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Entrepreneurs checklist

Starting your freelance journey is an exciting journey, but it comes with its own set of responsibilities. Our Entrepreneurial Checklist is your go-to resource to ensure you don’t miss a step as you kickstart your freelance career. From legal matters to client interactions, it’s your comprehensive guide to success. Dive in and set yourself up for a thriving freelance journey.

Assignment Agreement

  • Agreements over the duration of the project

  • The financial agreements

  • A clear description of the assignment including deliverables

  • Agreements about the end of the collaboration

  • That you can be replaced

  • That you may carry out the assignment with your own insights

  • That you provide reports but you do not report directly

Insurances

  • Business liability insurance

  • Professional liability insurance

  • Disability insurance

  • Pension insurance

  • A legal expenses insurance

  • A cyber-crime insurance

Tax & Legal

  • Choose a form of business

  • Register with the Chamber of Commerce

  • Apply for a VAT number

  • Keep records for your VAT return and annual accounts

  • Do business! In other words: regularly change clients (or have several clients).

Business Development

  • Be in the spotlight everyday

  • Mid-term evaluations

  • Every completion of an assignment can be the beginning of a new one

  • Ask for a reference

  • Be visible and share content

  • Expand your network by providing training

  • Register to Smelt’s Interim Platform

Ready for your next step in your career?