Some of you will have started businesses that needed a team from day one, e.g. a café, landscape gardener, or you may have grown organically without any real thought to what that team looks like.

The article “Taking on your first employee” will have outlined when to decide you need that help and how to determine what they will do.

This article will look at the legal status of the people you engage to help you run your business and the pros and cons of each status.

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At some point, especially if you are planning on growing your business, you will need to build a team. You cannot do everything, and even ‘lifestyle’ businesses (those who perhaps just want to earn an income, without the hassle of staff) look for help from time to time to support with book-keeping, admin or to give capacity for a big project.

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