The Freelancing Diaries: A series helping freelancing creatives navigate self-employed life

Welcome to the Freelancing Diaries

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This year we’ve teamed up with Hnry to bring you ‘The Freelancing Diaries’, a series helping freelancing creatives navigate self-employed life and find their version of financial success.

This quarterly content series is chocka with freelancing business tips to help you navigate running a creative business, as well as de-mystifying some of the barriers for those considering taking the leap.

From handy resource articles, free-to-attend live webinars, to sharing some of the real and raw journeys from our creative, self-employed community – we’re tackling some of the biggest freelancing woes, what to do about them, and how you can build the successful, creative business of your dreams. 

Kicking off this month, this quarter’s Freelancing Diaries w/ Hnry series is giving you the 4-1-1 on ACC. 

With ACC invoices about to be sent to ALL self-employed folks next month, we’ve got some handy resources and a webinar coming up that breaks down the different ACC levies and the easy way to check whether you’re overpaying ( and what to do about it ). 

We’ll be covering questions like: What is ACC? Who pays for it? And how do you know if you’re being charged too much?

Throughout this series we’ll also be chatting with other creative freelancers who’ll be giving us a peek behind their freelancing journey from the big mistakes to the big wins.

Join us online on 6 Sep for the free “Freelancing essentials: All about ACC” webinar with Hnry’s Customer Finance Manager, Sophie Parrott. Register here. 

Here’s what’s coming up this month in the Freelancing Dairies w/ Hnry series:

  • 29 Aug – (ARTICLE) Freelancing essentials: All about ACC Webinar
  • 6 Sep(WEBINAR) All about ACC
  • 12 Sep – (ARTICLE) Top takeaways: Navigating your ACC invoice 
  • 19 Sep – (INTERVIEW) Sharing the deep tea with UI Designer, Jeff Lau. Raw and real freelancing stories of big mistakes and big wins 

Coming up the rest of the year, Freelancing Diaries with Hnry Content Schedule 2023/24:

  • February/March’s webinar: Finding financial success as a creative freelancer – Navigating the End of Financial Year.
  • June/July’s webinar: Finding financial success as a creative freelancer – Pros and cons of being a Sole Trader vs Company. 

So, whether you’re about to embark on your freelancing journey or have already taken the leap, you’ll find easy-to-understand financial tips and relatable stories from others walking a similar path in The Freelancing Diaries series. 

Register for your free spot to attend the “Freelancing essentials: All about ACC” webinar with Hnry’s Customer Finance Manager, Sophie Parrott on 6 Sept. 


*The designs for this content series were created by Lucie Blaze

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