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Weekly and Fortnightly Freelancer Events
Mondays
Tuesdays
Freelancer Magazine Virtual Coworking
Freelancer Magazine
Free and friendly virtual coworking sessions for freelancers on Zoom.
Where: Online
When: Every Tuesday, 9:30am-11:30am
Price: Free for Freelance Magazine Members
Flow Business Community for Non-Parents
Lisa Kissane
Flow is a business community sensitive to the childless and childfree experience.
We meet every two weeks on Tuesdays at 10am, for gentle networking and business-related expert talks.
Where: Online
When: Every other Tuesday at 10am
Price: £12.50 or Free to Members
Wednesdays
Freelancer Magazine Virtual Coworking
Freelancer Magazine
Free and friendly virtual coworking sessions for freelancers on Zoom.
Where: Online
When: Every Wednesday, 9:30am-11:30am
Price: Free for Freelance Magazine Members
Cowork & Brunch
Benjamin Carew
We welcome creatives, marketing gurus, product creators, free thinkers, entrepreneurs, tech geeks, doers and dreamers.
Where: Homework Fulham
When: First Wednesday of every Month at 10:00am
Price: £10
Thursdays
Freelancer Magazine Virtual Coworking
Freelancer Magazine
Free and friendly virtual coworking sessions for freelancers on Zoom.
Where: Online
When: Every Thursday, 9:30am-11:30am
Price: Free for Freelance Magazine Members
Fridays
Being Freelance Virtual Coworking
Steve Folland
Regular online coworking hosted by Steve Folland – including sprints (well, saunters) of work, with a sprinkle of friendly chat and playing Blankety Blank.
Where: Being Freelance Community online
When: Every Friday, 9:15am-11am
Price: Free for members of the Being Freelance Community
Laptop Friday: Gloucester
Joist
Laptop Fridays co-working event.
Bring your laptop and join fellow business owners for an afternoon of co-working and networking in this fantastic Gloucester venue.
Where: Gloucester Brewery, Warehouse 4, Gloucester Docks
When: Every Friday, 12:30 – 14:30
Price: Free
Monthly and Annual Freelancer Events
January 2025
Inheritance Tax planning: Are you prepared?
IPSE
Whether you’re self-employed, running a business, or managing your financial future, this webinar will give you the tools and knowledge to plan effectively and reduce unnecessary tax burdens.
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Tuesday, 21st January, 12:30-1:30pm
Price: IPSE members: free to attend / Non-members: £15 + VAT
LinkedIn Planning Sesh
Cowork Crew
We all know doing more on LinkedIn is a good idea. But actually getting it done? It can often drop to the last thing on the list! Join us for a monthly content planning session with Ryan Percival.
Where: Zoom
When: Wednesday, 22nd January, 10am
Price: Free
Digital Women London Monthly Meetup
Jessica Williams-Chadwick and Anna Skipwith from Digital Women
Join Jessica and Anna for a morning of networking and a mini-workshop. Fellow “Digital Woman” Christine Gritmon will share simple ideas to make your personal brand stand out, so the people who need you can find you.
Where: Drake & Morgan, King’s Cross, 6 Pancras Square London N1C 4AGLondon
When: Wednesday, 22nd January, 10.30am-12.30pm
Price: Free
Winter Freelancer Business Planning Workshop - In Person
Freelancer Magazine Members Event
How do you feel about 2025? Are you excited or nervous? Have you made some plans and goals already? Come to one of our Planning Workshops and set yourself up for an intentional and successful 2025 with your freelance business.
Where: Leeds City Centre (venue TBC)
When: Wednesday, 22nd January, 3-5pm
Price: £25 + VAT (exclusive to Freelancer Magazine members – please login to book)
January Freelancer Meet-Up and Coworking Day
Society1 Coworking Space
This is a regular meet up for Freelancers, home workers, solopreneurs and alike. Aimed to provide the opportunity to connect with other likeminded people.
Where: Society1 Coworking Space, Preston
When: Thursday, 23rd January, 10am
Price: £5 for the Meet-Up or £16 for the Meet-Up plus day of coworking
Charity Freelancer Chat
Richard Berks (+guest hosts)
Charity Freelancer Chat is a free monthly online meet-up for freelancers and consultants working in the charity sector. We go into breakout rooms to chat about charities, freelancing, and everything in-between.
Where: Zoom
When: Thursday, 23rd January, 2pm
Price: Free
Scroll-stopping success: how to master your social media campaigns
Marketing Camp
Everything you need to plan, run, and measure a killer social campaign – with Helen Baimbridge, freelance digital marketing consultant.
Where: IRL – Oxford
When: Thursday, 23rd January, 6pm
Price: Free
#CopywritersUnite Night
Chloe Marshall
#CopywritersUnite meet-ups are informal drinks in a pub or cafe with copywriters and copy lovers – no tickets, no speakers, no agenda
Where: Watershed, Bristol
When: Thursday, 23rd January, 6pm
Price: Free to attend (drinks at attendee expense)
Goal Getter: Plan with Purpose Using Notion
Rachel Starr
In this Candid Masterclass, we’ll dive into goal planning strategies designed to help you set clear, achievable goals and stay on track throughout the year.
