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KeithiaKirkaldy
Community Member
5 years ago

Need advice on a Business License

Hi: I am starting a freelance eLearning business.  For those of you out there, what type of business license did you acquire?  I am leaning towards sole proprietorship but also know that LLC gives...
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KeithiaKirkaldy
Community Member
5 years ago

Thank you all. This has been really helpful information.

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    JudyNollet
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    5 years ago

    Hi again, Keithia,

    I'll add one more note: There may be some companies who will not work with a sole proprietor.

    That decision is typically made because they want to avoid the risk of a contractor coming back at them with a claim that they were really an employee. In other words, they want to pay a company, not an individual (even if that individual has a doing-business-as name). 

    I think this has become more of an issue since I wrote the article I attached in my comment above. 

    So, even though being an LLC requires additional paperwork and stricter accounting practices, it might be worth it.