Working on Upwork as a Company

[vipulkapadia]

Hi,

I am the owner of a small software development company based in Mumbai, India and have recenly registered with Upwork.

I have a team of developers working full time with me.

I am the only one going to be using Upwork and applying for projects. None of my team members will be having access to Upwork.

How do I use Upwork in this case? Should I register as an Agency?

[g_vasilevski]

Hi Vipul,

Yes that is correct, in order to work as a team you will need to open an agency and invite your freelancers to your agency.
To learn more about agencies check out this guides: About Agencies and Manage an Agency Account. Thank you!

[vipulkapadia]

Hi Goran

As I mentioned, I am not going to have any freelancers added to the agency. I, myself will be using the account.

Will it work fine to operate it in that manner?

[g_vasilevski]

Hi Vipul,

Unfortunately no, you will need to open an agency and invite your team to the agency if you would like to operate as a team/company on Upwork. Thank you!

[claudiacezy]

Vipul,
you can create an agency and operate as a "team" without inviting your developers to register.
To understand under which conditions you can operate read the User Agreement 2.1 (vii) & Terms of Use 4.1