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2018 Startup of the Year
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2017 Female Startup of the Year
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2016 Women’s Champion
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2016/17 ‘Grow it’ Award
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Testimonials & Weekly Tips
#8 Thinking of going freelance? Here are 9 things you need to think about (and 3 of my mistakes!) part 3
April 16, 2019
Is it impossible for a woman to become a freelancer? No, it isn’t. But I would encourage women who want to become freelancers to take it more seriously than that. Don’t become a freelancer, become a business. Set up a proper Limited company and employ yourself as an employee. There are costs to doing it…
11/4/19 – TechPixies Secures £150,000 Female-Led Funding
April 11, 2019
TechPixies, the multi award-winning online learning platform with an aim of helping thousands of women across the UK upskill with tech, is pleased to announce that it closed on £150,000 female-led funding. The investment round closed during International Women’s Week and is promising in the wake of the Rose Review which identified that up to…
#7 The 4 benefits of returning to part-time salaried work following a career break vs freelancing (part 2)
April 8, 2019
Last week, I wrote a blog post about why I would encourage women who are going back to work to take a salaried part-time job over becoming a freelancer. To summarise I made the following points: ⭐ Many women would like £1,000-£3,000 per month ⭐ Part-time salaried work means you get paid holiday, pension pay…
#6 Why women should be seeking part-time salaried jobs and not becoming freelancers following a career break (part 1)
April 1, 2019
I’m putting a stake in the ground. I think that women who are returning to work following a career break should seriously consider looking for a part-time salaried job rather than going straight into freelancing. Here’s why… I have been working with women full time since 2015 and I have learned a lot about what…
Time is money. Don’t let it bring your business down.
March 25, 2019
The United Kingdom has 5.7 million small businesses, and small business accounts for 99% of all businesses in the UK. TechPixies recognises the impact small business has on the UK’s economy and our founder and CEO Joy Foster is always looking for ways to help other business owners and start-ups navigate the challenges that being…
17/3/19 – Side-lined, undervalued and anxious colleagues are more skilled than them: The truth about women going back to work after a career break
March 17, 2019
A new report out today reveals the impact taking a career break has on women’s confidence, career prospects, job satisfaction and earning power. The Confidence Gap Report, commissioned by TechPixies, which teaches social media and digital marketing skills to women wanting to return to work, asked 1000 working women what impact time out of the…
