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Business Academy

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Join Europe's leading freelance business community and academy
Master advanced freelance business skills with high quality, short, on-demand courses, expert-led classes, and community
5000+ freelancers joined the Freelance Business educational sessions since 2018
At your own pace
Community powered
15 mins a day

The #1 Place Where Busy Freelancers Reliably Grow Their Income

Freelance Business Skills for
Busy Solopreneurs

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Founder, Freelance Business Community
Built a 60+ country community
Recognised by Forbes
Top 40 Female Leader (Excellence Talks)
Former corporate marketing professional turned freelancer
Meet the Founder
Hello there!
In 2016, I left my corporate career to become a freelancer. Pretty soon, I realised that running a freelance business requires not only talent and skills but also a clear understanding of how business actually works.

Having run the Freelance Business Community for more than 8 years, I was determined to launch the Freelance Business Academy, where freelancers like you can access business education.

Not everyone can afford an MBA (or has the time for one). That’s why the Academy delivers high-quality entrepreneurship education, specifically designed for busy solopreneurs who want real-world skills they can apply immediately.

Elina Jutelyte

These are the silent killers of freelance businesses. How many apply to you?

Does this sound familiar?

Great initiative offering plenty of possibilities to make the most of it.
As a new community representing freelancers in Ireland, we were hugely impressed by the first online event organised by Elina and her team. The speakers involved and the topics were so relevant for our members. Well done, guys!
Freelance Business Month is a rich source of inspiring ideas and a great opportunity to talk with people who have faced and overcome challenges, evolved expertise, and are willing to share. Something for everyone, and great takeaways from every session.
The Freelancer business platform was a great opportunity to meet people from totally different sectors that we usually do not come across often enough. The platform also created a space for the exchange of ideas in all areas and from different profiles of freelancers. New concepts to think about and further explore.
A great resource to connect with other freelancers in Europe and get new perspectives. Wish it had been around when I started out as a freelancer!
Thank you for the opportunity to connect and collaborate with inspirational and talented speakers. Starting out on your own is exciting and daunting — having this resource is very helpful and insightful. I am grateful.
Attending a Freelance Business event is worth your time. They are insightful, well put together, and you get to tap into a global audience. So, if you're looking for new ideas, I can't recommend FBC enough…
A great opportunity to acquire new knowledge and listen to an experienced, different point of view about many tricky aspects of being a freelancer. Great job, people!
Another great session from the Freelance Business Community. Good content, interesting participants, and well-organised. Looking forward to the next session.
Serge Slegers
Freelance Business Developer
Anonymous
Freelancer
Torsten Louland
Freelance Web Developer
Marie Peeters
Ph.D., Coach, Trainer and Mediator
Meadhbh Hand
Copywriter
Great initiative offering plenty of possibilities to make the most of it.
As a new community representing freelancers in Ireland, we were hugely impressed by the first online event organised by Elina and her team. The speakers involved and the topics were so relevant for our members. Well done, guys!
Freelance Business Month is a rich source of inspiring ideas and a great opportunity to talk with people who have faced and overcome challenges, evolved expertise, and are willing to share. Something for everyone, and great takeaways from every session.
The Freelancer business platform was a great opportunity to meet people from totally different sectors that we usually do not come across often enough. The platform also created a space for the exchange of ideas in all areas and from different profiles of freelancers. New concepts to think about and further explore.
A great resource to connect with other freelancers in Europe and get new perspectives. Wish it had been around when I started out as a freelancer!
Serge Slegers
Freelance Business Developer
Anonymous
Freelancer
Torsten Louland
Freelance Web Developer
Marie Peeters
Ph.D., Coach, Trainer and Mediator
Meadhbh Hand
Copywriter
Doretha Botha
Freelance Graphic Designer
Anonymous
Freelancer
Francesco Cuffaro
Freelance Financial Advisor
Cyriel Kortleven
International Keynote Speaker
The Freelance Business Community and Elina continue to bring super valuable events and programming for freelancers at any stage in their journey. I was left feeling inspired and excited! I would highly recommend FBC!
Thank you for the opportunity to connect and collaborate with inspirational and talented speakers. Starting out on your own is exciting and daunting — having this resource is very helpful and insightful. I am grateful.
A great opportunity to acquire new knowledge and listen to an experienced, different point of view about many tricky aspects of being a freelancer. Great job, people!
Another great session from the Freelance Business Community. Good content, interesting participants, and well-organised. Looking forward to the next session.
Andrea Chase
Co-Founder & CMO, BAITS Global Inc. (MarketingVerse)
Doretha Botha
Freelance Graphic Designer
Francesco Cuffaro
Freelance Financial Advisor
Cyriel Kortleven
Freelance Keynote Speaker

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Testimonials
See how successful consultants and freelancers are using our platform to scale their businesses and achieve new levels of success.
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One-size-fits-all, slow pace
Lonely, isolated learning
Mostly theory, little action
Overloaded with info, hard to apply
Focus on starting out, little on what to do next
Average zoom webinar quality
Affortable for any solopreneur
Learn at your own speed, on your schedule
Backed by a thriving community of freelancers
Personalised guidance, practical steps with real accountability
Step-by-step system that works in any industry
Curated content tailored for freelance businesses
Designed for freelancers ready to scale and succeed
Professionally designed, high-quality learning experience and audit
Freelance Business Academy
Mission
Since 2018, we’ve seen a consistent pattern: to succeed, freelancers must learn how business actually works. Traditional business education, however, is often expensive and requires stepping away from day-to-day client work, which is rarely practical for freelancers. We’ve also seen that many freelancers are outstanding experts, yet struggle to position themselves, attract the right clients, and build a sustainable, thriving business. Freelancing isn’t just about mastering your craft. It’s about understanding how to run a business.

