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BBC developing employment test for freelancers

BBC developing employment test for freelancers

The BBC is developing a new employment test for freelancers in a bid to replace them with employees, according to ContractorCalculator which provides free expert advice to over 100,000 freelancers and contractors.…

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Time is money - how to spend it wisely

Time is money - how to spend it wisely

Joe Shervell gives some tips on time management for people running their own businesses.…

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High days and holidays as a freelancer

High days and holidays as a freelancer

As the summer approaches, contractors expert Dave Chaplin gives some advice on holidays for contractors and freelancers.…

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Happy birthday to me

After a year starting up my own business I feel more empowered and, although I am working more hours, I can fit them around my children.…

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Female enterprise awards open for entries

Female enterprise awards open for entries

The NatWest everywoman Awards is welcoming entries from female entrepreneurs for 2013.…

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Freelancers earn more, but women earn less than men

Freelancers earn more, but women earn less than men

Some 70% of all freelancers earn more than the UK’s average salary of £26,093 per year, with the average self-employed salary being £50,820, but women earn much less than men, according to a survey by cloud-based accountancy firm Boox.…

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Self-employed up by 367,000

Self-employed up by 367,000

The number of self-employed workers has risen by 367,000 in the last four years, mostly since 2011, with women accounting for 80% of the rise between 2008 and 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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Go micro

Go micro

Workingmums.co.uk talks to Tina Boden of Enterprise Rockers, an organisation set up for microbusinesses.…

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