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Joined UP Thinking – Guest Blog by Campbell Urquhart
It’s fair to say that some of the team at The Urquhart Partnership are very enthusiastic about social media, myself included. So, as you will imagine, I am more than...
Avoiding HMRC Horrors
Avoiding HMRC Horrors (Video) Hiya, Michelle from Freelance World here! Don’t worry, the HMRC Compliance Checks are not as scary as you might think. Basically, our business snippet today is all...
TWITS! But are they?…..
What’s this twittering all about? Many of our clients, Networking Buddies and friends of Freelance World often ask us. Isn’t it just people broadcasting what they had for breakfast? Too right,...
Personal brand: the key to finding your next contract
Today’s guest blog is from Jennifer Holloway of Spark Branding. It’s a fact of life for any freelancer, contractor or self-employed business owner out there: whatever you do, ultimately you’re a...
Musings of a rambling service monkey
What do you do when you have experienced amazing service – Tell your friends? Shout it from the roof tops? Write a review online? Let the company know personally that...
Spotlight on… Juliebee
You already know that at Freelance World we believe we’re a little different, and one of those differences is that we genuinely enjoy spending time finding out about our clients’ goals,...
Thinking of Starting up a Business? New Service from @freelanceworld
Freelance World has today launched our new Business Enable service, designed to make starting up a business a piece of cake! Whether you want to setup a company, or simply...
SIE Startup Day
I was lucky enough to be asked to speak at the SIE Startup Day in Dundee on Saturday. Although I was due to speak mid-afternoon, I decided to go down...
Contractor accounting with a difference
If you’re a Contractor then your accounting options are pretty limited. You either go with one of the big “volume” providers where you’ll simply be a number and never speak...
The Future of Work
For most of the 20th Century we got used to the term “job for life”. It wasn’t uncommon for someone to spend their whole life with one company or organisation....
The Future’s Bright!
Students have had a bad press lately, and rightly so in the case of those involved in the despipcable scenes in London. However, closer to home we’ve had the opportunity...
Knowing When To Step Aside
This post is inspired by the fantastic Michelle Rodger of Tartan Cat Communications. Read her full Scotland on Sunday article here. Over the years I’ve seen this time & time again. People...
How To Tame The Dragons
We’ve all seen Dragon’s Den. Having been both a “pitcher” and an “investor” over the years I can tell you that raising investment for your business in real life is...
What Stops A Start-up?
Earlier this week I was talking to someone about starting up in business / working for themselves. This girl would be great, she is passionate about what she does; is...
Accounting has evolved!
To many people, the image they have of an accountant will not be that far removed from this chap on the right here. The humble accountant, the bean-counter who tells...
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