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122+ free tools, courses, official EU services and templates to support your self-employment journey — including videos in Polish, Estonian and German. Filter by category below.
EU opportunities & support · 14
European Youth Portal — info & opportunities Free youth.europa.eu Erasmus+ — learning & mobility Free erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu EURES — jobs across Europe Free eures.europa.eu Your Europe — start & run a business Free europa.eu Digital Skills & Jobs Platform Free digital-skills-jobs.europa.eu EU Academy — free EU courses Free academy.europa.eu Europass — build your CV & profile Free europa.eu Enterprise Europe Network — SME support Free een.ec.europa.eu Access2Markets — selling across the EU Free trade.ec.europa.eu SOLVIT — help with your EU rights Free europa.eu EPALE — for adult educators & youth workers Free epale.ec.europa.eu SALTO-YOUTH — youth-work tools Free salto-youth.net Eurodesk — youth mobility info Free eurodesk.eu EIT — innovation & entrepreneurship Free eit.europa.eu
Free courses & certifications · 14
Elements of AI (free, many EU languages) Free elementsofai.com Grow with Google — digital skills Free grow.google Microsoft Learn Free learn.microsoft.com LinkedIn Learning — free paths Freemium linkedin.com Coursera — audit for free Freemium coursera.org edX — university courses Freemium edx.org FutureLearn Freemium futurelearn.com Khan Academy Free khanacademy.org freeCodeCamp Free freecodecamp.org GCFGlobal — everyday digital skills Free gcfglobal.org OpenClassrooms Freemium openclassrooms.com HubSpot Academy — marketing & sales Free academy.hubspot.com Canva Design School Free canva.com Google Digital Garage Free learndigital.withgoogle.com
AI tools for work · 12
ChatGPT Freemium chat.openai.com Claude Freemium claude.ai Google Gemini Freemium gemini.google.com Microsoft Copilot Freemium copilot.microsoft.com Perplexity — AI research Freemium perplexity.ai DeepL — EU-made translator Freemium deepl.com Canva Magic Studio — AI design Freemium canva.com Gamma — AI presentations Freemium gamma.app Grammarly — writing assistant Freemium grammarly.com ElevenLabs — AI voice Freemium elevenlabs.io Descript — edit video by text Freemium descript.com Leonardo.ai — AI images Freemium leonardo.ai
Automation & productivity · 12
Zapier — connect apps Freemium zapier.com Make (Integromat) Freemium make.com n8n — open-source automation (EU) Freemium n8n.io Notion — docs & projects Freemium notion.so Trello — kanban boards Freemium trello.com ClickUp — all-in-one work Freemium clickup.com Airtable — smart spreadsheets Freemium airtable.com Google Workspace Freemium workspace.google.com Calendly — scheduling Freemium calendly.com Cal.com — open-source scheduling (EU) Freemium cal.com Tally — free forms (EU) Freemium tally.so Loom — quick screen videos Freemium loom.com
Design & content creation · 11
Canva — design anything Freemium canva.com Figma — design & prototyping Freemium figma.com Adobe Express Freemium adobe.com Photopea — free photo editor Free photopea.com remove.bg — cut out backgrounds (EU) Freemium remove.bg Unsplash — free photos Free unsplash.com Pexels — free photos & video Free pexels.com Coolors — colour palettes Free coolors.co Flaticon — free icons Freemium flaticon.com CapCut — video editing Freemium capcut.com DaVinci Resolve — pro video (free) Free blackmagicdesign.com
Where to find work · 10
Malt — European freelance marketplace Free malt.com Upwork Free upwork.com Fiverr Free fiverr.com PeoplePerHour Free peopleperhour.com Contra — commission-free freelance Free contra.com Toptal — top freelancers Free toptal.com LinkedIn Freemium linkedin.com Xing — DACH professional network Freemium xing.com We Work Remotely Free weworkremotely.com Remote OK Free remoteok.com
Money, payments & invoicing · 10
Wise — low-cost international payments (EU) Freemium wise.com Revolut — business & personal (EU) Freemium revolut.com SumUp — take card payments (EU) Freemium sumup.com Holvi — banking for freelancers (EU) Freemium holvi.com Kontist — freelancer banking (DE) Freemium kontist.com Wave — free invoicing & accounting Free waveapps.com Zoho Invoice — free invoicing Free zoho.com PayPal Freemium paypal.com Stripe — accept payments online Freemium stripe.com Bonsai — contracts & invoices Freemium hellobonsai.com
Learn in your language (video) · 13
PL · Freelancing od zera — jak zacząć Free youtube.com PL · Jak zacząć jako freelancer (5 kroków) Free youtube.com PL · ChatGPT dla początkujących Free youtube.com PL · Podstawy AI — od zera do bohatera Free youtube.com ET · Kuidas alustada ettevõtlusega? Free youtube.com ET · Ettevõtlusega alustamine — hirmudest tegutsemiseni Free youtube.com ET · Ettevõtluse alustamise toetus (Töötukassa) Free youtube.com DE · Freelancer:in werden — vor dem Start Free youtube.com DE · Selbstständig: 5 größte Anfängerfehler Free youtube.com DE · Schritt für Schritt zum Freiberufler Free youtube.com DE · ChatGPT Tutorial für Anfänger Free youtube.com DE · Wie funktioniert ChatGPT? Einfach erklärt Free youtube.com EN · Beginner’s guide to freelancing Free youtube.com
Our digital assets · 8
One-page business plan template Free Download Service packages & pricing sheet Free Download Invoice template Free Download Freelance contract template Free Download Client outreach message templates Free Download Case-study template Free Download Cash-flow + 50-30-20 tracker (Excel) Free Download Training modules & slide decks Free Download
For Poland (PL) · 6
For Estonia (EE) · 6
e-Business Register — register a company Free ettevotjaportaal.rik.ee e-Residency — run an EU company online Freemium e-resident.gov.ee Estonian Tax & Customs Board (EMTA) Free emta.ee CV Keskus — jobs Free cvkeskus.ee CV.ee — jobs Free cv.ee European Learning Network (project partner) Free europeanlearningnetwork.eu
For Germany (DE) · 6
existenzgruender.de — starting a business Free existenzgruender.de ELSTER — online tax (Finanzamt) Free elster.de Bundesagentur für Arbeit — jobs Free arbeitsagentur.de freelance.de — freelance marketplace Freemium freelance.de freelancermap.de — projects Freemium freelancermap.de Never Give Up Förderverein (project partner) Free nevergiveupev.org
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