Advanced Business Operations
Contractor & Freelance Business Management
Turn Freelance Income Into a Real Business
12 lessons4 modules9h 25m durationbeginner level
About this course
Most contractors and freelancers are excellent at the craft and improvising at the business, which is why they get burned by unpaid invoices, scope creep, and surprise tax bills. This course gives you the contract clauses, invoicing workflows, scope-management language, cash-flow buffers, and quarterly-tax routines used by professionals who run profitably year after year. Every lesson pairs the concept with specific tools, real numbers, and language you can copy.
Curriculum
Module 1: Contracts That Protect You
- Why every project needs a signed contractPreview
- The clauses that decide who wins🔒
- Getting it signed without friction🔒
Module 2: Invoicing and Getting Paid
- Structure payments so you are never financing the client🔒
- Send invoices that get paid fast🔒
- Collections: chasing late payment professionally🔒
Module 3: Scope, Clients, and Boundaries
- Write a statement of work that bounds the project🔒
- Handle change requests with a change order🔒
- Choose clients and set boundaries that protect your business🔒
Module 4: Money: Smoothing Income and Taxes
- Smooth irregular income with a buffer and an owner-pay rule🔒
- Allocate every payment with a Profit First system🔒
- Master self-employment tax, deductions, and entity choice🔒
Powered by StretchLearn