Freelance Corner

Essential strategies for established freelancers: Elevate your wellbeing, productivity, and results
2024-02-28 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Virtual event
This webinar session looks at the common challenges established freelancers and independent professionals face in their business journey.
Having worked with over 100 IPSE members and business owners in recent years, life coach and wellbeing consultant Kate Horwood has identified pivotal areas where people typically get stuck – time and energy management, resilience, wellbeing, stress management, mindset, and business vision. She’ll be talking about real stuff – not just theories – and will explore practical skills and strategies that go beyond the surface.
You’ll have a valuable opportunity to assess your current business standing, pinpoint what’s holding you back, and leave with a sense of empowerment and the clarity to help you move forward on your path towards a more resilient, productive, and fulfilling freelance career.
By the end of the session, you’ll:

Know Yourself Better: Get real about your self-employed/freelancing journey, understanding your personal challenges and strengths.
See Your Business More Clearly: Identify the main spots in your business that need attention and figure out what’s next.
Roadmap for Change: Get guidance on the steps needed to address your key challenges, paving the way for growth and greater success.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions during the event but you can also submit questions in advance when you register.
This webinar is free to attend for both IPSE members and non-members.
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How to protect your intellectual property and copyright
2024-02-21 12:30 - 13:30
When you’re a self-employed freelancer or contractor, it’s important to understand what intellectual property (IP) is and how you can protect yours.
By protecting your intellectual property properly, it’ll be easier for you to take legal action if a situation arises where someone exploits your intellectual property – for example if your logo is copied or an original piece of writing you’ve created is used on another website without your permission.
On the other hand, understanding more about intellectual property will help you avoid breaching copyright and reduce the risk of a costly claim being made against you.
Designed for freelancers, contractors and anyone running a small business, this webinar, presented by a legal expert, will help you to understand more about intellectual property and copyright which in turn will arm you with the knowledge needed to both protect your business and avoid third-party copyright breach claims.
The webinar will cover these key topics:

An overview of IP rights
Why it’s crucial for the self-employed to understand
What the default position is at law for ownership of IP
An overview of the key battlegrounds including:

Passing off
Copyright
Trade mark

What a self-employed contractor can do

To protect their work
To protect themselves from 3rd party claims

The IP litigation process
How insurance can protect you against 3rd party claims

This is a live webinar with a Q&A session at the end for you to ask any questions.
Speaker – Mark Rankin, Head of Civil Litigation, Markel Law
In the session, Mark Rankin, Head of Civil Litigation at Markel Law, will give his top tips based on the work he does resolving these issues for business professionals.
Mark has over 14 years’ experience defending claims against professionals of all sizes and advising them on recovering unpaid fees, as well as non-contentious issues. Mark’s practice has a particular focus on those operating in the technology and media sectors.
Markel are an award-winning insurer of contractors, freelancers, self-employed professionals and micro businesses. They have over 25,000 customers in the UK and their hassle-free website offers instant cover online, including professional indemnity, public liability and more.
IPSE members enjoy a 10% discount* on contractor insurance from Markel Direct.
*Discount terms and conditions
The 10% discount will be applied to the net policy premium before insurance premium tax is applied. All quotations provided will be subject to meeting underwriting and claims criteria acceptance. All cover will be subject to full policy terms and conditions which are available upon request.
The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed Limited (IPSE) are an Introducer Appointed Representative of Markel International Insurance Company Limited which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.
This webinar is free to attend for IPSE members. Non-members can also attend at a cost of £15 + registration fees.

