Our gathering in Budapest last month was, as always, fun and this time a little different. We welcomed you to a new-look Freelance Business Forum (FBF) after polling you in February on what you hoped to gain from FBF attendance and your preferred meeting environment. Refreshments fuelled an informal atmosphere and, with experienced freelance colleagues in circulation, we were able to inject some dynamism and creativity into our discussions on common issues that affect us all. Between us, we conjured the FBF that you wanted. How do we know that? You told us so in a straw poll at the end of the meeting. We will try this format again, so next time, be sure to come along and join us at the Florence FBF in November 2014.