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Have You Rated Your Clients Yet?
Clients: can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em! Over the years, freelancers have been sharing the challenges that they face in working with clients (a big problem being nonpayment) and the...
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Tackling Deadbeat Clients
My mistake the other day when I posted the Breakfast Roundtables for this year's Creative Freelancer Conference, I missed one that will be moderated by Carolyn Silveira of the Freelancers Union: Get...
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ATTN: New Jersey Freelancers
The Freelancers Union is trying to make New Jersey more freelance-friendly. Please take a few minutes to complete a survey about the life of the self-employed in NJ. They’ll use the survey results to...
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The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of Our Time
From our friends at the Freelancers Union, here's the first in a series of articles written by their founder, Sara Horowitz for The Atlantic Magazine. Welcome to the Gig Life. The boom in independent...
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Make Your Voice Heard (and get a mug)
A message from Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, our partner and supporter of the Creative Freelancer Conference: With the much-anticipated 2012 election year just around the corner, the...
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Big News: health insurance in NY, NJ & OR!
Big news from our partner, the Freelancers Union: We just found out that Freelancers Union was awarded $340 million in federal loans to create member-driven, nonprofit health insurance options in New...
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Health Insurance for Freelancers
The Supreme Court Decision: A Step in the Right Direction That's the position of Sara Horowitz, Founder and Executive Director of The Freelancers Union, an organization like no other which brings...
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Do you have a brain trust?
One of the most important tools any freelancer or solopreneur can have is a network of people who support you and your business. That's the only way I've been able to make my business viable for the...
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Forbes Mag Cites "Freelance Economy"
Big article in Forbes Magazine yesterday called, "The Freelance Economy: Millions of Entrepreneurs - and a Vital Social Venture" featuring an interview with none other than Sara Horowitz, Executive...
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Do You Have A #FreelanceResolution?
Our friends over at the Freelancers Union have a Twitter initiative to ring in the new year. They want to know what you resolve to do more of in 2013. Are you going to finally learn how to do coding?...
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Stressed Out Already?
More concrete ideas for freelancers to get 2013 off to a strong start from The Freelancer's Bible by Sara Horowitz. Handling Stress Based on Freelancers Union surveys and years of talking with...
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Health Insurance + Freelancing
How does health insurance affect your freelancing?Some have health insurance through a spouse. Some (like me!) buy it (expensively) on the open market. Others stay at a job for it. And some don't have...
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Socially-Minded Freelancer Wanted....
Excellent networking opportunity available for socially-minded freelancer who wants to work for the greater good.If you want to be part of the growing "freelance" movement and help ensure that...
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How Not to Become Extinct: Video Chat with @Sara_Horowitz of Freelancers Union
During my Welcome to CFC 2013 on the morning of Day 1, I screened a short video chat with Sara Horowitz, Executive Director and Founder of the Freelancers Union. I wanted the 600 attendees to know they...
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