Adrian Ashton

I think I've figured out why it's so difficult for the views and experiences of unpaid carers to be accepted by policy makers and go...

So we're officially now in June - half way through 2025, and only 6 months to Christmas!  And tied to our collectively reaching this cal...

I recently made an open and public apology to all my fellow freelancers , here on my blog - and I'd like to now extend this remorse to a...

I recently had an invitation to meet with the Government's Small Business Commissioner , after I was recognised by the new national Fair...

My business is 20 years old. 20 years! Only about 10% of enterprises that start-up get this far.  To put this in perspective - when I starte...

It seems to be a recurring cyclical message from government of all colours - their recognition of the value and importance of those of us wh...

Earlier this year, there was the introduction of a piece of legislation that gives people in work, who also have unpaid caring responsibilit...

Each October is the global Freelance Business Month – a coming together of freelancers from different countries to share encouragement, supp...

Carers UK recently published research into how many unpaid carers are in poverty (spoiler: being a carer means you're x2 as likely to b...

I've written in the past about how unpaid carers are usually invisible and overlooked , and that for those of us who are also self-emplo...

Earlier this year, I found myself back in the Atomicon-verse (for those that don't know, it involves oversized pink pineapples, lots of...

I've always tried to manage my business in ways that reflect my values - and as some may know, this includes a practice of 'grace...

This post was written at the start of carers week 2023 - and is based on conversations amongst freelancers and owners of small businesses at...