How To: Kickstart Your Freelance Career

Are you freelancing, side hustling, or thinking about it?

Join us for our first-ever online Freelance Essentials – part of our “How To” series at the Imperial Enterprise Lab. This is a pilot event to explore and support a community of freelancers across Imperial, ready to learn, grow, and connect.

💡 What you’ll learn

A practical workshop for aspiring freelancers and side-hustlers. Learn how to turn your skills into a sustainable business, build a solid foundation with essential tools, and gain the confidence to start earning from your passion.

• What is required to set up a side hustle or freelance business
• Business, mindset and soft-skill fundamentals
• Pros, cons and realities of running your own side-hustle or freelance business
• How to land your next paid project
• Understanding the pitfalls and adopting the appropriate mindset

🎤 About the Speaker: Matthew Dowling is the founder of Freelancer Club, who boasts a decade of extensive experience as a freelance photographer, complemented by a fifteen-year tenure in spearheading businesses that provide crucial support to freelancers. Widely regarded as a prominent figure in the industry, he has dedicated over 10,000 hours to the training, mentoring, and consulting of professionals in this domain.

Matt has delivered talks and workshops at universities, prominent institutions, and prestigious events. His insights have garnered recognition in renowned publications including the FT, the Guardian, Forbes, Huffington Post, the BBC, and LBC, among a multitude of other esteemed media outlets, radio programs, and podcasts.

👥 Why join?

• Meet like-minded students and grads exploring freelance work
• Discover tools, ideas, and platforms to grow your side hustle
• Shape future support for freelancers at Imperial – we want your input!

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