Handling client data safely
If a claim of a data breach was brought against you, it could put a financial strain on your business. In this article Markel Direct provide five tips on how to protect customer data.
- 29 Oct 2021
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- Running your business
Late tax repayments from a government body that should know better
In this blog, an anonymised contractor explains how HMRC left them waiting months for a vital tax repayment.
- 17 Sep 2021
How to handle difficult clients
Even the most exceptional of self-employed professionals will at some stage face a difficult client. To help with this, Markel Direct have rounded up their seven top tips for effectively dealing with difficult clients.
- 13 Sep 2021
IPSE Member Meet-Up: Get advice on your freelancing challenges
IPSE's Vicks Rodwell talks through our latest Member Meet-Up and the tips and tricks members gave each other to overcome their challenges.
- 27 Aug 2021
Coaching is something you should consider outsourcing as a freelancer – yes, really!
Freelance journalist and writer Jenny Stallard explains why coaching could be just what your business needs.
- 27 Aug 2021
How to protect your intellectual property and copyright
When you’re a self-employed freelancer or contractor, it’s important to understand what intellectual property is and how you can protect yours.
- 20 Aug 2021
Overcome your impostor syndrome: apply for the IPSE Freelancer Awards
2019 Freelancer of the Year Rachel Mason on what the Awards meant for her, and why impostor syndrome should never hold back talented freelancers.
- 6 Aug 2021
IPSE’s July Member Meet-Up: Taking a Contract Abroad
Fred Hicks goes through the latest IPSE Member Meet-Up and the advice freelancers offered about working overseas.
- 30 Jul 2021