Music & Money: Freelancing, Finances, and Business Basics

Freelancing and starting your own business in the music industry

Let’s calm the anxiety of having to do paperwork and take away the fear of the Finanzamt by breaking down the essentials.
In this workshop, we’re covering the basics of how to start a business or work as a creative freelancer in Germany.

We will go over the most important steps and terms in German and English for every future solo entrepreneur. We will talk about tax numbers and how to register your business, the difference between VAT and income tax, and define sexy tongue twisters such as Kleinunternehmer and Umsatzsteuererklärung.

What’s the best way to stay organized? What are the non-obvious tasks I need to consider, and how can I outsource tasks I am not able to do?
How’s my time management, and how can I learn the best project management skills?
What insurances should I consider, and am I eligible for German social artist insurance “KSK”?

We will take some time to answer your individual questions after going over the following topics:

• Ready, steady, go: Self-check on skills
• book keeping for dummies
• budgeting & taxes
• most important terms in self-employment
• insurances & KSK health insurance
• a word on time & project management
• mental health and keeping balance
• how to market: Communication & Community
• how to generate money as a musician
• negotions
• contracts and invoices
• government funding
• crowd funding

See you there!