Presentation by Anna B. Sexton founder of Open To Create... A freelancer since 2003 the talk gives a very swift overview of what choosing freelancer status can offer a student or graduate as well as trying to break down the perception that being a freelancer and entrepreneur are two different things.

1. How to stand out in the crowd
The Freelancers Edition

2. Hello!

3. My creative ventures to date...

4. Clients

5. Build a new business venture ...

6. Purposes for today ...
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Open up your thinking about being a freelancer
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Freelancing vs' entrepreneur or is it this
simple?
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Invite new ways of thinking about creating
'business' ideas
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Re-frame your thinking about freelancing &
entrepreneurship

7. “In the past, self-employment or freelancing were only
considered options by more experienced professionals.
The latest generation don’t see this as a barrier.
Thanks to the changing job market and developments in
technology, graduates can enjoy greater independence.
They no longer need to follow conventional routes into
employment if it doesn’t suit them. However, they could
still benefit from more support, and universities have an
important role to play in supplying this.”
Kerri-Ann Hockley, commissioner of Policy Bee
graduate entrepreneur survey June 2015

8. What are the benefits of
freelancing?
Main perceived advantages of hiring a graduate
freelancer

Up to date subject knowledge (55%)
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Flexibility (50%)
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Not limited by inherited processes or systems
(49%)
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Being able to think outside the box (47%)

9. Student freelancer story ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=beneTh1FOeE

10. What is entrepreneurship?

The willingness to take risks and develop,
organise & manage a business venture in a
competitive marketplace that is constantly
evolving.
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Entrepreneurs are pioneers, innovators, leaders
and inventors.

11. Graduate Entrepreneur story...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6b0TAQaea68

12. Biggest perceived barriers vs' +++
Costs of establishing a Free to be soletrader
company... / free business banking
Online accounting Xero / Wave / Quickbooks
Packages... Google apps
Parent's expectations... Learn to pitch your vision
LSBU Enterprise programme

14. Anna B. Sexton
anna@opentocreate.com
020 7515 9451 / 07941 655 856
@opentocreate
www.opentocreate.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/annabsexton