What if there were no freelancers?
Our economy relies on freelancers, there are more freelancers than all the people employed by the NHS - the UK’s largest employer - but time and time again we hear of stories of freelancers being under appreciated and disrespected.
Read our previous What if papers
In our first two What if papers we explored two big topics:
What if everyone could walk to work? and What if everyone was an entrepreneur?
We aim to shine a light on themes that
WHAT IF THERE WERE NO FREELANCERS?
This time around we’re putting a focus on the glue and unsung heroes in our economic model - freelancers and the self-employed.
We look at what if those highly skilled individuals currently working as freelancers today were to suddenly stop.
Who we are.
TownSq operates coworking spaces and business support programmes across the UK, supporting thousands of businesses each year through our activities.
We’re working alongside local councils, Levelling up programmes and UK Government to bring coworking and support to people looking to start, grow and accelerate their business.
