Freelancer Groups London

Founders & Freelancers Meetup - Launch Event

**Going it alone doesn't mean doing it alone.** A relaxed monthly evening for founders and freelancers to meet each other. No pitching, no agenda, just good people and honest conversation. **Whether you're building a startup, freelancing, running a side hustle, starting a charity, or just doing something ambitious outside of conventional employment, this group is for you.** Being an entrepreneur or freelancer can be a lonely experience. You've got big decisions to make, have to keep the confidence of your clients and investors, and sometimes pretend everything is okay on LinkedIn when you're stressed out of your mind. This is a space where you don't have to do that. **The format is deliberately relaxed: come along, grab a drink, meet some interesting people.** There'll be open networking, a business card bowl to make sure you leave with at least one new meaningful connection, and space for anyone who wants to share a current challenge or screw-up. * 7:00PM — doors open, drop your card in the bowl, drinks and open networking * 8:00PM — optional: share a current challenge or screw-up with the group (sign up at the door). Gareth will share something to get the ball rolling * 8:20PM — networking continues until 9PM **Monthly at The London Art Bar. Limited to 50 spots.** This is the first event in what we hope becomes something really worthwhile. Help us shape what this becomes! Hosted by Gareth Lewis, founder of [Gareth Lewis Events](http://garethlewis.co/) and co-founder of [PopUp Painting](http://popuppainting.com/) and [The London Art Bar](http://londonartbar.com/). Questions? [hello@garethlewis.co](mailto:hello@garethlewis.co)

AI Side Hustle Workshop: Build Your First Income Stream with AI

*** ⚠️ **Note:** RSVP here to stay updated, but to secure your seat you'll need to grab your ticket (£10) on Eventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-side-hustle-workshop-build-your-first-income-stream-with-ai-tickets-1994395878761 **📍 Location note:** This is a **live online workshop** — no travel needed! Once you RSVP, you'll receive the video call link via message before the event. (Listed as "In person" due to platform settings, but this event is 100% online.) Overview Learn practical AI skills to create digital products, improve productivity, and explore freelance opportunities. Live online ## **AI Side Hustle Workshop: Build Your First Income Stream with AI** Want to learn how to use AI to create digital products, improve your productivity, and explore freelance opportunities? This live workshop is designed for beginners and anyone curious about practical AI tools. In this 90-minute session, you'll learn how AI can help you work more efficiently, generate ideas, and build digital products from scratch. You'll also see live demonstrations and have the opportunity to ask questions during the Q&A. ### What You'll Learn * How AI tools can help with digital products and freelancing * Practical AI workflows you can start using immediately * Live demonstration of creating a simple digital product * Basic marketing strategies for beginners * Common mistakes to avoid ### What's Included * ✅ Live 90-minute workshop * ✅ Downloadable PDF guide * ✅ AI prompt pack * ✅ Resource list of useful AI tools * ✅ Live Q&A session * ### Who Should Attend? * Students * Beginners * Freelancers * Small business owners * Anyone interested in learning practical AI skills Join us and discover practical ways to use AI to create digital products, improve your workflow, and explore new income opportunities.

Free Workspace Wednesday

## FREE Coworking Day at hUBClub on the third Wednesday of the month ### Reserve your desk at one of our ### [FREE Workspace Wednesdays](https://www.ubcuk.com/whats-new/events/workspace-wednesday/) At hUBClub we offer comfortable co-working space in comfortable surroundings with everything you need for a great day's work. We are confident you'll love our professional working environment, so we'd love you to try us **FOR FREE**. Your Free day includes the use of a workspace, with wifi, access to kitchen and break out space with tea and coffee provided. All we ask is that you be willing to provide us with some feedback after your visit.

Write-in at the Mitre: work on your own material in convivial company

**We will be at The Mitre pub in central Greenwich.** This meetup is free and casual. We just sit around for a few hours and write together. Bring a laptop, or use a pen and paper or clay tablet and stylus if that's what works for you. The structure of the session is roughly: 2pm: chat 2:20–3:25: writing time 3:25: chat/coffee break 3:40–4:45 writing time 4:45: chat But our Saturdays are very casual, so feel free to drop in and out. **This is usually in the meeting room at the Mitre. If you arrive a bit later, you may need to ask the bar staff to show you through to the room.**

