Are you considering getting into freelancing or consultancy? Freelancing can help you make a profit from your skills without having to register a company. You can take on projects to suit your schedule and make money from a passion project or side-hustle.
Freelancer Club Platform for UoB Students
The Freelancer Club is a freelancing community online platform designed for new and established freelancers and it enables students to gain access to business training, support and paid opportunities. For more details on all the site has to offer, watch this Welcome to the Freelancer Club Academy video.
We have joined forces with the amazing Freelancer Club and expert Matt Dowling to bring you great tools to get started and a community which offers tonnes of support, whatever stage you are at on your freelancing journey.
It is FREE and the resources available on this platform will help you maximise the potential of your skills and help you take the next step into a world of opportunity which puts you in control of your future success beyond graduation.
Ready to explore the Freelancer Club Platform?
Events
Start a Side Hustle: Experience on Your Terms (Virtual Event) - Monday 16 February, 12:00 - 13:30.
This practical, future-focused workshop will show you how to set up a side hustle as a fast, flexible way to gain real-world experience on your own terms. Rather than waiting for internships or graduate schemes, you will learn how to secure paid work quickly, build credible freelance business experience, and develop the core skills needed to run a small business. The session demystifies freelancing as a career pathway and positions it as a powerful tool for employability, income generation, and long-term career resilience in the future of work.
Freelance resources
Build your freelance idea up with the following online programmes and resources. Build your knowledge with the below recommended online programmes, speak to an adviser about your idea, explore your funding options or research your business sector.
Additional Resources and Funding available
Funding for your freelance idea
Are you looking for £100 to get your freelance venture started? To apply to the Freelance Fund please click the link below.
Funding
If you have an idea and would like to test it, you can apply for funding to help you get started. University of Birmingham students (or recent graduates of up to 2 years) can apply for £500 on the B-Enterprising Ideas Fund which allows you to grow an idea and find your first customers. Or are you looking for a smaller amount to get started on your Freelance journey? You could apply to our £100 Freelancing Friday Fund instead.
If you have already registered a business or as self-employed, then you may be eligible to apply for the B-Enterprising Start-Up Fund. Please note our funding is subject to eligibility so please check our Funding page before making an application.
Business Start-Up 1-2-1 appointments
Speak to an adviser about your idea and get tips on what to do next. We run face-to-face appointments and online appointments via zoom. Book an appointment by visiting our Business Start-Up Advice appointments webpage or contact us directly by emailing us.
Graduate support
We welcome graduate freelancers. If you have graduated from the University of Birmingham and you would like to get involved with our opportunities, events or appointments, please email us.
Contact us
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