Hiring Subcontractors – Setting Expectations
Hiring Subcontractors – Setting Expectations
This week Susan Fennema and I get into the details of Hiring Subcontractors in our second video: Setting Expectations
What to Expect
What forms should a subcontractor sign before beginning work – and can you even hire a subcontractor?
- Why you ned an NDA
- Why you need a subcontractor agreement
- Non Compete: they can’t work for your client for at least a year
- 1099 or W2
- Why subcontractors should be working for others as well, not only you
- They need to not be full time
- You can hire as a part time employee, instead
- If you hire as an employee (even as part-time), you have the different state’s workmans comp, taxes, etc to take care of (but Quickbooks can help
How are you going to track their time or pay them?
- What software, if any, do you use a software to track time to the client
- How will the sub access it
- Do you want invoices, or do you just pay from your time-track software
- Will you do flat fees from subs or time-based
- How quickly do you pay?
- How to handle training, coming up to speed, and executing for billing
What kind of commitment do you need from them?
- Be clear about how many hours you need from them (and expect to get less)
- Set expected availability to answer questions/attend meetings
- Talk to them about ghosting – be proactive
Thanks for joining us today and be on the lookout next Monday, December 18th, for the third video in our series:
Company & Subcontractor Management
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