Solo Entrepreneurs, Freelancers, Consultants and Coaches Networking Event

**PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BOOK YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND THE EVENT. YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE.** [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/solo-entrepreneurs-freelancers-consultants-and-coaches-networking-event-tickets-1994172253893](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/solo-entrepreneurs-freelancers-consultants-and-coaches-networking-event-tickets-1994172253893) Welcome to our exclusive Networking Event tailored specifically for Solo Entrepreneurs – a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who are navigating the thrilling yet challenging path of solo entrepreneurship. In this event, you'll find a supportive community where ideas are shared, collaborations are born, and experiences are exchanged. The event will be held in a sophisticated and vibrant venue, adorned with modern decor and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to ensure your comfort and convenience throughout the day. Whether you're just starting out or have been on this journey for a while, our gathering is designed to provide you with valuable connections, insights, and resources. You'll have the chance to: * **Meet and Mingle:** Engage with fellow solo entrepreneurs from various industries. Share your stories, challenges, and triumphs in an environment that understands the solo journey. * **Learn from Experts:** Hear from experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts who will offer actionable advice on key topics like time management, scaling your business, and building a personal brand. * **Explore Collaboration Opportunities:** Discover potential collaborations and partnerships that can help expand your business, diversify your offerings, and reach new markets. * **Boost Your Business Visibility:** Showcase your business, products, or services and gain visibility among a community that’s eager to support fellow entrepreneurs. This networking event isn’t just about making connections; it’s about building a community of solo entrepreneurs who can grow and succeed together. Come, be a part of this empowering experience, and take your solo business to new heights! **Who Should Attend:** * **Solo Entrepreneurs** * **Freelancers** * **Startup Founders** * **Consultants** * **Small Business Owners** * **Creative Professionals** * **Digital Nomads** * **Aspiring Entrepreneurs** * **Side Hustlers** * **Business Coaches and Mentors:** This diverse group of attendees ensures a rich and varied networking event, full of potential for learning, collaboration, and business development. **Why Attend the Event:** **Expand Your Professional Network:** Meet and connect with other solo entrepreneurs who understand the unique challenges and rewards of running a business single-handedly. These connections can lead to future collaborations, partnerships, or even friendships. **Learn from Shared Experiences:** Hear firsthand accounts of successes and setbacks from peers who are on a similar journey. These stories can provide valuable insights, saving you time and helping you avoid common pitfalls. **Find Potential Collaborators:** Discover opportunities to collaborate on projects, share resources, or combine expertise with other solo entrepreneurs. This can lead to new business ventures or help you offer more comprehensive services to your clients. **Get Inspired:** Being a solo entrepreneur can sometimes feel isolating. Surrounding yourself with fellow entrepreneurs can reignite your passion and inspire new ideas for your business. **Access Valuable Resources:** Gain information about tools, platforms, and communities specifically beneficial for solo entrepreneurs. These resources can help streamline your operations, increase your productivity, and grow your business. Join us at our Networking Event for Solo Entrepreneurs and take a step towards expanding your horizons and growing your business. Let’s connect, collaborate, and grow together! **How our event works:** **You will also be able to join the dedicated Whatsapp group for the event and start networking before the actual event.** 7.00pm - When you arrive your name will be checked off the guest list, the host will direct everyone to the reserved area and explain how the event will work. 7.30pm – Networking starts, you will be introduced to each other in a nice relaxed environment in the semi private reserved area. 10 pm - Event ends, all guests are welcome to stay and enjoy chatting with each other. This event will be hosted till 9 pm; the key to making the most of speed friending is to follow up with your contacts over time to develop friendships. Dress code is either business or office attire or smart casual, no T-shirts, no trainers. If you have any questions email contact@thebusinessminds.co.uk Ticket for 1 person allows 1 person to enter the venue from 7pm Please Note: **Tickets need to be bought online and are not available at the door.**

In person meetup to critique work submitted by members.

This is a live session at The Mitre in Greenwich. The purpose of this meeting is to provide and receive critique on submitted extracts of members' creative writing, whether they're working on a novel, screenplay, poetry, a memoir or short story, etc. We share our extracts via email ahead of the meeting to give us all a chance to read the work in our own time and reflect upon it so as to be able to provide useful critique. If you want to submit an extract mail me at gpatrick66@hotmail.com to book a slot. If you are new to the group we ask that you participate in at least two of the Wednesday critiquing sessions before you submit work for review so that you get to know us and have a good understanding of how we operate. This will help you to get the most from a critique of your own work. Extracts should be approx 3,000 words and the full document (extract plus blurbs, questions etc) should not exceed 3,500 words in total. Extracts must be mailed to me (gpatrick66@hotmail.com) at the latest by 9pm on the Saturday before the session so that I can share your work with the rest of the group. We have a limit of 4 extracts per session to give adequate time to review work properly. Feel free to give guidance on any specific areas on which you would like feedback. E.g. Plot, pacing, structure or character development etc. (If you have not received the extracts by the Sunday before the session, mail me.) The group is friendly and relaxed, so please don't feel nervous about sharing your work! We will normally review extracts according to the order in which they are sent to me but if you need a particular slot let me know when you submit your extract and we will try to accommodate that. Please note that all phones MUST be switched to silent mode for the duration of the meeting.

