What do you do if you currently have independent contractors (ICs) and want to make the switch to employees? There are national initiatives underway to make it harder to properly classify staff as ICs, so switching is something to consider.

Amber Van Denzen Suarez, owner of Atta Boy! Animal Care shares what the process was like for her. She explains why she decided it was time to make the change and how the switch has helped her business.

She walks us through the numbers required to make it all work and shares how she structured her employee's pay.

Topics on this episode:

• Working with ICs
• Why make the switch
• Stumbling blocks
• Making the numbers work
• Working with employees

Main take away? Transitioning from ICs to employees has its pros and cons, but the security and benefits it brings to your business are priceless.

About our guest: Amber is the founder of Atta Boy! Animal Care. She been working in the animal field for over 16 years. She started in the field by working in the horse industry - stable hand and pet sitter. She then trained as a local Veterinary Kennel hand, Veterinary Assistant and then an Emergency Veterinary Technician for both small and large animals for over 13 years. She has a bachelors of Animal Science from University of Florida. At home she has 1 husband, 2 human children, 3 dogs - Benji, River + Sookie, 8 chickens and 3 turtles- Blue, Zorro + Stewie

Links: Amber on Episode 051 Amber on Episode 108 Find her on Facebook

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