Description
Ready to start a business that you feel passionately about, that enables you to work the hours that suit you and that you can grow as big as you like (and reap all the benefits)?
This course will help you work out what your freelance path, online business or ‘side hustle’ should be (or refine an existing idea), give you a big confidence boost, ensure you have the money stuff sorted and the practical steps to get started…
“Annie, this module has made me so excited! Thank you for asking all the right questions – it’s left me feeling confident and not at all rushed to make decisions. Rather, it has reoriented me back to the ‘why’ instead of the ‘what’ of starting a business.” Elizabeth H
The benefits of self-employment are huge…
- Flexible working hours
- No more commuting
- Choose what you earn
- Better work-life balance
And when you can run your business online, there are less overheads and you can work from anywhere in the world.
But many of us stay in job we don’t like because we feel afraid; we don’t have the confidence to make the leap.
I understand, I’ve been there.
However, after giving birth to my daughter six years ago, I had a ‘now or never’ moment and set up a freelance business. I’ve developed an online business that generates double what I was earning before kids but I work half as many hours.
I now also have a three-year-old son, and a baby. And I’ve just enjoyed my best financial year yet, but without sacrificing time with my family. And during a pandemic.
If you like the sound of my work-life balance (kids or no kids), this online course is for you.
These four modules will teach you everything you need to know about becoming your boss and taking your business online. From deciding what your freelance path or online business should be, mustering the confidence to make the leap and ensuring it will pay.
You’ll also be armed with legal advice, and the necessary steps for setting up as a freelancer or business owner, including: registering as self-employed or a limited company, building a website, branding, social media, making contacts, spreading the word. All presented in digestible chunks.
Louise joined my course and after module two, wrote to me saying:
“At the start of this course I had no expectations of what I might find out about myself, I just wanted to be really open-minded and not just take the easy option. And I have really have surprised myself with my potential new career interest… I feel like I’ve come across my dream role!”
I had a message from another course participant:
“The confidence week certainly helped me a lot. And suddenly I am talking with a client about flying to Miami for meetings after essentially being a SAHM for two years!! It’s astounding how I felt so lost a few weeks ago and suddenly things seem to be moving again”.
This course is creative, practical and packed with exercises, tips and advice – from me and a load of other freelancers and entrepreneurs.
Here’s the course outline
Module 1: What should my freelance work or business be?
You may have a job that translates easily into freelance work or an online business, or perhaps you’re keen to try something completely new. Either way, we’ll take a look at your deep-rooted passions, skills and experience and through a combination of practical and creative exercises, you’ll end up with a clear idea about what the focus of your work should be. There are tips from Cleo Walters (House of Cleo), Emma Merry (HomeMilk) and business coach extraordinaire Suzy Ashworth.
Module 2: Finding the confidence to make the leap
Now clearer on what your freelance work or business will focus on, it’s time to muster the confidence within yourself to believe that this can – and will – happen. With an exercise from business coach Nicky Raby, plus tips and advice from seasoned freelancers and entrepreneurs (inc. Steph Douglas, founder of Don’t Buy Her Flowers, freelance guru Frankie Tortora of Doing it for the Kids and author Elizabeth Day), you’ll soon be brimming with confidence and self-esteem. It’s all about mindset.
Module 3: Making it pay – short-term and long-term
It’s time to get practical being your own boss is great, without the monthly paycheque landing in your bank account each month, you’ll need to know that you can still cover the bills. We’ll discuss the various options for earning while you set-up-shop, how to work out what to charge for your product or service – with guidance from an accountant. Plus a foolproof spreadsheet for ensuring all costs have been considered, tips from freelance journalist and podcaster Robyn Wilder and a great exercise from life coach Holly June Smith.
Module 4: Getting started
Now that you’ve decided what your freelance work or online business is going to be, you have the confidence to ‘make the leap’ and you’ve done your financial planning – what’s next? In this module, I’ll walk you through the necessary steps for setting up as boss, including: registering as self-employed or a limited company, building a website, branding, social media, making contacts, spreading the word, childcare – and more. With legal advice from Ingrid Fernandez.
“I’m so sad that this wonderful course has come to an end. I have absolutely loved doing it, it couldn’t have come at a better time for me! I have also loved feeling like I’m part of something, the Facebook group is fantastic for networking and sharing ideas.” – Catherine Hemming
The details
- Online course, start as soon as you’re ready and work at your own pace.
- You’ll be given access to exercises, advice, tips – and set tasks. You access this whenever you like (you don’t have to sign in at a particular time).
- It costs £99 - pretty good value for an entirely new career?
- You’ll have free access to my closed Facebook group (only people who’ve taken a course have access), where you can network with other freelancers and business owners, and get exclusive tips and advice.
- You’ll have ongoing access to this course, so you can keep dipping in and out, as you like.
