Networking skills for freelancers (ScreenSkills, 2-part course)

Organised by ScreenSkills. Please only book if you can attend both sessions. Part 1: Wednesday 19 July 2023, 1300 – 14:00 Part 2: Thursday 20 July 2023, 13:00 – 14:00 In these two 1-hour webinars we look at ways to engage with people who don’t know you, and how to plan your approach to meetings

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Posted on 25 May 2023

Networking skills for freelancers (ScreenSkills, 2-part course)

Organised by ScreenSkills. Please only book if you can attend both sessions. Part 1: Wednesday 12 July 2023, 12:00 – 13:00 Part 2: Friday 14 July 2023, 12:00 – 13:00 In these two 1-hour webinars we look at ways to engage with people who don’t know you, and how to plan your approach to meetings

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Posted on 20 December 2022

Networking skills for freelancers (ScreenSkills, 2-part course)

Organised by ScreenSkills. Please only book if you can attend both sessions. Part 1: Tuesday 19 July 2022, 11:00 – 11:15 Part 2: Thursday 21 July 2022, 10:00 – 11:15 In these two 75-minute webinars we look at ways to engage with people who don’t know you, and how to plan your approach to meetings

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Posted on 16 May 2022

Networking skills for freelancers (ScreenSkills, 2-part course)

Organised by ScreenSkills. Please only book if you can attend both sessions. Part 1: Tuesday 5 July 2022, 11:00 – 11:15 Part 2: Thursday 7 July 2022, 10:00 – 11:15 In these two 75-minute webinars we look at ways to engage with people who don’t know you, and how to plan your approach to meetings

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Posted on 16 May 2022

Student loans and freelancing

NB: This blog mainly uses 2021-22 figures for Plan 2 loans. Figures change every tax year, and might be different for Scottish residents, but the principle is the same. For useful links, scroll down to the Find Out More box. Student loan repayments are a bit of a pain when you’re a PAYE freelancer.

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Posted on 03 March 2022

HMRC shifts self-assessment deadline to Feb (2022 only)

For the second year running HMRC have moved the deadline for filing your income tax self-assessment back to Feb instead of the usual 31st January. They’ve relented to pressure from accountancy and other bodies because so many people are off with covid and might not be able to get everything done in time.

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Posted on 07 January 2022

Networking for freelancers (Prospect/BECTU)

Organised by Prospect/BECTU. In this online workshop we look at ways to engage with people who don’t know you, and how to plan your approach to meetings and events. We’ll also look at how important social media can be in supporting your face-to-face meetings.There will be plenty of interaction and we’ll be demonstrating how networking

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Posted on 07 January 2022

Networking skills for freelancers (ScreenSkills, 2-part course)

Organised by ScreenSkills. Please only book if you can attend both sessions. Part 1: Monday 21 March 2022, 17:00 – 18:15 Part 2: Thursday 24 March 2022, 13:00 – 14:15 In these two 75-minute webinars we look at ways to engage with people who don’t know you, and how to plan your approach to meetings

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Posted on 09 December 2021

Networking skills for freelancers (ScreenSkills, 2-part course)

Organised by ScreenSkills. Please only book if you can attend both sessions. Part 1: Monday 7 February, 5pm – 6:15pm Part 2: Thursday 10 February, 1pm – 2:15pm In these two 75-minute webinars we look at ways to engage with people who don’t know you, and how to plan your approach to meetings and events.

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Posted on 09 December 2021

Will your iPhone help you concentrate?

If you use an iPhone you may be aware of Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 15. Apparently it’s full of “amazing” new features. Apple are going big on new memojis, and clever things that FaceTime can now do. As a trainer in freelance business skills the new feature which caught my eye is called ‘Focus’.

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Posted on 29 September 2021