List of 22 essential tools for creative entrepreneurs 👇
To-do lists that help you organize your day.
More detail → todoist
Anorak (perfect tool for the self-employed)
Have you ever thought about income protection? It’s something that every creative should have… if you can’t work for any medical reason, it helps you replacing part of your missing income, so you can always cover the essentials.
More detail → Anorak
Answers to your questions about income protection → wishu
Submitted your self-assessments yet?
TaxScouts (the go-to tool for tax)
Doing taxes is a massive pain. TaxScouts helps you take the weight off with calculating, filing and claiming tax returns. Now you can focus on what matters most, your creative business.
More detail → TaxScouts
Answers to your questions about tax → wishu
Tired of working from home?
AndCo (perfect for booking desks)
If you’re in London this tool is a great resource. You an use 200+ co-working hubs in London’s best coffee shops, hotels and restaurants. Sign up now with the code “WISHU50” for 50% off your monthly subscription for the first year.
More detail → AndCo
A second brain type note-system that has everything you need to get organized.
More detail → Notion
Revue’s extension that allows you to curate your newsletter interactively and save what you’re reading for later.
More detail → Revue
On Deck (helps you land your next role at a breakout startup)
Applications are closing soon for the On Deck First 50 Fellowship! OD50 is an 8-week program for job seekers looking to land roles at breakout startups alongside a community of peers.
Whether you are a seasoned professional or startup veteran, we help you navigate the startup ecosystem, bring intentionality to your search and land your dream job.
More detail → on deck
Jemi (the easy way to make a no-code website)
Jemi is becoming really popular in the the no-code community. It’s a perfect tool for creators and professionals to build a simple and beautiful website. They have a range of templates available for every use case.
More detail → jemi
Superscript (business insurance for creatives)
Superscript provides business insurance designed specifically to meet the fast-changing needs of professionals. If you’re a creative entrepreneur who’s working with clients, you would should typically need to consider professional indemnity insurance and public liability insurance.
More detail → superscript
Mailshake (solution to client outreaches)
With Milkshake you can send personalised cold emails at any scale and set tasks to engage with prospects. It’s something that thousands of creative entrepreneurs use to attract new clients. If you’re looking to start getting more bookings from clients you should consider checking this tool out.
More detail → mailshake
We’re hosting an event with Mailshake about emailoutreachess → rsvp here
Whether your teams are co-located, distributed, or fully remote, Miro provides an engaging, intuitive, in-person collaboration experience with multiple options. We use Miro every single day and it’s the ultimate tool for collaborative mind mapping and planning.
More detail → miro
Osome (accounting/bookkeeping solution)
Osome help entrepreneurs handle accounting, taxes, incorporation and more.
More detail → osome (get free accounting services, company incorporation, and more)
Answers to your questions about accounting, and change from self-employed to limited → wishu
A workflow tool that prides itself on simplicity, focus and action. Used by one of Medium and Twitter’s founders
More detail → Workflowy
Zipcar is the world’s leading car-sharing network. They provide on-demand access to cars by the hour or the day in London. Creatives love Zipcar as you can find a car pretty much anywhere in London. Get £50 credits with Wishu.
More detail → zipcar
A note-taking app that transforms linear folder structure and converts it into a ‘second brain’ that allows you to jump from idea to idea.
More detail → Obsidian
A minimal interface designed to help you focus on writing and nothing else.
More detail → iA Writer
Solution to find and verify professional email addresses.
More detail → hunter.io
Simple tools for any professional, team, and organization to create, manage, and share high-quality videos.
More detail → vimeo
Simply our favourite tool for SEO organic growth. Ahrefs rocks your SEO and reveals tons of marketing opportunities in a few clicks! We rated Ahrefs as the #1 tool to invest in as a creative company.
More detail → ahrefs
Amazing tool for anyone (especially creative entrepreneurs) who are looking for a more organised platform to help them with networking and building relationships with people you meet. You can link your email, calendar and socials. It helps populate your feed with relevant information you would need to recall for any future meeting (perfect for finding future clients). And a great tool for note keeping.
More detail → clay
Goal Setting Book👇
An amazing goal setting book, includes intensive practical manual for figuring out what to do with your ridiculously finite time on the plan.
More detail → mbs
The Mindfull (wellness tool)
Build habits that help you live your best life.
Explore what it means to live with greater mindfulness in their day-to-day lives. By the end of the course, members would have built a meaningful meditation practice.
Subscribers of The Creative Newsletter can try the first class to our meditation program for free.
More detail → the mindfull
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