Covid-19 support for freelancers & self-employed What was announced today by Rishi Sunak? New announcements for the Covid-19 support for freelancers and self-employed was announced today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. But what does this really mean for the 5 million+ freelancers in the UK. Taxable grant-based of 80% of average profits…
The Creative Brief-case: Care package for freelancers during Corona that melds the two P’s Cover Art: ‘The Creative Briefcase,’ by Yuliya Pankratova, Creative Freelancer; artist, packaging designer, graphic designer. The UK government is creating an economic care package for freelancers in response to the economic impacts of the corona outbreak we were told yesterday. Rishi…
Be your own boss, but not on your own Exactly a year ago, I made the probably biggest decision of my life: I started my own business. It felt like true freedom, working from wherever I wanted to and according to my own schedule. I suddenly had the flexibility to go to exhibitions at 11…
How start-ups can enhance their social media with graphic design Contents: Introduction Where are your graphics shown Branding Social media plan Social media graphics Business profile Posts Groups / events / fundraisers Stories / highlights Facebook fact file Instagram fact file LinkedIn fact file Conclusion Introduction Of all our human senses, sight is the most…
Why Public Speaking is All About Building Trust (And How To Do It!) Public Speaking is a trust-building process… For those who are in business, would you agree that your main goal is to sell your products and/or services and to grow? How can you achieve this? What is the main thing you would…
The Rise Of Free Workspaces Remote working has garnered a huge audience lately. With the plethora of benefits that this type of work offers workers, it is not much of a shocker that 8 out of 10 people will readily choose to work remotely over working in the traditional office. Remote workers have adopted a…
Free, To Be, C’est la Vie! Where birds of a feather flock together & there’s plenty of fish in the sea… FAQ: “Hello. So tell me, what do you do?” Yes, people are programmed to exchange default salutations and label each other, even if most of us don’t really enjoy being pigeonholed. I prefer a…
At Othership, we completed a study that showed 90% of respondents wanted to remote work. Whilst this may not come as a surprise – what may was the fact that 62% were already working remotely at least once a week. We believe this trend is not only beneficial for the environment but can bring more…
I only recently started working remotely, or “from home” if you want to say so. People regularly ask “Do you actually get some work done from home?” or I hear questions like “Isn’t it a bit lonely to work remotely?”. I can certainly see where these questions are coming from. Procrastination is a temporary state that hits…
