Am I able to be an independent freelancer but also own an agency?

[gheorghiu-radu]

I currently have a client for which I currently work part-time, but I also get from time to time proposals for projects that are full-time positions. In order to capitalize on these opportunities I was thinking of creating an agency and splitting the work with a person from my Freelancer network, so that both of us can cover the full-time requirement of the client.

If I create an agency account from my independent freelancer account, will my account be transformed to an agency account? Are there any risks I should be aware of?

I would like to make sure that my current ongoing contracts stay open and assigned to my personal freelancer account and not have them transitioned to the agency. I only want to use the agency for short-term projects that occasionally come up.

Thank you in advance for any information.

[AndreaG · Accepted solution]

Hi Radu,

If you want to continue working as an independent freelancer while also having an Agency you certainly can! To achieve this, you'll need to make sure you're a Non-Exclusive member of the Agency. You can learn all about it here.