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We take a look at the new way of working remotely. Find out how your organisation can make sure young workers don't miss out on career opportunities.

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We’ve been through a tumultuous year with many changes to the way we live and work during the Coronavirus. Here’s what we’ve learned.

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Listening is a craft, not just a skill when it comes to connecting with consumers and gaining valuable consumer insight. Find out why.

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Business sustainability is here to stay. Find out why your business needs authentic brand values and the ability to adapt.

Hoxby’s Team Cleanipedia freelancers talk about job satisfaction, great teammates, community, workstyle and working across time zones.

Trello project management? Find out what Trello is good for and how it connects your team effortlessly.

Cracking on until you crack up? A Hoxby writes about the effects of not looking after your mental health.

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The events industry has ground to a halt. Find out what you can expect – and how to prepare for the future of event management.

For World Suicide Prevention Day 2020 a Hoxby associate shares her story and talks about how we can better understand suicide.

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Hoxby is committed to race equality within its community and a new system of work that eliminates bias altogether

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Gain audience insights from the pandemic and brand marketing opportunities for the future.

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Hints and tips on transforming your experience as parent, homeworker and educator during lockdown.

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Read our top tips from the Hoxby community on working from home with kids – believe it or not, some of us have been doing this for years (by choice!)

Here we’re showing you how, as an SME business owner, you can handle your social media during the coronavirus pandemic. Read our top tips.

Rather than simply adopting a ‘working from home’ policy, organisations need to learn and embrace effective remote working methods.

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How do you deal with loneliness as a freelancer? To mark Loneliness Awareness Week, we asked Hoxbies to give their views

Caring has been put front-and-centre this week to highlight the lives of people who look after others. It’s likely that you know someone who’s a...

If I am honest, I am not sure I remember much about 2011-12. It seems like a blurry picture on a screen I can’t quite see. You would think I would. I...

Going freelance was the best decision I could make for my family. Not just because of the extra legroom I now have when it comes to spending time...

Our offices and businesses are based on outdated thoughts, presumptions and values which do not ring true in the modern world. It seems we are all...

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More and more young people are choosing to work for themselves. In fact, we’ve seen a huge 41% increase in the number of young people choosing to...

Reading about the recent BBC Radio 4 loneliness survey (which found 40% of 16-24 year olds often feel lonely) got me thinking about how the gig...

Over the years I have increasingly become of the view that a huge amount of time and effort is invested and targeted at selecting and fixing the...

The traditional employment structure is forcing parents (both mothers and fathers) to make unreasonable compromises when it comes to work and having...

More and more people want to break away from 9-5, but the biggest question on everyone’s minds: are the rewards really worth the risks? We explore.

Yesterday Hoxby co-founder Alex Hirst revealed how stress had left him disengaged from the world and his family around him. Alex broke his cycle at a...

We talk to four Hoxbies about the dark places depression has taken them to and how life with the Collective has formed a vital part of their...

Stress should make up a trinity of the inevitable alongside death and taxes. If not held in check it can eventually lead to the former and like the...

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It’s been 200 years since the 8-hour working day was created. These days, tech enables many of us to work remotely and flexibly. So why are so many...

Typically, the reality of remote working means being able to set up an office in the comfort of our own home, perhaps venturing out to the local...

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Typically, the reality of remote working means being able to set up an office in the comfort of our own home, perhaps venturing out to the local...

I sat at my desk. The job I’d slogged so hard to get and then keep suddenly seemed pointless. I drummed my fingers and mentally hummed Queen’s “I...

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Finally, the time has arrived when you never need to miss your child’s first steps, their school play, get out of bed with a hangover or catch a busy...

According to IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the self-employed, there are 2m freelancers in the UK, a 43% rise from 2008.

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Well, we’ve made it: two hundred years of the eight-hour working day. We’ve been putting in our one-third since 1817. Well done everyone!

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One year ago, on not much more than a whim, I packed in my day job and decided it was time to ‘follow my dream’ of becoming a writer.

I’m fortunate that my work can take me to a range of locations, therefore sometimes my workspace is everything I bring with me and anywhere I can...

I have enjoyed an incredibly diverse and exciting career so far. Before joining Hoxby I was working for a creative digital agency. I was a Producer...

In the garden at home under the tree; it’s just shaded enough that I can see my screen, whilst still sitting in the dappled sunlight.

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After a fantastic year of gathering talented professionals from around the globe and delivering outstanding work for clients, we have decided the...

I used to work in a traditional Monday to Friday office based role – water cooler chats, passive aggressive post-it notes and stapler wars – the full...

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At Huckleberry Partners, we believe the working world needs to radically change. This video tells the the story of a brighter future, one where the...

We are lucky enough to have a second bedroom which we have turned into a study, making it the perfect place for shutting away the world (the washing...

Working mums play an important role in driving change to create a more flexible workforce. There are many talented and committed women all over the...

It’s a popular saying, “quality over quantity”. Perhaps because of its alliteration and syllabic symmetry. Or maybe it’s because we believe it to be...

Lizzie Penny, Co-founder and Joint CEO of Huckleberry Partners breaks down the three steps you need to take to land a job you absolutely love in 2016.

It’s almost the New Year, so it’s the time to turn our attention to new beginnings. Regardless of how we feel about the year ahead, we can’t ignore...

When I lived in New Zealand, Christmas holidays for me had always meant a mandatory two week complete switch-off filled with reading books at the...

This week we take some time to meet the brains and the drive behind Huckleberry Partners, its founders, Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny. Alex and Lizzie...

had only been freelancing for six months prior to making the move from my home in the UK here to Perth in Western Australia.

One of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever had to make was what to do when I left sixth form. I was just 17 and under a lot of pressure to go to...

For most people, remote or flexible working means working from their home office, kitchen table, or in the local cafe. For me, I’ve been lucky to...

It was Sunday, 5.30am, and the golden sun was rising. On top of a small mountain, sitting in the shadow of a shrine and surrounded by fifty people,...

This was frequently my line when I first started working from home, following my weary husband about the house unloading every minor detail of the...

On a Monday I’m a Virtual PA working from home, shifting diaries, booking restaurants, firing off a thousand emails and making the odd phone call. On...

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