Career Advice
How to improve your work life in 2022
It's been a tough old 18 months, so as we ease our way into 2022 and think about what we... read more
self employed
Career Advice
How to ease the pressure of starting your own business
Starting your own business is hard enough for anyone, let alone a father trying to raise a... read more
Career Advice
How a gift company built in lockdown changed its creator’s life
Adam Bamford is the CEO of personalised gift company Colleague Box that he set up with his... read more
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‘Forty seven per cent of contractors banned by companies due to IR35’
Off-payroll legislation that took effect in the private sector in April has had a... read more
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How a toy brand entrepreneur quit the City and never looked back
Beginning in a spare bedroom in a shared house, dad-of-three Steve loves the fact that the... read more
Fatherhood
Things are getting back to normal so why do I feel guilty?
I’m happy to admit that September was my best month as a freelancer. Given that I... read more
Career Advice
Writing a CV as a freelancer
According to Statista, as of June 2021 there are now 4.2 million self-employed people in... read more
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Interview: Tom Harper, founder of creative play company Little Imagineers
Little Imagineers is the brainchild of Tom and Helen Harper and their sofa-climbing... read more
Fatherhood
The return to normality brings new anxieties for dads
They say it takes around 66 days to form a new habit and for that habit to become... read more
Career Advice
How to succeed at freelancing if you’re an introvert
If you’re thinking about starting a new life as a freelance in the new year being an... read more
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Portfolio careers could be set to boom
Ben Legg’s had a side hustle all his adult life. So he was practicing a portfolio career... read more
Fatherhood
‘My daughter sees me doing something I love’
I’ve never really liked the term ‘freelance’ for my job situation. The etymology... read more
Fatherhood
Our survey findings capture working dads experience of 2020
Working dads are set to embrace flexible working on a huge scale as a result of lockdown.... read more
Freelance
Dads need support to do what they love
If you own a phone, tablet or device of any kind you can’t have missed the recent media... read more
Fatherhood
Working dads and lockdown: Dads in Business
Rob Taylor runs his own business, has three children and set up Dads In Business for men... read more
Fatherhood
Lockdown made Nick a better working dad
Lockdown was hard for Nick Donnelly just like the rest of us. But it’s had its upsides. ... read more
Fatherhood
Craig Phillips has gone from Big Brother to working dad
If any working dad was well placed to deal with lockdown it was Craig Phillips. He won... read more
Fatherhood
Working dads and lockdown: Sid Madge
Sid Madge is a brand analyst, father of three and founder of Meee (My Education Employment... read more
Career Advice
Looking for work and managing a toddler
I know everyone started running during the lockdown, but I’ve decided to wait until it... read more
Freelance
Help for the self employed
Campaigners have welcomed government steps to support self employed people affected by the... read more
Fatherhood
‘Don’t worry about what others think when going part time’
James Lloyd knows a thing or two about changing your work pattern. He’s a Portfolio... read more
