The Seven Steps to Self Employment lists the main points you should consider in the early stages of starting out as self-employed. The text and ideas are an original work devised by Alison Branagan (© 2002), a London based arts consultant. For more information on Alison's work, see her site at www.alisonbranagan.com.

Some content on Artquest pages has been commissioned from independent authors who retain copyright in their works. Artquest is not responsible or liable for any claim for loss or damages, direct or indirect, arising out of third party copyright infringement. This web guide was last updated: January 2008

To view a version of this article focusing on the specific needs of disabled artists see:
 http://www.dada-south.org.uk/resources/index.php which can be downloaded in either PDF or Word documents.

To view a version of this article for artists residing in Scotland, see www.culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk