hi all,
First off let me apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section, i'm not quite sure where it should go
I've been working as a web designer but have started to develop some issues with my employer. basically he pays me a minimum wage to build a whole site myself, the same guy is computer illiterate, and now I have been having problems getting wages owed to me off him. I've become pretty sick of it and have decided that i can do the exact thing myself from home and keep 100% of the money from the sites i make (we have been charging upwards of €1000 for sites and ive been getting about €300 of this!)
Now for the moment I'm not quite ready to leave him, until I'm set up and running myself. I have all the equipment and software required myself and will be running this myself, and as i have a background in IT, i plan on doing pc repairs and upgrades as part of this. But my question is, where do i start?
Do i need to register for VAT and register a business name?
I have my prices made out, and as i see it, from websites the most i stand to make in a 12 month period is circa €10,000. Repairs would be considerably less. I would estimate about 13-15,000 in the first 12 months.
I work another part time job which would keep me ticking over for money while i was starting off.
Any advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated and if i havent been clear on anything ive said just let me know and i can go into more detail.
thanks
First off let me apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section, i'm not quite sure where it should go
I've been working as a web designer but have started to develop some issues with my employer. basically he pays me a minimum wage to build a whole site myself, the same guy is computer illiterate, and now I have been having problems getting wages owed to me off him. I've become pretty sick of it and have decided that i can do the exact thing myself from home and keep 100% of the money from the sites i make (we have been charging upwards of €1000 for sites and ive been getting about €300 of this!)
Now for the moment I'm not quite ready to leave him, until I'm set up and running myself. I have all the equipment and software required myself and will be running this myself, and as i have a background in IT, i plan on doing pc repairs and upgrades as part of this. But my question is, where do i start?
Do i need to register for VAT and register a business name?
I have my prices made out, and as i see it, from websites the most i stand to make in a 12 month period is circa €10,000. Repairs would be considerably less. I would estimate about 13-15,000 in the first 12 months.
I work another part time job which would keep me ticking over for money while i was starting off.
Any advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated and if i havent been clear on anything ive said just let me know and i can go into more detail.
thanks