In 2023 freelance journalist Jem Collins won the IPSE Outstanding Freelancer Award for ushering in “overdue transparency, fairness and pay improvements” for freelance journalists.
Jem founded Journo Resources to empower freelance journalists with insight, training and resources that cannot be found anywhere else, with a focus on supporting marginalised groups.
By only listing jobs with stated rates of pay, Journo Resources has prompted dozens of national media organisations to publish salaries and rates of pay for the first time, with more than 170,000 people having consulted the database so far.
Journo Resources has also trained more than 6,000 journalists at its workshop series, whilst providing a real-life pitch library and a mentoring fellowship that has seen 90% go on to secure future work.
Having juggled the business as a part-time venture alongside other freelance contracts for five years, Journo Resources is now a sustainable business with a diverse income stream.
In this fireside chat, IPSE’s Director of Membership Vicks Rodwell catches up with Jem to discuss:
Members: free to attend
Non-members: free to attend
Register for exclusive access to the fireside chat and get the recording before it is launched publicly.
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:
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.
