A membership community for freelancers who want real support, real connections, and a community that actually gets it.
Join a community of freelancers who share advice, cowork, learn together, and actually support each other.
Looking for help on a project? Browse our directory of vetted North East freelancers and find the right person.
Practical resources, member Q&A's, and honest takes on the realities of freelancing in the North East.
For £19.99/month you get access to everything below.
🧠 Expert talks & practical workshops
🍔 Lunch & learns
🗓️ In-person coworking
🗝️ Monthly planning session
💬 Private Slack community
🌟 Vetted directory listing
🎤 Q&A feature opportunity
In-person coworking days and monthly freelance business planning sessions give you the structure and accountability that working from home often doesn’t.
Lunchtime sessions, expert talks, and member-led knowledge sharing. Real insights from people doing the same thing – not generic business advice.
The Slack community is where you can be honest about what’s not working, get a second opinion, and feel less like you’re making every decision alone.
I spent the first couple of years of freelancing making every decision in a vacuum.
There were business support groups in the region but they were built for companies with teams and growth plans. There were networking events but nothing that understood the specific reality of being self-employed and working alone. I went looking for a community of freelancers in the North East. I couldn’t find one.
So I built it.
NEFN was created because I was frustrated. Because I knew I wasn’t the only freelancer in the North East wondering if they were doing it right. And because I believed – and still believe – that freelancers do better when they’re connected to other freelancers.
This is the thing I wish had existed when I started.
NEFN isn’t run for profit. Every penny from membership goes straight back into running the network.
— Jade Gillham, Founder & fellow freelancer
There’s a community here for you.
Stop making every freelance decision alone.
