Freelancing for students and grads
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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. [email protected]
020 7515 9451 / 07941 655 856@opentocreate
www.opentocreate.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/annabsexton