WorkingasanIndependent
Contractor
AugustG.Minke
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Working as an Independent Contractor
© 2011 August G. Minke & bookboon.com
ISBN 978-87-7681-767-1
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Working as an Independent Contractor
Contents
Contents
About the Author
8
Introduction
9
1
Deinition of an Independent Contractor
10
1.1
Misclassifying Independent Contractors
10
1.2
Tests to Determine Independence
11
1.3
Legal Exceptions
14
1.4
Agents
14
2
Planning Your Business
15
2.1
Determining Your Services or Goods
16
2.2
Business Plan
18
2.3
Marketing Plan
20
2.4
Financials Essentials
23
3
Establishing Your Business
27
3.1
Legal Structure
27
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Working as an Independent Contractor
Contents
3.2
Registrations, Licenses and Permits
30
3.3
Bank Accounts and Credit Cards
33
3.4
Financing
35
4
Small Oice, Home Oice
38
4.1
Oice Space
38
4.2
Oice Equipment
40
4.3
Telecommunications
42
4.4
Insurances
44
4.5
Car
49
5
Sales and Marketing
50
5.1
Promotional Strategies
50
5.2
Get Online
54
5.3
Selling
57
5.4
Repeat Business, Return Customers
60
5.5
Selling to Government Institutions
60
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Rates and Quotes
61
6.1
Pricing
61
6.2
A Note on Proit
65
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