You’ll also get access to Rachel’s Notion Goal Planner!
Where: Google Meets
When: Thursday, 23rd January, 6pm
Price: Free
Cowork Crew SE London
Cowork Crew
Cowork Crew takes the best bits of coworking and networking and jumbles it together in a once-a-month 1 day event. It’s all about the magic that happens when you bring freelancers together IRL.
Where: Hatcham House, SE London
When: Friday, 24th January, All Day
Price: £25 + VAT
Introduction to IPSE membership
IPSE
This webinar is designed for anyone wishing to find out more about IPSE member benefits, whether you are new to IPSE, have recently joined or are a long-standing member.
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Tuesday, 28th January, 12:30-1:30pm
Price: Free
The Only Sales Person In the Room - Book Launch Event
Leisa Pickles
Join us for the exciting launch of The Only Sales Person in the Room – 52 Ways for Small Business Owners to Master the Art of Selling by Leisa Pickles.
Where: Work Cafe, Santander, NW1 3AN
When: Wednesday, 29th January, 10am-2pm
Price: Free
Winter Freelancer Business Planning Workshop - Online
Freelancer Magazine Members Event
How do you feel about 2025? Are you excited or nervous? Have you made some plans and goals already? Come to one of our Planning Workshops and set yourself up for an intentional and successful 2025 with your freelance business.
Where: Online
When: Wednesday, 29th January, 12-2pm
Price: £25 + VAT (exclusive to Freelancer Magazine members – please login to book)
The Content Kaleidoscope
Willow Paule
In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to create a variety of engaging content formats from existing pieces of content. Maximize your content creation efforts and get more mileage out of your ideas.
Where: Online
When: Wednesday, 29th January, 2pm
Price: Free
Co-working in Leeds
Lucy Critchley
Join Lucy from Untold Creative for a day of co-working in Horsforth. We have room for up to 4 people to work. Our co-working days are a chance to get out of your space at home, meet other people and get your head down!
Where: Horsforth, NW Leeds
When: Thursday, 30th January, 9:30am
Price: £9 for half day, £15 for a full day
Social Media Updates with Luan Wise and Andy Lambert (Jan 2025)
Luan Wise and Andy Lambert
Each month Luan Wise and Andy Lambert host a FREE live online event sharing the latest data and trend reports, plus a round-up of all the feature changes for LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and more.
Where: Online
When: Thursday, 30th January, 11am
Price: Free to attend
#CopywritersUnite Night North East
Mychael Owen
#CopywritersUnite meet-ups are informal drinks in a pub or cafe with copywriters and copy lovers – no tickets, no speakers, no agenda
Where: Magic Hat Coffee+Kitchen (next to Laing Art Gallery). Loads of parking in a wee carpark 50 yards away
When: Thursday, 30th January, 6-9pm
Price: Free to attend (drinks at attendee expense)
February 2025
How to exploit the ‘hidden’ contract market
IPSE
Join our upcoming webinar where we’ll show you the strategies and techniques to uncover opportunities that aren’t publicly advertised.
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Tuesday, 4th February, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Price: IPSE members: free to attend / Non-members: £15 + VAT
Cowork Crew Cambridge
Cowork Crew
Cowork Crew takes the best bits of coworking and networking and jumbles it together in a once-a-month 1 day event. It’s all about the magic that happens when you bring freelancers together IRL.
Where: Fora, Cambridge
When: Friday, 7th February, All Day
Price: £25 + VAT
IR35 for absolute beginners
IPSE
In the first of a series of IR35 webinars, hear from the IPSE’s policy team about the fundamental principles of IR35 and the recent changes to the rules.
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Tuesday, 11th February, 12:30-1:30pm
Price: IPSE members: free to attend / Non-members: £15 + VAT
Getting more referrals
IPSE
For the vast majority of professionals, referrals are still the main source of new business. So why are they so important and how do you get them?
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Wednesday, 12th February, 12-1pm
Price: Free
February Preston Tech Connection Meet-Up: Tech & Our Planet
Society1 Coworking Space
A friendly monthly meet-up for all people interested in tech. This months conversation theme is: Tech and Our Planet: Is Tech Our Saviour or Our Downfall?
Where: Society1 Coworking Space
When: Wednesday, 12th February, 6pm
Price: Free
Creatives Like Us - Event
Ange Lyons and Ayo Abbas
A collaborative workshop for creatives of colour.
Network and be in a room where you can bounce around ideas with other inspiring creatives who run their own business or will be starting one soon. See our link to book!
Where: London
When: Thursday, 13th February
Price: £16.96
Cowork Crew Northampton
Cowork Crew
Cowork Crew takes the best bits of coworking and networking and jumbles it together in a once-a-month 1 day event. It’s all about the magic that happens when you bring freelancers together IRL.
