09-11-2010, 09:49 AM
Rob,
One other thing to do I would recommend is to register with all the government "lists" (for lack of a better term) like standing offers, temp help and so on available in your "domain". Here in Ottawa, it's mainly the Feds that do this via Public Works, so I assume in Toronto, it will be the Province and their equivalent. (For this you will need your company number, GST/HST number and so on. I think the threshold for billing clients taxes is only about $30,000, and once you bill it you always have to, even if you earn less in any given year.
I don't presume to know your business, but from what I do understand, graphics work tends to be done by people in networks of networks so any smaller companies that like to have "associates" might want to see your work, just in case.
Hope that helps, and best of luck!
Andrew
One other thing to do I would recommend is to register with all the government "lists" (for lack of a better term) like standing offers, temp help and so on available in your "domain". Here in Ottawa, it's mainly the Feds that do this via Public Works, so I assume in Toronto, it will be the Province and their equivalent. (For this you will need your company number, GST/HST number and so on. I think the threshold for billing clients taxes is only about $30,000, and once you bill it you always have to, even if you earn less in any given year.
I don't presume to know your business, but from what I do understand, graphics work tends to be done by people in networks of networks so any smaller companies that like to have "associates" might want to see your work, just in case.
Hope that helps, and best of luck!
Andrew