When will lockdown end in England?  The question on everyone's lips was finally answered by government officials last week when they unveiled their ‘roadmap out of lockdown’.  In this article, we break down this roadmap to help freelancers who offer face to face services decide when they can get back to work. 

You want to find a freelancer, but you’re not quite sure where to start. 

According to research carried out by IPSE, the solo self-employed population has shrunk by five percent since 2019. 

How much will we have to pay back?

Let’s get the fine print out of the way. This is not an article telling you what you should or shouldn’t do during this lockdown.

We know that sorting out finances isn’t the most exciting part of freelance life. It can be boring, tedious and unbelievably frustrating at times. That being said, it’s an important and necessary part of the job.

What do masks, hand sanitiser and stock photos have in common?

Advice, as Baz Luhrmann puts it in his 1998 track "Everybody’s Free (to wear sunscreen)" is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. But hold on a minute Baz! When distributed from those in the know, good advice can unlock doors in your mind to a better future.