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
Belonging to a community where you can listen and learn from others who are on similar journeys is a powerful part of your support network
Whenever possible, we wrap up the conversations from our community in to useful articles and guides. Here are some of our thoughts.
If you're a freelancer, and thinking about planning a family - it might throw up a huge number of questions about whether it's even possible. We spoke to Susannah Dale of the Maternity Pledge to share some of her insights into planning for parental leave when self-employed. Read.
An introduction to what professional indemnity insurance is, and why its so important for freelancers. Read.
Without traditional paid sick leave, dealing with illness requires some extra effort - our top tips for getting better at being ill when freelancing. Read.
A list of resources for freelancers working in digital marketing. Read.
Are you looking forward to summer with your kids - or does it fill you with dread, if you're juggling work and parenting? We spoke to Frankie Tortora of Doing It For The Kids for her advice on coping with the school holidays. Read.
The Freelancers Make Theatre Work 2023 survey of self-employed industry professionals paints a stark picture for much of its freelance talent. Read.
Taking a holiday can seem like a luxury, but here are our tips to taking time off when self-employed. Read.
We believe that fluid workforces are the future - but starting by engaging with freelancers effectively is the first step towards enabling mobility internally. 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.
