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I was going to ask if peoples opinion's of "taking the plunge" and going it alone now was a good idea, but from reading this thread, it's probably not a good idea at all! :ohwell
The contract I did last week that I've already mentioned involved me writing a macro script in VBA/SQL/ADO to export data from Excel workbooks into a big Access database that the companies clients' use. So it is proper programming work.
Well.. I have proposed that my wage fourthcoming shall be...
I have just been invoicing the companies once the jobs are complete. In April, I didn't even need to fill out a self assessment form because IR told me I didn't need to - came as a bit of a shock I must admit.
I don't trade under a limited company. I assume... I should though?
Haha! I'm amazed at how companies take advantage of the whole "age" thing. They think the younger and inexperienced you are, the more reason it gives them to pay you less, regardless of your skills. One reason why I've HAD to charge so little was because I wanted to attract more customers to use...
Hi all,
I'm new to the contracting scene so I'm hoping a few of you can help me out.
Basically, I'm 19... have had about 7 months worth of contracting experience developing in VB6 / VBA (In Access & Excel) and package deployment suites like Installshield etc. At the moment, I feel like I've...