By Emrys Green, 3rd October 2025

Emrys answers a few questions about being self employed. There’s answers to several questions. So if you’re starting out in the world of work or becoming self employed for the first time – this article is to help you get going and working legally.

Being self-employed is easier than some think. It’s often referred to as being a freelancer too. It offers excellent flexibility to choose what work you do and saves you doing all the registration paper work with every new employer. This guide gives you some top tips and should help get you through your first tax return…

By Blaze Lydon, 25th March 2025

On the 8th of March, 2025, The Connecting Notts Board hosted the  “Connecting Notts: Creative Networking” event, a gathering that brought together over 30 young creatives eager to glean insights from some experienced freelancer creative’s in the Midlands creative scene. The event offered a platform for aspiring creatives to learn firsthand about navigating the challenges and seizing the opportunities of freelance life in the creative field…

By Jess Driver, 19th June 2025

As humans, we fixate more on the negatives than the positives. Within the arts industry, we as a collective aim to promote freedom, creativity, to escape the negatives. However, sometimes the negativities and doubts sneak up on you, making you question your abilities, feel isolated and fear exposure of being a “fraud”…