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Professional vs Amateur

Thu, 22 Dec 2005, 02:31 pm
Bill Macpherson17 posts in thread
Can anyone point me in the direction of info about the differences between setting up a professional company vs an Amateur one.

Am I naive in assuming the major difference is that some people might get paid ?

cheers

Russell Chandler

Re: Professional vs Amateur

Fri, 23 Dec 2005, 01:24 pm
thanks guys

I have a shell company that I have already set up and used for other business ventures so I can use that and deal with issues like insurance, public liability etc.

Thinking about it, unless we go down the co-op path, it really is just a business like any other, with employees, OH&S, contracts, licencing etc etc...

It's just that I have always thought of my amateur theatre involvement in a different light to that of operating a small business. In reality I think that differentiation is just in my head !

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