If you own your own business, there may come a time when the workload simply becomes too much and you need to hire someone to help you. It may be that you are looking for someone skilled or trained in your profession or you may require help with the administration or accounting side.

When hiring anyone there is a lot to consider as you are not only now responsible for your own income but that of a member of staff. You are also responsible for their safety whilst artwork and need to have adequate insurance to cover everyone. You need to ensure that all legal documents / training is done correctly and that you have enough money to pay them each month even if the business has a quiet one.

There are however great advantages of employing staff rather than sub contracting such as being able to set working hours and pay rates and managing the project more closely that if you had outsourced work.