Our mission is to empower freelancers and solopreneurs with accessible, practical business education.

Why we created this Academy

Traditional Business Courses
You’ve been freelancing for years, but some things still feel stuck:
Chaotic positioning and unclear offers
Inconsistent lead flow
Sporadic social media without strategy
Weak understanding of clients’ needs
Difficulty articulating your value
Disorganised processes and missed deadlines
Uncertain pricing and fear of being “too expensive”

Who this Academy is for
It’s for established freelancers running solo business and wanting transition from providing services to providing expertise.

This isn’t for beginners hustling side gigs

For freelancers and solopreneurs in:
Web & IT
Design & Video
Copywriting & Content
Marketing & Social
Operations
You’re a great fit if:
You’re ready to move from order-taker to trusted consultant
Your business relies almost entirely on referrals and word of mouth
You have strong skills, but don’t fully understand how the business side works
You struggle with positioning, value proposition and defining an ideal customer
You want to know what actually moves the needle in a business
You’ve tried marketing tactics, but nothing has produced real results
Your business feels reactive, scattered, and hard to steer
Project Management
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Our first course

In the Academy this year

Freelance Business Marketing and Audit

The only marketing course you’ll ever need.
10 concise, actionable lessons
Signature framework
Built-in marketing assessment to identify your gaps
Personalised roadmap
Focus on 8 key elements of marketing
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This is one of a kind business audit. It will identify your strengths and gaps, and you will recieve a personalised data-driven roadmap to improve your freelance business effectively.
Freelance Business Marketing Assessment
Everything you need to transform your freelance business marketing

What’s inside the course

Every session comes with ready-to-use Notion templates and checklists to implement right away.
Freelance Business Notion Base
Only practical business skills you can apply to your freelance business today.
Easy to implement practical tips
Access lessons anytime, anywhere. On your desktop or in a mobile application. Learn at your own pace while managing your business.
On-demand learning
Discuss your progress with peers and learn how others transform their business.
Backed by community
Bite-sized (15 mins max), actionable lessons designed for busy solopreneurs. Learn and implement immediately.
Short video lessons
"I'm trying random tactics. Nothing sticks. I'm busy but not profitable, and I have no idea what to fix first."
Stop guessing and start building your business with clarity.
You’ll learn how to diagnose what’s holding your freelance business back and create a focused, realistic path to sustainable growth.

Your Transformation

BEFORE
"I know exactly what's broken, what to fix next, and how to grow. I finally have clarity and direction."
AFTER

Course summary

Programme
10 comprehensive lessons designed to transform your freelance business from the ground up.
Understand how each element of your marketing mix influences the others. The 8Ps framework (Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Process, Physical Evidence, Performance) will give you a holistic view of your business marketing.
Define your Product beyond deliverables: clarify your uniqueness, the problems you solve, and the outcomes you deliver. Focus on both tangible and intangible benefits to elevate your positioning.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • Product (service) discovery templates
  • USP Template and examples
  • Bonus: Additional reading material
Identify where your clients find you and deliver value where it matters. Avoid relying on a single channel, build multiple, stable ways for clients to discover and trust you.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • Niche Formula and examples
  • Niche Discovery AI Prompt and Worksheet
  • Client Discovery Channel Mix
Learn to craft precise client personas and Ideal Client Profiles. Communicate effectively, build relationships, and turn networks into sustainable business growth.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • Ideal Client Profile (ICP) Template
  • Client Persona Discovery Template
  • Client Empathy Mapping
Develop a structured marketing plan that positions you as a credible, trustworthy professional. Learn how to build networks, not just followers, to drive real opportunities.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • Your Personal Brand Manifesto
  • Bonus: Additional reading material
Streamline your work delivery and admin processes. Avoid chaos, missed deadlines, and stress while presenting a professional image to clients.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • Customer Journey Map
  • Onboarding check-list
  • Outsourcing Guide
  • AI Automation tools
  • Financial Tools Guide
Create a strong portfolio, testimonials, and case studies. Make your expertise visible even before clients speak with you.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • Portfolio Audit Checklist
  • Proposal Template
  • Content Compass
Measure your success with real metrics, collect actionable feedback, and strategically invest in your growth.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • Client Feedback Templates
  • Personal Development Plan (PDP)
Set strategic pricing backed by your positioning, proof of value, and client outcomes. Price is a message: learn to charge what you’re truly worth.

