My feature on Collective's blog | How I started my business during COVID!!

When I first began the self-employment journey - I was COMPLETELY terrified of handling my own finances. I am not the best when it comes to this, even when I was an employee and didn’t have to worry about taking out my own taxes or paying for my own health insurance. This is a whole new ball game…and why does it all feel expensive when you have to do it all yourself? I kept telling myself, don’t let the size of that paycheck pre-tax make you think you’re making big bucks…easyyyy Brigid! A daily occurrence of thoughts that ran through my head:

  • Would I mess it up? Most likely.

  • Would I owe the IRS millions of dollars? I don’t make barely an ounce yet, but most likely?

  • Would the stress of it lead me to burn out, on top of everything else this year? YES. Shit.

After weeks of researching and endless videos on YouTube trying to teah me what an scorp was, I finally discovered Collective. Thank the heavens!

Collective is a one-stop shop for businesses of one. From formation to taxes, you get all support you need 24/7:

Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Collective is the first online concierge financial platform designed to give self-employed people the technology and team they need so they can focus on their passion, not their paperwork. Collective handles company formation, taxes, accounting and more.

This was it. I knew I needed to invest in someone who knew what they were doing, because I sure as hell did not…and I am so happy I did! You can learn all about my experience by clicking the cute little Instagram post they post:

Or click HERE!

If you have any questions about my experience, reach out! I am happy to chat about it with you and introduce you to the right people.

You can use my referral code for 50% off your first two months too: BS3906

with love, bitsy