The PCG Freelancing Award

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The PCG Freelancing Award is for freelancers, consultants and contractors who work flexibly, remotely or work from home as a freelance consultant or freelance contractor.

PCG, the voice of freelancing was established in 1999 and with now circa 20,000 have evolved to be the UK’s leading association supporting, protecting and promoting the interests of consultants, contractors and freelance workers.

PCG Prize
Win PCG Plus Membership (worth £220+ VAT) plus PCG will pay for membership of your relevant professional body (to a maximum value £220).

Please note, if you are already a member of PCG, you will be given a year free from next subscription date.

Who are PCG?
PCG is the industry association that looks after the interests of freelancers, consultants and contractors in the UK.  PCG wants freelancing to be valued and respected – not only as a legitimate choice for the working professional, but as a vital force for the UK economy.

PCG supports its members by providing:
•    specialist guidance on freelance tax, regulatory and business matters (including dedicated expert tax and legal help-lines)
•    template contracts and expert support to help manage engagements
•    a community for members to share experiences and knowledge via on-line forums in addition to regional workshops and networking meetings
•    expert advisers during tax investigations and cover for professional fees incurred
•    preferential rates negotiated with third party suppliers on key necessities for freelancers, to facilitate members’ commercial development.

PCG represents its members by:
•    interpreting key items of legislation or regulation and campaigning with both passion and pragmatism for change where appropriate
•    consulting with and lobbying government at national and European level, providing expert input into sector issues, thus helping to influence policy decisions
•    funding key legal cases with the aim of maintaining a body of case law for the benefit of freelancers.

PCG promotes its members’ interests by:
•    consistently positioning freelancing as a legitimate method of working, vital to the UK economy
•    providing best practice guidance to agencies and end-clients that engage freelancers
•    raising awareness of the value of the freelance workforce through far reaching PR and advertising.

Finalist Prizes
A finalist will receive a copy of Paula Wynne's book 'Create a Successful Website', published in Autumn 2010. Read more about Paula's biog here.

Create A Successful Website ...
is aimed at new business start ups, small businesses and individual business owners who see the benefit of some sound ‘Do It Yourself’ advice.

As a Do It Yourself enthusiast, Paula Wynne shares a set of ‘DIY’ ethics to help you avoid online potholes and guide you into creating a successful online business.

Do it Yourself Websites has extremely comprehensive chapters on keywords and how to use them as well as search engine optimisation (SEO) and how to become Googles No 1 with on page and off page optimisation.

What you’ll learn when you read this book:
* Planning, research and branding
* Free websites, hosted sites and bespoke development
* Finding content and earning revenue
* Keywords and search engine optimisation
* How to become Google's No 1
* Go live and marketing your site.

Jam packed with:
* To Dos
* Pros and Cons
* Bulleted lists
* Checklists
* Questions to ask
* Dos and Don’ts
* Expert’s advise
 
This down to earth book will give you the basics of creating a successful online business or web presence, plus a good foundation in which to direct your online business.

About The Author

After a career as a publicist and marketer, , Paula Wynne is now an award-winning businesswoman, an online entrepreneur, woman's ambassador, speaker and a panelist.

Paula is Co Founder of Remote Employment, a job board that champions remote and home working. And she is the organiser of The Remote Worker Awards, in association with BT Business. 

Workshops:
If you don't want to wait for the book to hit the bookstores and Amazon sales in August 2010, why not sign up for a workshop or masterclass.

Or win a free workshop.

Paula's Business Awards:
* Winner of BT Small Business Week 'Responsible Business Day' Award
* Winner of BT FreshIdeas Events Mentor Competition
* Nominated Top 100 Business in Barclays Trading Places Award
* Runner Up in the Enterprise Challenge in the 2009 Enterprising Women Awards
* Finalist for Best Online Business in Women on their Way Awards

See our list of Runner Up Prizes.

The PCG Freelance Consultant Award
Award Criteria: Freelance Consultants or Self Employed Contractors showing how remote or home working benefits their business.

Questions you will need to answer:

1. Demonstrate Your Freelance Business.
* What is your freelance work? Why do you work from home and what is unique and innovative about your home consultancy?
* Do you think remote working or home working is a greener way to work and why does it benefit your business?  
* Have you overcome adversity or a challenge to get your home business up and running?
* What’s been you biggest freelance success to date?
 
2. Why should you be Freelancer of the Year?
* What technology advancements drive your business? How do you target and communicate with your clients or customers?
* Has your freelancing consultancy made an impact to commerce or to someone's life? What is the biggest impact freelance consulting had on your life or your client's business?

3. Freelance Consultancy or contracting in action
*What prompted you to become a freelance consultant or contractor?
* What one piece of advice can you give to someone embarking on a freelance career?
* Please give details of why you feel you have the most engaging freelance consultancy.

Early entrants who are shortlisted as a Semi Finalist will benefit from extra publicity!

Need Help?
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