Crossing the Contract Gap 

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Making the jump from regular employment to the vast world of starting a business for yourself is a leap – both in terms of excitement and fear. Working a regular job may feel like a grind, but it also provides the sense of security that a guaranteed monthly income can bring. 

Those first steps into the world of the self-employed can be terrifying - vying for business, acquiring clients, and then, when it is all agreed and signed for, completing that demanding project alone. 

Anything that can help take away the pressure is welcomed. 

Many self-employed people working in the UK today don’t even realise that help is out there. They strive out alone, and they struggle alone – unnecessarily. 

It is hardest at the end of a contract. With the deadlines looming, rarely is there the free time available to dedicate to finding a new project when working on the current one. Then, when it comes to a glorious finale, suddenly there’s a moment of panic - no work to replace the finished job, and time needed to find a replacement. Unpaid time. 

With families to support and mortgages to pay, unpaid time for the self-employed between contracts can be the death knell for their fledgling business. Often, many of them ultimately accept defeat as they struggle to find a suitable new client, and return to regular work to fill the gap. 

Back to the day-to-day.  

Back to the cycle of working for someone else. 

If only there had been some help. 

Quick Quote Protect are that help. We are willing to provide income protection for the self-employed, and we understand the complex and specific needs of those striding out into the working arena alone.  

With continuous cover to bridge a gap between contracts of up to three months, and a true understanding of the irregular finances of contract work, we are expertly placed to offer support when it is most needed. 

If you are self-employed, or thinking of becoming self-employed, take the time out for a quick conversation with us, and let us help you cross the contract gap.