Hiring Subcontractors - Setting Expectations

Hiring Subcontractors - Setting Expectations

This week Susan Fennema and I get into the details of Hiring Subcontractors in our second video: Setting Expectations

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What to Expect

What forms should a subcontractor sign before beginning work - and can you even hire a subcontractor?

• Why you ned an NDA


• Why you need a subcontractor agreement


• Non Compete: they can’t work for your client for at least a year


• 1099 or W2


• Why subcontractors should be working for others as well, not only you


• They need to not be full time


• You can hire as a part time employee, instead


• If you hire as an employee (even as part-time), you have the different state’s workmans comp, taxes, etc to take care of (but Quickbooks can help

How are you going to track their time or pay them?

• What software, if any, do you use a software to track time to the client


• How will the sub access it


• Do you want invoices, or do you just pay from your time-track software


• Will you do flat fees from subs or time-based


• How quickly do you pay?


• How to handle training, coming up to speed, and executing for billing

What kind of commitment do you need from them?

• Be clear about how many hours you need from them (and expect to get less)


• Set expected availability to answer questions/attend meetings


• Talk to them about ghosting - be proactive

Thanks for joining us today and be on the lookout next Monday, December 18th, for the third video in our series:

Company & Subcontractor Management