We’re the team for people without a team.
Leapers supports the mental health of freelancers and the self-employed. We're a free and inclusive community project for anyone who works differently.
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Leapers supports the mental health of freelancers and the self-employed. We're a free and inclusive community project for anyone who works differently.
Existing member?Jump to Slack
Don't forget the absolute basics of working well from home during lockdown, as we enter a new phase of restrictions.
Based upon the insights and questions from the community - we curate and create resources that support your wellbeing
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Making a priority of your mental health at work when self-employed is a task for every day, not just once a year or if you're feeling low. Read.
We asked Ann Storr, a brand storyteller, to share her experiences of juggling parenting and self-employed work. Read.
As we go into the second week of homeschooling for the UK, we asked Ross Wintle, one of our active members, to share his experiences of juggling freelancing and teaching. Read.
"As a freelancer and parent to a very energetic two year old, I’m pretty well-versed in the juggle of work and childcare, but I’ll admit that news of another lockdown was hard to bear. " explains The Freelance Parent Cat Hufton. Read.
Our practical suggestions for coping with homeschooling when self-employed Read.
Reflecting and revising plans for how to move ahead is something we should be doing constantly not just on January 1st Read.
Working for yourself can be rewarding, but it comes with a unique set of challenges.
We’re here to remind and encourage and support freelancers, the self-employed and small business owners to invest in the most important part of your business. You.
It’s free to join, non-judgemental, open and supportive - just what you need when you're either starting out as a freelancer, or established but fed up of working on your own.
Established in 2017, we’ve welcomed over 3500 members from across 22 timezones.
Discover our #askanything channel, #littlewins for celebrating, #worktogether for finding others to sit with, #brainfood for inspiration, #workwell for healthy habits and #theweeklyquestion to provoke debate.
Or sign up to receive monthly digests of activity from the community via email, if being an active online member isn’t the right thing for you.
We distill conversations from our community plus insight from our friends, into useful guides, content and tools which help you navigate the experience of working for yourself.
Our collection of resources to working well during the pandemic not just for the self-employed.
Tips and techniques to look after your mental health when freelancing and self-employed.
Conversations with freelancers about their experiences of mental health and working for themselves.
We work with anyone who is creating better experiences for the self-employed, or wants to.
Access the resources available for your network of freelancers, offer membership to your community, enroll in our Freelance Friendly Businesses programme, or get bespoke support through our friends at y+x.
Get in touch to see how we can help you support the self-employed.
Our aim is more supportive and sustainable work for modern workers. Read about our history and mission.
In the past three years, we’ve supported over 50,000 people - but that’s only 0.1% of the UK’s self-employed. To help us do more, we welcome support from individuals and organisations aligned with our goals.
You can support our work in three ways:
1. Tell people about us
2. Become a patron
3. Work with us
We also partner with other communities and organisations who have aligned goals, or want to better support the self-employed: you can access our content, work with us to develop programmes and communities, access our network of insight or provide your products to our community - work with us.
