The Freelancing Diaries: The Pros & Cons of being a sole trader vs a company

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Welcome back Friends!

Thank you to all who have tuned in to this series over the last year. We hope you’ve come away with some handy knowledge and are feeling motivated, informed, and capable of growing the creative businesses of your dreams.

It’s time to kick off our final chapter of the Freelancing Diary series with Hnry and this month we’re talking: Setting up as a Sole Trader vs a Company.

Now, if you’re new to this series, let us give you a quick run down. 

Over the past year we’ve worked with Hnry to bring you a free educational series of webinars and articles that address some of the common self-employment woes when it comes to the End of the Financial Year and ACC. Check out our previous resource articles: A self-employed creative’s guide to the End of Financial Year and ACC Guide for self employed creatives for the full rundown. 

We also talked with fellow freelancing/self-employed creatives Ash Matthews and Jeff Lau who kindly shared their business journeys with us in their deep tea interviews. 

This month’s education series will focus on the Pros & Cons of being a sole trader vs a company and how to know which structure is best suited for your business. Make sure to register and join us online on 15 May for the FREE webinar.

Here’s what’s coming up this month:

  • 15 May: ( Article ) Sharing the deep tea with freelance motion designer Fraser Munro
  • 22 May: ( Article ) Should I operate my creative business as a sole trader or set up a company?
  • 30 May: ( Webinar ) Live learning session: The Pros and Cons of being a sole trader vs a company W/ Blair Cashin

Register for your spot to attend the FREE webinar on the pros & cons of being a sole trader vs a company here.

*All registered attendees will get access to watch the webinar recap on-demand following the event ( you must be registered to receive this link).

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