is a Front-End Developer?

A Front-End Developer is someone who is responsible for designing, creating, and implementing the visual elements of web applications.
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Freelancers, are you aware of how to claim pre-trading expenses?Freelancer Finances

Freelancers, are you aware of how to claim pre-trading expenses?

Freelancers, learn how pre-trading expenses can help you when starting a freelance business and how to claim these expenses.
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Inside IR35: a freelancer’s guide to being caught by HMRC off-payroll rulesIR35

Inside IR35: a freelancer’s guide to being caught by HMRC off-payroll rules

What it means if IR35 applies to your freelance assignments, and how to keep it from happening.
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What freelancers need to know about Rishi Sunak and Liz TrussFreelancer News

What freelancers need to know about Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss

The two rivals for No 10 have avoided setting out their stall on self-employment. But very soon, one of them won't be able to duck freelance policies any longer.
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Best core skills for freelancing -- according to five award-winning creativesFreelancer News

Best core skills for freelancing -- according to five award-winning creatives

Winners of YunoJuno accolades reveal what it takes to survive and thrive as a creative freelancer in 2022.
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Should I be a sole trader or a limited company? Tax explainedGuide to Freelancing

Should I be a sole trader or a limited company? Tax explained

Chartered accountant Graham Jenner crunches the numbers to reveal which self-employment structure leaves you better off.
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