Balancers Community Volunteering - Clothing Distribution

Hi Balancers, We believe community is about more than meeting new people. It's also about showing up for those who need support. As part of our ongoing partnership with Refugee Community Kitchen, we're inviting you to join us for a different kind of volunteering session. This time, we’re joining **Refugee Community Kitchen (RCK)** at their Goodge Street service to provide essential clothing to people who need it. 👕 **HOW IT WORKS** We’ll meet at **6:00 PM in front of the Dominion Theatre**. From there, we’ll cross the road to Primark and split into small groups. Each group will be given a few essential clothing items to find and buy. Once we’re done, we’ll walk about **5 minutes to Goodge Street**, join the RCK service and distribute the clothing while their team serves food. 💷 **CHIPPING IN** We’ll collect contributions from the group and use the full amount to buy the clothing that evening. If you can, **bring some cash** — but there’s absolutely no pressure to contribute much. Even **£1 helps**, and you’re just as welcome to volunteer regardless of how much you contribute. 💬 **Join our Volunteer WhatsApp group for updates and coordination:** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hzm7P7Tr0QD92MnwmpHTVK?s=cl&p=a&ilr=1](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hzm7P7Tr0QD92MnwmpHTVK?s=cl&p=a&ilr=1) 🤝 **NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED** We’ll explain everything on the day. Just bring yourself and be ready to help. **Good to know:** 📍 Meet: In front of the Dominion Theatre ⏰ 6:00 PM 👕 Primark is directly across the road 🚶 Goodge Street is around 5 minutes away As always, Respect, Kindness and Authenticity come first. We’re there to support people with dignity and without judgment. Let’s keep showing what our community can do when we act with heart. See you there 💛

REGISTER INTEREST: ZINE MAKING with LESS STRESS PRESS: cultivate creativity

**Join our [MAILING LIST](https://thoughtexperiments.kit.com/59860c6d0d), if you'd like to receive invitations to future events (some of which will be hosted off of meetup).** What is a Zine and why should I make one? Zines are handmade booklets. They can be used to share information, ideas, stories, art (etc.). Zine making creates opportunities to: * spend time exploring ideas * hone in on something you love or care about: a cause, a message, a skill, a place (the possibilities are endless) * get creative with collage, drawing, writing, printmaking (etc.) * produce compelling and unique booklets that you can print cheaply and share with friends and strangers offline After lots of creative brainstorming of their own, Bonny and Ellie have landed on zine making as the perfect way to both open up space for playful, low stakes creativity, and focus their minds on bite sized projects. **Join our [MAILING LIST](https://thoughtexperiments.kit.com/59860c6d0d), if you'd like to receive invitations to future events (some of which will be hosted off of meetup).**

London Creative Networking Event – Designers, Founders & Startups

**Welcome to Networx London!** Calling all graphic designers, digital creatives, and startup founders: join us for an evening of relaxed networking and idea-sharing. Connect with like-minded innovators, creative professionals, brand owners, and investors—no formal pitches, just real conversations. 📍 **Venue: The Sycamore, Holborn** A modern, relaxed venue in central London, just steps from Holborn station. Perfect for after-work networking, drinks, and great conversations. 📅 **Event Schedule** **18:30 – 19:00** \| Welcome & Warm intro **19:00 – 19:30** \| Open Networking **19:30 – 21:30** \| Informal Networking \(no pitches\, no pressure\) **Why Attend?** Connect with designers, creatives, and founders, discover new opportunities, and stay inspired by the latest trends in design, creativity, and digital innovation. Build meaningful relationships and gain fresh perspectives to grow your network and business. 👥 **Who Should Attend:** Graphic designers, digital creatives, founders, brand owners, marketers, product managers, investors, and anyone interested in design, creativity, and innovation. **Limited spots!** Register today and hit **Follow** for updates on future weekly events. 📸 **Event Photography** Please note that photos and videos may be taken for promotional purposes. **WhatsApp**👉[https://chat.whatsapp.com/FizCdlVSjvCCR6EpoESl3A](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GisOCaIiMeKEehV5Lv7qxg "https://chat.whatsapp.com/GisOCaIiMeKEehV5Lv7qxg")