Where: Vulcan Works, Northampton
When: Thursday 13th February, All Day
Price: £25 + VAT
Capacity Planning to Avoid Burnout
Sophie Greenwood
Join this Zoom workshop focused on Capacity Planning and time management for self employed people to gain a better, practical understanding of your work cycles and gain access to a valuable tool to keep you on track.
Where: Zoom
When: Monday, 24th February, 9.30am – 11.30am
Price: £30
Preston Freelancer Meet-Up: February
Society1 Coworking Space
This is a regular meet up for Freelancers, home workers, solopreneurs and alike. Aimed to provide the opportunity to connect with other likeminded people.
Where: Society1 Coworking Space. 9-10 Cross Street, Preston, PR1 3lT
When: Wednesday, 26th February, 10am
Price: £5
Co-working in Leeds
Lucy Critchley
Join Lucy from Untold Creative for a day of co-working in Horsforth. We have room for up to 4 people to work. Our co-working days are a chance to get out of your space at home, meet other people and get your head down!
Where: Horsforth, NW Leeds
When: Tuesday, 25th February, 9:30am
Price: £9 for half day, £15 for a full day
Prompt like a pro: how to get the best out of your AI
Marketing Camp
Learn how to talk to your AI to get the responses you need – with Izzy Mohammed, Communications & Marketing Manager of the Skoll Centre at the Saïd Business School.
Where: IRL – Oxford
When: Thursday, 27th February, 6pm
Price: Free
Can you start a business for £100? Fireside chat with IPSE member Amritpal Gill
IPSE
Join us for a fireside chat with member Amritpal Gill about his inspiration behind his freelancing journey, and whether you can start a business for £100.
Where: You Tube
When: Friday, 28th February, 11-11:30am
Price: Free
March 2025
Determining IR35 status: What does the case law say?
IPSE
In the second of the IR35 webinar series, IPSE examines the case law that sets out employment status rules and governs IR35 disputes, and at the recent Supreme Court judgement which clarified points of the law.
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Tuesday, 11th March, 12:30-1:30pm
Price: IPSE members: free to attend / Non-members: £15 + VAT
Marketing Camp Conference: Conquering Content
Bethany Joy
Hear talks tackling everything from AI and social search to brand voice and UGC, connect with other freelancers, stretch your marketing muscles in a creative hack session, and round it all out with fab food and booze.
Where: Oxford, Curzon Cinema
When: Thursday, 20th March, 10am-6pm
Price: Earlybirds start at £120
Financial health check for the self-employed (in-person event)
IPSE
Managing your finances is vital to ensuring a sustainable self-employed career. On 26 March join expert speakers designed to equip self-employed professionals with essential financial management and planning tools.
Where: 7th Floor, The Broker Lounge, Walkie Talkie Building, 20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 8AF
When: Wednesday, 26th March, 5.30pm – 9.00pm
Price: IPSE members: £10 / Non-members: £20
Five ways to build a steady stream of clients
IPSE
A steady stream of clients into your business results in financial security and business growth. But how is it possible?
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Thursday, 20th March, 12:00 – 1:00pm
Price: Free
Co-working in Leeds
Lucy Critchley
Join Lucy from Untold Creative for a day of co-working in Horsforth. We have room for up to 4 people to work. Our co-working days are a chance to get out of your space at home, meet other people and get your head down!
Where: Horsforth, NW Leeds
When: Thursday, 27th March, 9:30am
Price: £9 for half day, £15 for a full day
April 2025
IPSE and IR35: Campaigning for a change to the law
IPSE
In the final of the IR35 webinar series, IPSE’s policy team discusses how IR35 has changed, what the future for IR35 looks like and why we still believe IR35 should be scrapped.
Where: Zoom Webinar
When: Tuesday, 1st April, 12:30-1:30pm
Price: IPSE members: free to attend / Non-members: £15 + VAT
June 2025
Atomicon
Andrew & Pete
The epic conference for small businesses. ATOMICON will give you new skills, new ideas, new contacts, new confidence and a plan to grow your business faster than ever before.
Where: Newcastle
When: 10th June 2025
Price: From £289
July 2025
August 2025
September 2025
Nottingham Digital Summit
The Midlands’ largest digital marketing conference
Featuring industry expert speakers from across all areas of digital including SEO, PPC, content marketing, digital PR, and UX, the day offers inspiration and insights for every kind of marketer.
Where: Nottingham
When: TBC
Price: TBC
Magazine Street
International Magazine Centre
Magazine Street has an incredible line-up of international magazine publishing speakers, workshops and opportunities to connect with other publishers and freelancers, with loads to see and do across the day.
Where: Edinburgh
When: TBC
Price: TBC
October 2025
brightonSEO
brightonSEO is a search marketing conference and series of training courses held in the UK and the US. It brings together some of the best speakers in the world of search, and definitely the best crowd.
Where: Brighton
When: 23rd & 24th October
Price: TBC
