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A cost-of-living crisis, paired with an economic recession and late-paying clients could be the perfect storm to put enough strain on a freelancer's marriage to break it up. However, various studies have suggested…

The Government has extended a support scheme offering government-backed loans to small businesses for a further two years. Yet, the Tories are expected to still lose up to 2 million small business owner voters at the next general election…

New IPSE research finds that late payments have worsened despite recent government reforms, alluding that not enough is being done to crack down on companies that do not pay freelancers on time. Now more than ever freelancers must do…

By Gary Prince, Chief Strategy Officer at SimplyPayMe Gary Prince pf SimplyPayMe Earlier in the year, a report by the Federation of Small Businesses found that 440,000 small firms in the UK suffered from the late payment ‘crisis’ and…

THE FREELANCER'S COUCH Q: I am a freelancer that gets work from word of mouth and recommendations, so I haven't used an agency before. I sometimes see exciting roles through agency adverts on LinkedIn and other job sites. Still, I…

FREELANCER TURNED FOUNDER STORY A fintech platform called Tap Global has launched a new product for freelancers to make passive income with crypto trading with the added convenience of a crypto banking card for everyday purchases and…

If things are financially tight now, wait until we have to turn the heating on this winter when power and heating bills will be at their highest. That is why signing up for cashback apps now rather than later could help you build up a bit…

Higher-earning freelancers may not be as financially secure as first thought Higher earners are more likely to have borrowed more (and a higher percentage of their income) than those on lower incomes.They are more than twice as likely…

A Caunce O’Hara survey of 200 reveals exactly how freelancers are managing their time and how they could better develop the essential business building and life balancing tool of delegation. The most successful freelancers and small…

A new study reveals just how much men are earning more than women and why the gender pay gap still exists in 2022. In 2020, women earned 84% of what men earned, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of…