Buzz

If, like me, you value the recommendations of friends and trusted colleagues, then a new website for business products should be well worth repeat visits.

The idea behind BestVendor.com is to create a resource for reviews and recommendations of business products in a way that people trust.

Freelance research is really hotting up these days with projects ranging from academic research into the size of the sector (1.56 million freelancers) by freelance trade association PCG, to light hearted research into topics such as freelancer's need for smartphones shown by accountancy firm Crunch around National Freelan

“I tend to be known as a personal and business coach,” says Fiona Harrold, a world-renowned life coach and the bestselling author of Be Your Own Life Coach, The 10-Minute Life Coach, Reinvent Yourself, Indestructible Self Belief and The 7 Rules of Success.

Workhubs may be hot on the lips of many startups and freelancers and are creating a buzz around London but how do you go about finding them around the world and getting access if you aren't in and around the debate in your freelance circles?

At the recent National Freelancers’ Day Freelance Lecture, hosted in London by the PCG on 23 November, a number of very interesting points were raised by the august panel of speakers, introduced by independent broadcaster and journalist Sue Lawley.