Tripco London · Aperitivo Italiano 🇮🇹 @Satyrio

A Londra siamo costantemente connessi tra chat, email e scadenze, ma spesso ci manca il tempo per delle conversazioni autentiche. I soliti contesti ci spingono subito a chiederci *"Di cosa ti occupi?"*, prima ancora di chiederci semplicemente *"Come stai?"*. ​In **[Tripco](https://tripco.io/)** crediamo che le relazioni più solide nascano da cose molto più semplici: creiamo occasioni per staccare dagli schermi, bere qualcosa di buono e conoscere persone nuove in modo naturale. Senza strutture rigide, senza etichette e senza l'ansia di dover dimostrare o vendere qualcosa. ​**Giovedì 27 Agosto** ci vediamo da **Satyrio**, nel cuore di Aldgate. Un'atmosfera rilassata, buon cibo e vino italiano per una serata insieme. ​**Cosa aspettarsi:** * ​**Connessioni umane:** Persone con background diversi che si incontrano per il piacere di farlo e per condividere idee, progetti o semplicemente la serata. * ​**Location curata:** Saremo da Satyrio, uno dei punti di riferimento per la cucina e il vino italiano in città, in uno spazio ideale per parlare. * ​**Libertà totale:** Nessun programma da seguire o speech formale: vieni quando vuoi e gestisci la serata come ti pare. ​**Info utili:** * ​📅 **Data:** Giovedì 27 Agosto 2026 * ​⏰ **Ora:** Dalle 18:30 in poi * ​📍 **Location:** Satyrio (49 Aldgate High St, London EC3N 1AL) * ​🎟️ **Posti:** Limitati per garantire a tutti uno spazio vivibile e piacevole. ​*Stacca lo schermo, vieni come sei.* ​**Ti aspettiamo per un bel bicchiere di vino!**

Legal Connector® London | Lawyers, Founders & Business Networking

Software Factory with SuperPlane & Elastic - When Agents Build, Ship, & Fix Code

Software factories are here. AI agents write code, open PRs, run tests, deploy to production, and respond to incidents - all without waiting for a human to click a button. Join SuperPlane and Elastic for an evening where engineering leaders, platform teams, and SREs explore what it actually takes to run a software factory: how agents ship code, how Elastic monitors what happens in production, and how SuperPlane orchestrates the full loop from commit → deploy to incident to fix. SuperPlane is the agent orchestrator that turns your tools into a software factory. Elastic is the observability engine that tells you what's happening inside it. This is an unconference, you bring the topics, we bring the structure (and drinks). Come with opinions about how far you'd let agents go. 📅 **Date:** Tuesday, September 1st from 6:00-9:00 PM 📍 **Location:** Elastic London Office Davidson Building, 1st Floor, 5 Southampton St, London, WC2E 7HA **Some topics we would discuss:** * How much autonomy should agents have in production? * Building the feedback loop: deploy → observe → respond → learn * Agents that fix what agents broke - is that a loop or a spiral? * What does "human in the loop" actually mean when agents ship 10x faster? * Observability as the control plane for your software factory * From Kibana alert to automated rollback - what's your threshold? * The trust problem: when do you stop reviewing agent PRs? **Format:** * Topics proposed by attendees at the beginning * Sessions run in small groups (\~5-7 people) * 30 minutes of facilitated discussion per session * Open participation and movement between sessions encouraged 📝 **Schedule:** * 6:00 – 6:30 PM → Arrival, food & drinks, networking * 6:30 – 6:50 PM → Welcome + software factories w/ Elastic & Superplane * 6:50 – 7:00 PM → Topic proposals & voting * 7:00 – 7:30 PM → Session 1 * 7:30 – 7:40 PM → Short break * 7:40 – 8:10 PM → Session 2 * 8:10 – 8:20 PM → Short break * 8:20 – 8:50 PM → Session 3 * 8:50 – 9:00 PM → Wrap-up & key takeaways * 9:00 PM → Closing **About SuperPlane** **[SuperPlane](https://superplane.com/?utm_source=luma)** Software Factory platform that transforms software delivery from a collection of manual tasks into an orchestrated, AI-powered production system. It coordinates AI agents, developers, infrastructure, and operational tools to build, test, deploy, and maintain software with speed, consistency, and governance. **About Elastic** **[Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/?utm_source=luma)** is the observability stack behind high-velocity engineering teams. With Elasticsearch, Kibana, and the rest of Elastic Stack, engineers, SREs and platform engineers get real-time visibility into logs, metrics, traces, and security events correlated in one place, not scattered across tools. As release cadence increases with the adoption of software factories, Elastic keeps you in control of what's running and why.