Frustrated by the inability to secure business capital and personal financing as a freelancer?
Today on the Advanced Freelancing Podcast I am joined by Andre Lee, the founder of Noumena, for a discussion of the financial issues and challenges for freelancers. Andre explains the need for a reliable mechanism for freelancers to tell their stories of why they are creditworthy when seeking capital.
We discuss the stigma of freelancing and how freelancers are actually better equipped to earn money when losing a job versus a traditional employee or business owner.
Discover why you need to research and connect with thought leaders, share your story, and voice your opinions to come up with solutions for freelancers. Andre shares his platform for services, tools, and community to help you grow your freelance business financially.
Here are some things we covered in this episode:
- Day to day financial challenges for freelancers
- Andre shares what’s wrong with banking today
- Getting traditional business loans as a freelancer
- How a digital bank can support your business
- The need for a reliable mechanism for freelancers to tell their stories of why they are creditworthy when seeking capital
- Why freelancers are better credit risks
- The stigma of freelancing
- How freelancers are equipped to quickly adapt and earn money immediately when needed
- The two areas that freelancers are typically unable to secure capital
- Why it is your responsibility to connect with thought leaders to voice what you need and be more informed
- Visit Andre’s platform for services, tools, and community to help you grow your freelance business financially
After listening to this episode, share your action steps and take-aways with our group:
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Laura Briggs is empowering the freelance generation. Through her public speaking, coaching, and writing, she helps freelancers build the business of their dreams without sacrificing all their time, family, or sanity. Laura burned out as an inner-city middle school teacher before becoming an accidental freelancer with a Google search for “how to become a freelance writer.” Since then, she’s become a contributor to Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and Writer’s Weekly. She worked for more than 300 clients around the world including Microsoft, Truecar, and the Mobile Marketing Association. She’s delivered two TEDx talks on the power of the freelance economy for enabling freedom and flexibility and how it’s being used to address the technical skills gap in the U.S. Laura is the host of the Advanced Freelancing podcast, a sought-after public speaker on the gig and digital freelance economy, and a freelance coach focused on aspiring six-figure freelancers. Laura’s books, courses, and coaching have reached over 10,000 people.
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