Donncha Hughes

This Guide to Self Employment in Ireland 2017 aims to be a concise yet comprehensive reference source for starting a sole trader, contractor or freelance business. The author, self employed since 2010 as a business consultant and trainer specialising in working with startups, shares the latest information on all matters legal, taxation, finance and marketing to get you started in a step by step manner.

1. Research Legal Structures and Supports for Your Business
2. Business Planning (The Business Model Canvas)
3. Apply for your Tax Back
4. Social Welfare Enterprise Supports (to include Short Term Enterprise Allowance)
5. Register with Revenue
6. Consider VAT Registration
7. Register a Business Name
8. Open a Business Bank Account
9. How to pay yourself as a Sole Trader? (big section)
10. Pricing
11. Cash flow Management
12. Employees
13. Website & Email
14. Social Media
15. SEO - Search Engine Optimisation
16. Marketing formula
17. One Page Marketing Plan
18. Mentoring
19. Health & Safety and other Regulations
20. Insurance
21. Other Taxation Issues
22. When to Form a Company
23. Get a Good Accountant
24. Management Development
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Links to further information are provided in each mini section - to blogposts written by the author and to external links of official organisations in Ireland. This book will help you to create a checklist for your own business as you start out on the self employment journey -