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Design news Freelance Alliance Spotlight: Little Bulldog Design
Joanne Van Campen tells Freelance UK about the learning curves and successes of her freelance career so far.
Oct 6, 2008 | Design news


Freelancing News Small firms get £50,000 guarantee
The PM joins the FSA in protecting small traders from the credit crunch.
Oct 6, 2008 | Freelancing News


Money News Calls to debt helpline hit record high
Financial advisors to the self-employed have never been busier.
Oct 3, 2008 | Money News


Marketing/PR news Luxury brands ride out the storm
Tougher times increase our affection for 'unobtainable' brands.
Oct 2, 2008 | Marketing/PR news


Freelancing News VAT change on temp staff attacked
Industries unite to remind officials now is not the time to raise clients' hiring costs.

Oct 1, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News Freelancers accuse image giants of bullying
Scores of website owners face hefty demands for using pictures without permission.
Sep 30, 2008 | Freelancing News


Money News Small firms' costs surge to record high
Advertising bucks the inflationary trend hurting micro businesses.
Sep 29, 2008 | Money News


Freelancing News Freelancing helps crack the 'glass ceiling'
Women are using the 'third way' to defy the odds.
Sep 26, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News Freelancers will vote Gordon out
Freelancers see red but won't be voting Labour.
Sep 25, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News Freelancing by accident, not design
A freelancer's tale is incentive to budding mums, journalists & photographers.
Sep 24, 2008 | Freelancing News


Marketing/PR news Marketing? Beats us, say small firms
Companies' marketing know-how is wanting both on and offline.
Sep 23, 2008 | Marketing/PR news


Technology News Web creator to filter fact from fiction
Sir Tim Berners-Lee plans to clean up his brainchild.
Sep 22, 2008 | Technology News


Design news 'London's creative touch is unmatched'
Ideas, content and processes 'Made in London' convey something real.
Sep 19, 2008 | Design news


Freelancing News Why failure can be more beneficial to you than success
Darren Roberts looks at turning the inevitable knock-backs as a freelancer to your advantage.
Sep 18, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News New rules loom for limited companies
Freelancers have until the end of the month before fresh regulations take effect.
Sep 17, 2008 | Freelancing News


Technology News Trojan authors keep up with the press
Computer criminals are updating age-old social engineering techniques.
Sep 16, 2008 | Technology News


Journalism News Reuters freelancer arrested in Iraq
News agency's snapper is the latest journalist to be jailed by US military.

Sep 15, 2008 | Journalism News


Money News Self-employed wait for tax rebate
More than a year to go until entrepreneurs get the handout they’re owed.
Sep 12, 2008 | Money News


Freelancing News UK to rethink how it staffs projects
UK plc vows to reduce its use of freelancers who use recruitment agencies.
Sep 11, 2008 | Freelancing News


IR35 News IT freelancer loses IR35 appeal
A freelance contractor must pay for his 'unassailable' relationship of employment.
Sep 10, 2008 | IR35 News


Freelancing News Credit crunch cuts start-up activity
But less new businesses won't disturb the downturn's upside.
Sep 9, 2008 | Freelancing News


Money News Look a gift horse in the mouth, firms told
One-person suppliers are urged to face late payment before it bites.
Sep 8, 2008 | Money News


Freelancing News 'Media noise' deafens millions
Always wanting to be in the loop leaves us only an hour of daily peace.
Sep 5, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News Britain in need of US-style data law
'Informing customers their details have been lost or stolen should be mandatory.'
Sep 4, 2008 | Freelancing News


Marketing/PR news Brands get clever on-pack
Cash-strapped consumers force brands to think about the outsides of their boxes.
Sep 3, 2008 | Marketing/PR news


Freelancing News Home-based firms defy the slowdown
Most self-employed workers are upbeat about their 'at-home' enterprise.
Sep 2, 2008 | Freelancing News


Technology News Value in '.uk' sparks more disputes
A growing number of sites are in a tangle about their web address.
Sep 1, 2008 | Technology News


Freelancing News 'Lack of respect' dogs creative Britain
China will take advantage if Britain can’t shake its stigma of creative study.
Aug 29, 2008 | Freelancing News


IR35 News Freelancers accused of 'IR35 ignorance'
Ignorant or not, two out of three freelancers aren't bothering with IR35.
Aug 28, 2008 | IR35 News


Freelancing News How to blog on the right side of the law
Ten ways freelance Web publishers can avoid legal wrangles.
Aug 27, 2008 | Freelancing News


Journalism News Gunmen seize freelance reporters
Fears for the safety of a western media pack kidnapped in Mogadishu.
Aug 26, 2008 | Journalism News


Freelancing News Stroke reveals engineer's artistic talent
A once jobless engineer is 'rewired' and transformed into a digital artist.
Aug 22, 2008 | Freelancing News


Photography News Police sorry for arresting photographer
Self-employed man was locked up for snapping police 'doing something illegal.'
Aug 21, 2008 | Photography News


Freelancing News Freelance creatives doubt job security
Creatives 'struggle' to make freelancing economically viable in the downturn.
Aug 20, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News 'Creativity is the new science'
Ministers told creative degrees need the focus given to ‘serious’ subjects.
Aug 19, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News 'Independent films are being muscled out'
The film industry is not shining enough of its spotlight on independents.
Aug 18, 2008 | Freelancing News


Freelancing News Do cool stuff on TV for £20,000, says Stuff
Gadget magazine wants a creative type to deliver its internet TV show.
Aug 15, 2008 | Freelancing News


Technology News Google says sorry for e-mail outage
Search giant explains about the crash that hit 'so many.'
Aug 14, 2008 | Technology News


Freelancing News Freelancers' Questions: Does IR35 catch writers too?
Expert warns that the ‘freelancers’ tax’ is applicable to all - creatives included.
Aug 14, 2008 | Freelancing News


Design news Armani makes a matador his client
Italian designer signs his name to a suit of lights.
Aug 13, 2008 | Design news


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