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Katherine Steiner-Dicks

Katherine Steiner-Dicks is an Editorial Consultant and Founder of BuzzVestor Media, a B2B investment news-analysis and media services company that serves startups, publishers, investors, targeted clients and high-net-worth families on how to to create and sustain amazing content, businesses, wealth and lifestyles.

Spring Budget: self-employed face debt raids & fines

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 26, 2025

The UK's self-employed must brace for HMRC’s latest direct debt recovery, penalty fees and filing burdens. But there is some promising news on the horizon: the government is coming down hard on tax avoidance schemes that target independent…

Recession incoming: AI & war’s deadly economic mix

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 25, 2025

The Freelance Informer analyses the gathering storm of geopolitical tensions, bloated AI budgets and mass layoffs and the impact these developments are already having on freelancers and contractors The once reassuring hum of global…

Kid entrepreneurs: the hidden benefits of growing up with self-employed parents

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 22, 2025

Children of self-employed parents should be at an advantage to their peers given they can be taught valuable lessons in entrepreneurship. We see how two teens have benefitted from an entrepreneurial environment and how it has changed their…

Are you just imagining it or is someone sneakily disrespecting you at work?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 18, 2025

Unmask hidden disrespect, and reclaim your worth with clients and collaborators. Learn to identify microaggressions, protect your well-being, and build respectful relationships We've all felt it. That prickle of unease after an…

Can we survive the Great British Booze Tax of 2025?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 15, 2025

Trading financial security for a slightly less miserable hangover in 2025 and where to get "free" booze OPINION It’s March 2025, and I’ll bet my last bottle of cost-sensitive Spanish Verdejo that someone, somewhere, is trying to jam…

Get hired: secret weapons for frustrated job seekers from minority and lower income households

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 11, 2025

A stark reality faces graduates from minority and lower socio-economic backgrounds (SEB) in the UK. A recent report spearheaded by UCL researchers reveals a deeply ingrained disparity in the race for entry-level professional roles. The…

Get more done in a day by using this mental trick

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 7, 2025

To-do lists. Whether they are jotted down on a sticky note or racing in your head at 3 am, some lists just feel impossible to tackle. Often, they are not just work-related. They are about family, boring domestic stuff or things…

Job hunting: How to spot resilient AI companies

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 6, 2025

Understand AI companies and their stock risks, dot-com parallels, and strategies for career stability in volatile markets Contrary to popular belief, AI companies aren't printing money. The 'cutting-edge' label doesn't shield them…

Employment Rights Bill: Workers on zero-hours contracts can decline guaranteed hours says latest…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 6, 2025

In this article, we provide an abbreviated breakdown of the key proposals of The Employment Rights Bill pertaining to zero-hours contracts and non-compliance in the umbrella company sector. Plus, commentary from those serving contractors…

The most sought-after job in the UK isn’t what I expected. But it highlights what we all probably…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 4, 2025

It's no secret that Britain's facing some economic headwinds. Companies are tightening their belts, and that means fewer traditional full-time roles. For those of us who've embraced freelance, contracting, or fractional work, this could be…

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