How to stand out in the crowd

The Freelancers Edition

Hello!

My creative ventures to date...

Clients

Build a new business venture ...

Purposes for today ... Open up your thinking about being a freelancer

Freelancing vs' entrepreneur or is it this simple?

Invite new ways of thinking about creating 'business' ideas

Re-frame your thinking about freelancing & entrepreneurship

“In the past, self-employment or freelancing were only considered options by more experienced professionals.

The latest generation don’t see this as a barrier.

Thanks to the changing job market and developments in technology, graduates can enjoy greater independence.

They no longer need to follow conventional routes into employment if it doesn’t suit them. However, they could

still benefit from more support, and universities have an important role to play in supplying this.”

Kerri-Ann Hockley, commissioner of Policy Bee

graduate entrepreneur survey June 2015

What are the benefits of freelancing?

Main perceived advantages of hiring a graduate freelancer

Up to date subject knowledge (55%)

Flexibility (50%)

Not limited by inherited processes or systems (49%)

Being able to think outside the box (47%)

Student freelancer story ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beneTh1FOeE

What is entrepreneurship?

The willingness to take risks and develop, organise & manage a business venture in a competitive marketplace that is constantly evolving.

Entrepreneurs are pioneers, innovators, leaders and inventors.

Graduate Entrepreneur story...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b0TAQaea68

Biggest perceived barriers vs' +++

Costs of establishing a Free to be soletrader

company... / free business banking

Online accounting Xero / Wave / Quickbooks

Packages... Google apps

Parent's expectations... Learn to pitch your vision

LSBU Enterprise programme

Anna B. Sextonanna@opentocreate.com

020 7515 9451 / 07941 655 856@opentocreate

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