Ida Peters

Freelancing has its perks—the freedom to work from home, choose your own hours and not brush your hair for days. But of course with running any small business, the good comes with the not-so-good. Besides not having the security of a traditional job, one of the downsides of freelancing is the risk that your client […] The post Ghosted: What to Do When a Client Doesn’t Pay Up appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Scope creep: If you don’t nip it in the bud, it can get out of hand very quickly, robbing you of valuable hours you could be billing elsewhere. It’s often a freelancer’s first valuable lesson in business. You agree to a flat-rate project for a client and complete the work… but it’s not quite right […] The post Roundup: How I Deal With the Dreaded Scope Creep appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

As an entrepreneur, you already know that access to funding can be essential to the success of your business. As a female entrepreneur, the journey to funding is often harder than it should be. While men and women typically seek financing for similar reasons (such as starting costs, inventory purchase, or new equipment) and at […] The post Fundbox Guest Post: The Best Loans and Grants for Female Entrepreneurs appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Fall is in the air, and so are these additional FreshBooks updates for the month of October. At FreshBooks, small business owners are our number one (that’s you!) With that in mind, we’re constantly finding ways to improve and innovate FreshBooks to suit your needs today, so you can thrive tomorrow. Here’s how FreshBooks improved […] The post Roundup: Monthly Product Updates, October 2018 appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Wish there was a guidebook on what to say when handling awkward conversations with clients? Remember that time when you had to talk about budgets with your first client or when you crafted an uncomfortable email to someone who hadn’t paid up? As a small business owner wearing all the hats, it might feel like you’re […] The post Awkward Conversations: A Guide for Small Business Owners [Free eBook] appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Stuck in a rut? Don’t worry, here are four simple ways to break out of yours. No matter what I did, I just couldn’t get down to work. I had no motivation to work, and as the weeks continued to pass, it became abundantly clear: I was stuck in a rut. It got so bad […] The post 4 Powerful Steps for When You’re Stuck in a Rut appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Montreal-based photographer and writer, Julian Haber, packs 15 years of freelance knowledge into one, amazing read in Gigonomics. Shortly after completing his MBA, Julian realized that the corporate cubical world might not be for him. Luckily he had both a passion and talent for photography. With hard work, dedication and a fierce desire for independence, […] The post Book Club: Gigonomics by FreshBooks Customer, Julian Haber appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Stuck in a rut? Don’t worry, here are four simple ways to break out of yours. No matter what I did, I just couldn’t get down to work. I had no motivation to work, and as the weeks continued to pass, it became abundantly clear: I was stuck in a rut. It got so bad […] The post 4 Powerful Steps for When You’re Stuck in a Rut appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Montreal-based photographer and writer, Julian Haber, packs 15 years of freelance knowledge into one, amazing read in Gigonomics. Shortly after completing his MBA, Julian realized that the corporate cubical world might not be for him. Luckily he had both a passion and talent for photography. With hard work, dedication and a fierce desire for independence, […] The post Book Club: Gigonomics by FreshBooks Customer, Julian Haber appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

There are three different types of crowdfunding. Which is right for you? Here’s a rundown on each type of crowdfunding… It sounds like a dream: You ask for funding online for your business and the money pours in. But with crowdfunding, that’s exactly what can happen – many people make small contributions that, added together, […] The post Crowdfunding, Crowdinvesting, Crowdlending: Which Is Right for Your Small Business? appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .