Celebrate National Freelancers Day in Manchester
Britannia Hotel, Manchester, 23rd November from 6.30pm
Be part of and show your support for National Freelancers Day by joining fellow freelance consultants, interim managers and contractors at a special National Freelancers Day event at the Britannia Hotel in Manchester.
To evolve the themes of the day, PCG is hosting a panel led discussion with each panel member providing their own unique insight and questions. The evening will primarily take the format of a group discussion, with questions to the panel and views being raised by the freelancers and contractors present. You are welcome to be as involved as you want in the discussions, or just listen if you prefer.
This event will let you contribute to and build on activities of the day and explore subjects such as:
- What does freelancing mean for you?
- What support systems are in place for freelance businesses?
- How freelance businesses can evolve, develop and "raise their game"?
- The opportunities and challenges for freelance businesses in the current economic climate and beyond?
- Why freelancing is vital to the UK economy and the potential for freelancing in the evolving business world?
- How businesses could better harness the UK freelance talent pool.
The panel will include:
- Rob Crossland Managing Director of Parasol, one of the UK's leading and most respected providers of employment services for contractors, freelancers and knowledge-based workers. Rob Crossland, a former IT contractor, founded Parasol in April 2000. A pioneer for best practice, Rob has built Parasol on principles of innovation, service delivery and value for money. Under his leadership Parasol has become a multi-award winning company that has looked after the needs of over 32,000 freelancers.
- Jim Dutton, Specialist Tax Manager at Beever and Struthers, a UK Top 60 accountancy and business advisory firm with 35 years experience of personalised service to the freelance industry. Jim Dutton has worked with freelancers since 1970, originally in HM Revenue & Customs and from 1994 at Hoban Nelson Lang which later merged with Beever and Struthers. He has been responsible for the IR35 aspects of clients' tax affairs since the legislation was introduced in 2000.
- Brad Lamb, Director of Venturi, a highly experienced interim recruitment consultancy
- Chris Bell, local PCG Consultative Council Representative
The format of the evening is as follows:
6.30 pm Meet in the bar
7.00 pm Welcome and introductions
7.05 pm Panel Discussion
8.00 pm Conclusions and actions to take forward
8.15 pm End (light refreshment provided followed by more networking in the bar)
The PCG would like to thank:
Chris Bell for his support in organising this event and Parasol and Beever and Struthers for kindly sponsoring this event.
To register for this event:
To register for this event (places are limited and registration essential):
Email Address Ref: MANCHESTER NFD REGISTRATION
Please include your name, company name, whether you are a freelancer/supplier or client and telephone number to. Please also include your PCG Membership number if applicable.
