RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Insurance for contractors?

2009-09-15 Thread Landon Blake
Behalf Of Miles Fidelman Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:23 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Insurance for contractors? Michael P. Gerlek wrote: > * in the US, sole proprietorship is the way to go for simple one-person, garage-based shops > > Having contracted

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Insurance for contractors?

2009-09-14 Thread Craig Miller
Geo Discussions > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Insurance for contractors? > > Michael P. Gerlek wrote: > > * in the US, sole proprietorship is the way to go for simple one-person, > garage-based shops > > > > > Having contracted as both a sole proprietorship

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Insurance for contractors?

2009-09-14 Thread Miles Fidelman
Michael P. Gerlek wrote: * in the US, sole proprietorship is the way to go for simple one-person, garage-based shops Having contracted as both a sole proprietorship and a corporation, I'd qualify that one. Sole proprietorship is easy, but. - you don't get quite as many tax benefits

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Insurance for contractors?

2009-09-14 Thread Landon Blake
Thank you for the summary MPG. The logic described in the example response seems quite sensible. Landon Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of M

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] RE: Insurance for contractors?

2009-08-31 Thread Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
I've been on all three sides of this issue in Canada as well. 1 - Hiring requirements due to a funding source required insurance prior to letting a contract - so the one man shop we had previously hired had to get insurance to remain working with us (prior to OSGeo, I might add). 2 - I've bee