Kickstarter – Self-employed in Germany
September 28 @ 14:00 - 18:00
€22,00
Expert: Eva Rölen
Artist, Music Manager, Booker, Event Manager, Founder of GRöli Music, Coach for Booking and Events
Freelancing and starting your own business in music and music industry
Let’s calm the anxiety of having to do paper work and take away the fear of the Finanzamt by breaking down the essentials.
In this workshop we’re covering the basics of how to start a business or work as a creative freelancer in Germany.
We will go over the most important steps and terms in German and English for every future solo entrepreneur. We will talk about tax numbers and what to register your business as, the difference between VAT and income tax, defining sexy tongue twisters such as Kleinunternehmer and Umsatzsteuererklärung.
What’s the best way to stay organized? What are the non-obvious tasks I need to consider and how can I outsource tasks I am not able to do?
How’s my time management and how can I learn the best project management skills?
What insurances should I consider and am I eligible for the German social artist insurance grant “KSK”?
We will take some time to answer your individual questions after going over the following topics:
- Ready, steady, go: Baseline to start your business
- most important terms in self-employment in Germany around taxes, VAT, legal form
- what company structure registration suits your business?
- The process of registration and filing for tax numbers
- book keeping and how to keep it simple
- reporting your taxes
- contracts and invoices
- wearing many hats: Sales, Marketing, Administration, Accounting
- a word on time & project management & mental health