Freelance Business Notion Base:
  • List of benchmarks
  • Pricing Survey Report
In this final lesson, we brought the entire 8 Ps of Marketing framework together and looked at it as one connected system.

After this lesson you will recieve the final Assessment report - a holistic and personalised evaluation of your freelance business across all eight dimensions.

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Expert sessions for members

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FAQ
Find clear answers to the most common questions about the programme, membership, and how the Academy works.
The Freelance Business Academy is a learning platform and community for experienced freelancers and solopreneurs that offers short, practical on-demand courses, expert-led classes, templates, and peer support. It’s run by the Freelance Business Community, founded and led by Elina Jutelyte, who transitioned from corporate to freelancing and built the community since 2016.
The Academy focuses on teaching essential business skills for freelancers and solopreneurs, while the Community is dedicated to networking, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas.
This course is for established freelancers and solo business owners. Ideal participants have clients, revenue, and experience but feel stuck being busy without understandin what holds them back. It’s suitable for web developers, IT professionals, copywriters, designers, video/animation specialists, marketers, project managers, researchers, trainers, and admins.
The course teaches a practical framework (the 8Ps) that covers: Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Processes, Physical Evidence, and Performance. You’ll learn to identify business gaps, communicate value like a consultant, improve visibility, and implement weekly changes.
Lessons are bite-sized video sessions (max ~15 minutes each). The main course has 9 lessons, each with assessments and Notion templates. It’s on-demand — study at your own pace, with suggested short, weekly implementations.
  • 10 short video lessons with practical tips that you can implemet right after the lesson
  • Freelance Business Marketing Assessment (personalised roadmap)
  • Freelance Business Notion Base: 20+ templates and checklists (product discovery, ICP, onboarding, portfolio audit, proposal templates, pricing benchmarks, etc.)
  • Practical tips and implementation checklists
  • Access to the Community (live events, replays, hot seats, forums).
Yes. There’s a 30-day money-back guarantee: if you complete the modules, exercises and full assessment and still don’t feel more confident about your next steps, you can request a full refund within 30 days.
The Freelance Business Marketing Assessment evaluates your current marketing and operations, identifies strengths and gaps, and delivers personalised recommendations with a clear, actionable roadmap. It’s designed to pinpoint the highest-impact next steps for your business.
Throughout the Marketing Course, you’ll complete targeted assessments after each lesson, focused on the most critical elements of your business. After every assessment, you’ll receive a concise report showing your current status and highlighting opportunities for improvement.
At the end of the course, you’ll receive a final, comprehensive report outlining your priority actions and a 1–3 month improvement plan to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
After completing the Freelance Business Marketing Course and Assessments you should be able to: identify what’s holding your business back, prioritise the most impactful fixes, improve client positioning and messaging, implement measurable weekly changes, and price/position your services more confidently so you win better clients and grow revenue.
The Marketing course has nine bite-sized lessons (most 5–12 minutes). If you watch the videos and complete the linked assessments/templates, you can finish the course in a few focused days — but the recommended approach is to implement one small change per week. Realistically, expect 1–4 weeks depending on how many assessments and implementations you do.
This course focuses on real freelance business mechanics rather than generic advice. Differences include:
  • A proven 8Ps framework tailored to freelance services.
  • Short, immediately actionable lessons (15 minutes max) so you implement weekly changes.
  • A built-in marketing assessment that pinpoints your specific gaps and gives personalised next steps.
  • Practical, ready-to-use Notion templates and checklists you can apply right away.
  • Backing from an active community of peers across 60+ countries for practical feedback and accountability.
The Community includes discussion chats with other solopreneuers, e-books: ‘’300+ Freelance business tips’’,’’Freelance Business Book’’, ‘’Financial Tools Guide’’ and ‘’Where Freelancers Find Customers’’; industry reports, Monthly cafés/hot seats, event replays (pricing and sales forums included), and ongoing peer support.
Freelance Business Marketing Course is our first pilot project in the Academy. The courses roadmap for 2026 includes the following topics: Pricing your Freelance Business; Finding your Ideal Customer; Building your AI Agent; Freelance Business Personal Brand. Those who joins the Academy today will have access to all upcoming courses.
The Academy and Community is not designed for complete beginners building side-gigs from scratch. We are not teaching how to start freelancing, but how to grow an independent business. It assumes you have some client work or business basics in place. If you’re brand-new, you’ll find some useful concepts (positioning, client clarity), but the assessment and templates are optimised for freelancers who already operate as independent professionals.
Yes. The course is built around frameworks and diagnostic assessments, not one-size-fits-all tactics. The 8Ps and the assessment help you map your unique value and identify the precise levers that will move your business forward. The Notion templates are adaptable so you can tailor them to niche or unusual service offerings.
After purchase you’ll get access to your relevant products.
We welcome potential tutors or coaches to join the Academy. Please submit the application here.
Please direct your questions to info@freelancebusiness.eu we will do our best to respond asap.
We want you to feel confident joining the Freelance Business Academy and Community. If you’re not satisfied for any reason, request a refund within 30 days of your original purchase date and we’ll issue a full refund to your original payment method
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