This is the first in a series of new articles on The Cost of Starting and Being in Business continuing the series I started in 2009. In this addition I recommend the following Lynda.com Course "Running a Design Business: Freelancing". This course covers the basics you need to know about the difference in running a business as a freelancer rather than as an employee. http://www.lynda.com/Business-tutorials/Running-Design-Business-Freelancing/112415-2.html I do want to make it well known that I am not getting any kickbacks from Lynda.com, nor am I affiliated with them in anyway. I have taken a few courses through them and found their service valuable. I hope you will find this specific course valuable too. It's a different perspective from the series I wrote in 2009, and is more relevant to 2013, but has less of the region specifics included in my 2009 series.