Want to know that one thing that holds people back from success above all else? Bad Habits. Every year on the 1st of January, like many people, I commit to a New Year’s Resolution AND pretty much nearly every year, within days of making said resolution, I’ve broken it. One year, I even joined a…
This is the fourth and final of a 4-part series on freelancing vs part-time salaried work. Up to now, we’ve discussed: PART 1: Why women who are returning to work following a career break should be seeking a part time salaried role vs becoming a freelancer PART 2: The 4 benefits of returning to part-time…
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…
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…
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…
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…