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Title: Freelancing Matters - Issue 34

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AGENDA
Spreading the freelance message, what the Budget means for freelancers, free webinars, guides and events

FREELANCER’S APPRENTICE
Why freelance journalist Janet Murray decided to take on a young apprentice

CHAIRMAN’S DINNER
All aboard HQS Wellington as the Rt Hon Michael Portillo joins PCG at the fi rst Chairman’s Dinner

BE INNOVATIVE
Why a freelancer’s ability to offer creative solutions is a skill that is increasingly in demand

WHERE NEXT FOR IR35?
PCG’s Simon McVicker examines what to expect from changes in the way IR35 is administered

FREELANCING IN SCOTLAND
PCG members meet Fergus Ewing, Scotland’s Minister for Enterprise. Plus, Scotland’s freelance culture

SURVEY SNAPSHOT
Six things we learned from PCG’s freelance survey

WORKING OVERSEAS
FM speaks to three wanderlust freelancers about why they choose to work abroad

GUIDES AND ADVICE
Steps to ace the client meeting, the benefi t of weak links, Freelancer Showcase, the E-Myth Revisited review

WORDS OF WISDOM
World record holder and Olympic medallist Steve Backley on how we can all perform at the highest level

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Title: Freelancing Matters - Issue 33

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AGENDA
Standing for PCG’s Consultative Council, freelance confidential, better branding, workshop revisited.

THE LIGHT OPTION
Tablets and ultrabooks square up for the enterprise market. But which would suit your business best?

MICHAEL PORTILLO INTERVIEW
One of the UK’s most famous freelancers talks about his career and the value of freelancing to the economy.

MORTGAGES
Advice on how to avoid some of the frustrations of securing a mortgage as a freelancer.

WHERE GREAT IDEAS HAPPEN
How the new wave of conferences can provide an injection of inspiration for freelancers.

CONNECT FOUR
Not the coloured discs, but the four brain quadrants that infl uence the way you like to communicate ideas.

FREELANCE PROFILES
FM speaks to three freelancers who have tapped into the collaboration and community of rural workhubs.

GUIDES AND ADVICE
Effective email prospecting, Business 2012, contract searching with LinkedIn, achieving your targets.

WORDS OF WISDOM
Award-winning entrepreneur, technologist and chief executive of freelancer.com, Matt Barrie.

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Title: Freelancing Matters - Issue 32

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AGENDA
Freelancers enabling innovation, fit to freelance results, freelance confidential

HOT TOPIC
How National Freelancers Day fever swept across the country

BUSINESS STRATEGY
John Niland on the factors freelancers should consider when planning their growth strategy

10 IDEAS FOR 2012
From personal branding to pursuing referrals, 10 ways to add value to your business in the new year

THE VALUE OF SLEEP
Why poor quality sleep can seriously damage your wealth

GROWTH SECTOR
PCG research shows that freelancing is up 12 per cent. John Kitching looks at the key trends

WORKING MUMS
One in eight freelancers are working mums. We talk to three women about the fl exibility freelancing brings

GUIDES AND ADVICE
Freelance guide to Silicon Roundabout, five tips on public speaking, password protection

WORDS OF WISDOM
Jonathan Fields, author of the freelance classic Career Renegade and new title Uncertainty

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Title: Freelancing Matters - Issue 31

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AGENDA
Lifelong freelancer Sue Lawley, NFD 2011, guide to freelancing, and are you fit to freelance?

WHY I’M SUPPORTING NFD
David Cameron joins business leaders, politicians and entrepreneurs to support National Freelancers Day

GETTING INVOLVED
Insightful events and resources for every freelancer

CREATING YOUR DIGITAL PRESENCE
From a LinkedIn profi le to setting up an e-newsletter

16 MASTERCLASS WEBINARS
Your guide to the 16 must-see specialists who will be sharing their expertise on National Freelancers Day

PROFESSOR ANDREW BURKE
Identifying the value freelancers bring to the economy

INTERVIEW: DANNY ALEXANDER
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury on his admiration for freelancers

ONE YEAR ON…
Five freelancers describe how PCG’s 2010 Mastermind sessions influenced their business outlook

THE FREELANCERS
Capturing the diversity of freelancers at work

BETTER BUSINESS
Workhubs, freelancing in Brighton, delivering value

WORDS OF WISDOM
Dan Pink, author of Free Agent Nation

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Title: Freelancing Matters - Issue 30

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AGENDA
US freelancers, IR35 Forum, PCG survey highlights, freelance confi dential, social media event

QUEEN OF CONNECTIONS
Dr Karen Stephenson on the 21st century skills that freelancers bring to the business of work

PCG AT WESTMINSTER
Jim Cassidy on the debut meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the freelance sector

INTERVIEW
David Hieatt talks about his new business venture and inspirational talks in the Welsh countryside

PARTY CONFERENCES
PCG’s Celia Surtees looks ahead to the party conferences and PCG’s involvement at each

NEW SOLUTIONS REQUIRED
The Daily Telegraph’s Richard Tyler on why a simpler tax system for freelancers is needed

FREELANCE FOCUS
Communication consultants Mark Ramsdale and Rhoda Macdonald on going freelance

BUY NOW, ENJOY LATER
FM’s guide to your pension savings targets

WORDS OF WISDOM
Kevin Green, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation

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Title: Freelancing Matters - Issue 29

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AGENDA
Countdown starts for National Freelancers Day, evaluating project success, confidence in court

SMALL IS THE NEW BIG
Julie Meyer on the need to create the right business support and encouragement for the new wave of individual capitalists

DIGITAL DIVERSITY
The people, events and places that are creating a buzz of new business innovation in the North East

MORTGAGE MATTERS
You’ve got the questions, we’ve got the answers

WHAT THE DICKENS?
Freelance journalist and commentator, Tom Brown, with some strident views on the changing political landscape for freelancers

FREELANCE FOCUS
From barristers’ clerk to freelance tennis coach, corporate head to freelance singer, FM meets the people who have followed their passion

BETTER BUSINESS
How virtual worlds aid collaboration and innovation, business growth around Europe, the value of professional indemnity cover

POST-IT PRODUCTIVITY
Why the narrow parameters of a sticky yellow note can focus your work priorities

WORDS OF WISDOM
Shane Pearlman on running a 100 per cent freelance-driven agency

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