David Cameron
Prime Minister
National Freelancers Day 2010 - Report: The Freelance Career Ladder
National Freelancers Day was launched in 2009 by PCG, the voice of freelancing, and UK wide events and webcasts focused on "the Future of Work". In 2010 the focus was "Freeing up potential", with special emphasis on the lifestyle choice offered by freelancing and the growing contribution the freelance community makes to the UK's economy.
In 2010 the focus was 'Freeing up potential', with special emphasis on the lifestyle choice offered by freelancing and the growing contribution the freelance community makes to the UK's economy.
The day featured webcasts, new research launched, a number of workshops (from Aberdeen to Brighton), the prestigious inaugural freelance lecture in the heart of London (broadcast live on the web for all those who couldn't get a ticket due to high demand or location), a 16 page supplement on Freelancing in the Telegraph and a letter from the Prime Minister, National Freelancers Day 2010 was a massive occasion that hugely raised the profile of freelancing in the UK.
In the run up to National Freelancers Day 2010, PCG ran a series of events, from Aberdeen to Brighton, giving freelancers the chance to brainstorm career-building challenges, such as increasing the clients percieved value, thriving in a buyer's market and looking at long and short term goals and strategies.
Without doubt the most valuable aspect of this research was providing a forum for freelancers to meet and exchange ideas.
We recorded these sessions on video (available below) to share the collective experience of those attending.
As part of the mastermind sessions we developed the freelance career ladder - an exploration of seven business models freelancers can use to build a successful career: Click here to download the Freelance Career Ladder report