How to exploit the ‘hidden’ contract market to make 2024 your best ever year
2024-02-19 12:00 - 13:00
Are you tired of sending out countless applications and never hearing back? LinkedIn reports that 85% of jobs are filled through networking and referrals.
Maybe it’s time to learn how to access the hidden job/contract market.
Join our upcoming webinar where we’ll show you the strategies and techniques to uncover opportunities that aren’t publicly advertised.
Our experienced winning-work coaches will share their insider knowledge on how to tap into this hidden market, giving you an edge over other contractors.
During the webinar, you’ll learn:
✔️ What the hidden contract market is and how it works
✔️ How to find potential contracts that aren’t advertised
✔️ Strategies for building a strong network that can help you access hidden opportunities
✔️ Techniques for reaching out to potential clients
✔️ Why you need a one-page CV to network into a job
✔️ The three key marketing assets you need (CV, bio and ?)
✔️ Three strategies for winning work that don’t involve recruiters
This is a live webinar with a Q&A session at the end for you to ask any questions.
This webinar is free to attend for IPSE members. Non-members can also attend at a cost of £15 + registration fees.

How to tackle late and non-payments
2024-02-07 12:30 - 13:30
In today’s climate, marred by surging inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and energy price hikes, late and non-payments are a growing threat to freelancers and small business owners. A survey ran earlier this year by Markel Direct revealed that 22% of freelancers and small businesses had experienced an increase in late or non-payments.
Nearly half of those surveyed had payments owed to them that were more than 15 days overdue while 13% didn’t get paid at all and had to write off the money owed.
If a client doesn’t pay you on time, or they refuse to pay you at all, it can cause major financial difficulties and put a strain on your relationship with your client.
Designed for freelancers, contractors and anyone running a small business, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to increase your chances of getting paid on time and explain the steps to take when recovering payment you are owed by clients.
The webinar will cover key topics including:

Survey results revealing how late payments are affecting the self-employed sector
How a watertight contract can help to deter late payments
How to use payment milestones for your benefit
How to manage scope creep and requoting for work
The steps to take when a client hasn’t paid an invoice
How to manage the debt recovery process without destroying client relationships
Your legal options if an invoice remains unpaid

This is a live webinar with a Q&A session at the end for you to ask any questions.
Speaker – Mark Rankin, Head of Civil Litigation, Markel Law
In the session, Mark Rankin, Head of Civil Litigation at Markel Law, will give his top tips based on the work he does resolving these issues for business professionals.
Mark has over 14 years’ experience defending claims against professionals of all sizes and advising them on recovering unpaid fees, as well as non-contentious issues. Mark’s practice has a particular focus on those operating in the technology and media sectors.
Markel
Markel are an award-winning insurer of contractors, freelancers, self-employed professionals and micro businesses. They have over 25,000 customers in the UK and their hassle-free website offers instant cover online, including professional indemnity, public liability and more.
IPSE members enjoy a 10% discount* on contractor insurance from Markel Direct.
*Discount terms and conditions
The 10% discount will be applied to the net policy premium before insurance premium tax is applied. All quotations provided will be subject to meeting underwriting and claims criteria acceptance. All cover will be subject to full policy terms and conditions which are available upon request.
The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed Limited (IPSE) are an Introducer Appointed Representative of Markel International Insurance Company Limited which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.
This webinar is free to attend for IPSE members. Non-members can also attend at a cost of £15 + registration fees.

How to use thought leadership to turbo-charge your freelancer business
2024-01-31 12:00 - 13:00
Did you know that thought leadership is one of the most effective ways to raise the profile of you and your freelance business, but more importantly, to build your brand and generate more clients. Done correctly, it can revolutionise your marketing strategy and business performance.
This exclusive webinar, specifically for freelancers, will walk through how thought leadership can be harnessed and give you a blueprint to exploit a whole new channel for winning business.
In this fast-paced session, we will show you:
✔️ What thought leadership is and who is using it
✔️ Why experts, trusted authorities and thought leaders generate more business
✔️ The main channels of communication for your thought leadership strategy
✔️ How to build your company’s audience and expand your sphere of influence
✔️ How to use public speaking as a tool for brand development AND customer acquisition
✔️ The importance of LinkedIn to support your thought leadership activity
This is a live webinar with a Q&A session at the end for you to ask any questions.
This webinar is free to attend for IPSE members. Non-members can also attend at a cost of £15 + registration fees.
