Can you use an Independent Contractors (IC) in your business? What are the benefits and what are the potential pitfalls? Colleen Sedgwick, Pet Nanny Coach, had ICs for 17 years and shares how to navigate and use them effectively. Colleen talks about being audited and how to be prepared for it. With many sitters looking for ways to fill in scheduling gaps during the busy holiday season, an IC may be what you're looking for, as long as you use them correctly.

Topics on this episode:

• What is an IC?
• Being audited
• How to hire
• Training?
• Non-competes?

Main take away? You can legally use independent contractors in your business, just know your terms and the level of control you want before you enter into the relationship.

About our guest:

Colleen Sedgwick is a Pet Sitting Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Wife and Mom, and she teaches pet business owners how to launch, grow and multiply their businesses 10K or more a month in revenue. Colleen transformed her once teeny-tiny, itty-bitty pet sitting business into a thriving and lucrative enterprise that services over two thousand clients on The Main Line of Philadelphia. Through her ultra-informative blog, videos, online courses and group coaching programs, she's empowered and taught countless other pet sitters how to turn their passion for pets into paychecks. And when she's not turning her knowledge of the pet sitting industry into blog posts, programs or courses, you will find her loving on her family, hustling on the tennis or paddle court or watching BRAVO TV! Colleen says, "I'm living proof that you can create a purpose-filled and lucrative business based on your love for animals and that it's never too late to follow your heart and live your passion."

Links: Website: [petnannycoach.com](petnannycoach.com) Get a Freebie!: [petsittingfreebie.com](petsittingfreebie.com) Talk with Colleen: [meetwithcolleen.com](meetwithcolleen.com) Her previous episode: petsitterconfessional.com/episodes/072-colleen-sedgwick-the-pet-nanny-coach

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