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The New Wave of British Exports

Xenios Thrasyvoulou | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Small Business, Macroeconomics, Freelancers, British Exports, Freelancing, UK Business, UK Economy, UK News
Xenios Thrasyvoulou

In the past year we've seen the amount of time UK freelancers are selling their services to companies abroad (and in particular to far Eastern countries) more than double on PeoplePerHour. You'd think that these are specialist services from the upper echelons of our labour force. But they are not.

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Why Are More Freelancers Appearing Up North? (INFOGRAPHIC)

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 17.12.2012 | UK
Read More: Freelancers, Business, News, Yorkshire, UK News

Yorkshire has been revealed as the home of Britain's freelancer activity, with four Yorkshire towns and cities, Bradford, Sheffield, Halifax and Hudde...

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Diary of a Freelancer: Week 1

Jayne Gorman | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Self-Employment, Working From Home, Social Media, Freelancing, Work, Freelance, Freelancers, Jobs, UK Lifestyle News
Jayne Gorman

I've left my job as an in house social media manager to make it on my own. Expectation levels are high but the person putting the most pressure on me is me. To others what I have already achieved in these early days looks like success, to me it is just the start.

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All Freelancers Are Crazy Workaholics With No Money

Daniel Johnson | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Comedy
Read More: Freelancers, Self-Employment, Money, Comedy, Freelancing, Work, UK Comedy, UK Media, UK Comedy News
Daniel Johnson

Freelancers are always out of work. Even when they're in work, they're out of work. If you are not working, you have no money. And if you are working, you have no time to find more work. When the job ends, you have time, but no work. Whichever way you approach it, you always have no money.

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Stop Fighting Mythical Dragons George and Let Small Businesses Roar

John Brazier | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Business News, Government, Freelance Economy, Freelancers, Small Business, George Osborne, Budget, Smes, 2012 Budget, UK Politics News
John Brazier

In the run up to yesterday's budget I called on the Chancellor to come out fighting for the UK's smallest businesses, a sector that contributes £82 billion to the UK economy annually - freelancing. As the dust settles on the Budget, how well did the Chancellor do?

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Freelancing? What's the Point?

Colette Mason | Posted 24.01.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: IT Contractors, Freelancing, National-Freelancers-Day, Pcg, Freelancers, UK Tech News
Colette Mason

I'll hold my hands up. I'm 100% unemployable. When I say "unemployable" I don't mean unprofessional; I just mean I am not cut out to do the same role ...

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140 Characters

Lee Mannion | Posted 07.01.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Photography, 140 Characters, Twitter, Portwit, Chris Floyd, Freelancers, UK Tech, UK Entertainment, Social Lives on Twitter, UK Tech News
Lee Mannion

Looking at the resulting collection of 140 portraits, the marvellous variety of people is revealed. Not only our different shapes and sizes but our moods that change so much in a day. Some of the people in front of Chris' camera were obviously a bit anxious about it, others seem confident and happy. It's just like we all are in real life, in other words.

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Businesses Hire Freelancers Amid Double Dip Fears Says Research

Felicity Morse | Posted 26.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Freelancers, UK News, Freelancers Rights, Double-Dip Recession, Recession, Employment, Double Dip, UK News

With fears of a double-dip recession mounting, companies are preferring to hire freelancers in a bid to save money, a survey has shown. Online free...

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