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Solo self-employed numbers to rise in 2021 as will their ‘economic inequality’, says…
Many Freelance Informer readers are aware that self-employment has risen dramatically in the UK over the past decade. What many may not know is that it has been entirely driven by ‘solo’ self-employment – sole traders and owner-managers…
Death of dear friend on building site inspires construction worker compensation startup
In 2014, when an accident on a building site resulted in the death of their mutual friend, the founders of US-Australian Safesite were inspired to launch a platform to streamline and digitize safety programmes. That app has since…
The most popular freelance and small business startups in 2020 – you won’t believe #1!
The freelancer and small business professions with the most growth over the past year may surprise you. According to Simply Business, a digital insurance broker that serves small businesses and landlords, the company had a record year for…
Millions in funding opportunities available for UK businesses – we have the details and how to…
Please see below a list of all the current funding opportunities available to UK businesses on behalf of Innovate UK. Do make sure you check individual competition dates as they may have been extended.
For example, UK registered SMEs…
Tory party ‘excludes’ 2m small companies that support 7.5million jobs – Has the…
"The government’s lack of support for directors has effectively demonised a class of businesses that support 7.5m UK jobs, which will be lost if these companies fail," writes Claer Barrett, a Financial Times Serious Money columnist.
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World’s first First Femtech accelerator programme now open for applications – apply now!
The day has arrived! 😃 The FemTech Lab #accelerator programme is now opening for #applications. 🤗
The first FemTech Lab cohort is scheduled February-April 2021. Applications will open on December 1st.
If you have a great…
Growing sales in uncertain times – learn tips and tricks
In this Freelance Informer Coffee Break video session, we thought you'd like to hear what Head of Google for Startups, Marta Krupinska, had to say while speaking with fellow entrepreneurs and startup founders. The theme of the panel was…
Hopin is hiring (everywhere)!
Hopin, the London-based virtual venue for live online events, hasn't just made lemonade out of lemons during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has for the sake of an analogy, deployed virtual lemonade stands across the world. And event organisers,…
Gousto is prepping for UK growth and serving up job opportunities
The UK-meal kit company, Gousto is hiring. If you have been following the venture capital press, that won't be a surprise to you. Gousto has become the UK's latest tech "unicorn" after raising £25m in a new funding round and has become the…
Seek and Ye Shall Find: The Jobseekrs story with Elsa Zekeng. After tackling Ebola, she thought…
You know when you meet someone for the first time and you walk away thinking, ‘Damn, they’ve got it together.’ That’s what happened after I had my first encounter with Dr. Elsa Zekeng – the doctor - the Queen’s medal recipient - turned…