So after the ending of my employment with AstraZeneca, back in December 2007, I decided to travel before starting the diffcult and stressful task of finding another job. However, I never thought that 10 weeks after leaving AZ I’d would be contacted to work there again.

Back in February, I received a call, asking if I would like to work on contract for their HR department rebuilding their intranet sites. After some short discussions it was all agreed and setup.

Contracting with a corporation means legalities. This means I had to setup a company to trade under. I enjoyed the whole company name thing. Going through endless lists of trading names, finally deciding on one to then find some had already registered it. So, a new approach was to use the WebCheck on the Companies House website to see was wasn’t already registered. This was much easier. So eventually I decided on the company name ‘Click Design Solutions Limited’. Not very short but it was available. What can you do? I’ll trade as Click and legally it’s Click Design Solutions Limited.

Then I need a business account, an accountant and then payroll, P35s, P11s. It is has been a very steep learning curve. I say, ‘curve’ maybe a mean ‘climb’.

Finally, it’s all running smoothly, contracts are being worked on, invoices are being processed and money is being banked.

As the months roll on, I have picked up other projects along the way, which makes the whole contract thing a whole lot sweeter. I know that this will eventually come to an end but while the contracts are flowing I’m gratefully harvesting the rewards.