How many times have we been asked in interviews about 5 year plans? Where will you be in 5 years they ask… Do you have an answer? I am a firm believer in the 5 year plan as sad as it may be, 5 years goes quickly and the time can easily pass you by […]
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New Co-working space Uncommon opens in London
With locations already in Highbury & Islington, Borough and Fulham, Uncommon have just opened their newest baby over in Liverpool Street. With a strong emphasis on design and wellness, Uncommon provide co-working spaces to boost creativity and productivity. Based around a creative start-up or freelancer, the Uncommon co-working spaces have been created to primarily help […]
Ways To Save: Packed Lunches
More than half of office workers will prepare meals for the week ahead in January, but will they continue?! In most cases, this is to save money (41%) While 19% say it limits food waste With the New Year in full swing, more of us than ever are striving to start the year on a healthy path when it […]
Your Side Hustle for 2019 Found: The ILO
Aren’t we always looking for ways to increase our bank balance? A little bit of side hustle here, some money that could lead to leaving our jobs there… well I’ve got an idea for you to make your 2019 a majorly profitable one. If you read Gloamer regularly you may already know about ILOs. They are […]
Making it work: Stuart Semple
It was after a near death experience at 19 that British artist Stuart Semple decided the only way he wanted to live his life was on his own terms. Those terms were artistic ones and what started with the sale of a print on ebay has lead to a collective of creative companies and Stuart […]
How To Build An Alternative Portfolio for 2019
If you’re a little like us, always on the hunt for new and novel ways to make a bit of extra cash you’ll be wanting to find ways to make that cash grow. Maybe you’ll already have a little portfolio on the go but there’s always room to diversify! For 2019 we’re looking further afield […]
How to Get Started in Street Food.
We interviewed Marco Casadei of Young Vegans and now Death By Pizza last month. He gave us all sorts of gleaming nuggets of wisdom when it comes to the London street food game. These are his key take away tips for any of you lovely lot looking to set up a street food business: Start simple […]
New Clients or a Gift of $50? We’ll Have Some of That!
Calling all freelancers, hustlers, money makers and promotional warriors! Now is your time! We’ve just heard on the grapevine (well, that’s a little bit of a lie, we’re in the ‘know’ shall we say) that PromoILO is taking on new freelancers ahead of a massive influx of new business. We know the freelancing world can […]
10 side hustles to boost or break your 9-5
If you feel the need to quit your job right this minute or your 9-5 salary just isn’t quite matching your spending needs I have good news! There are plenty of side hustles out there for those of you looking to make more money. Luckily the internet has helped us a lot when it comes […]
Making it work: Young Vegans
Our Making It Work series looks at a number of different startup sectors and asks what it takes and what it costs, to turn a side hustle into a main hustle. First up we have street food and the 100% vegan pie shop start up, Young Vegans. Husband and wife team Marco and Carla are […]