Freelancer Thursday - "How to Freelance"

Get together at the monthly Berlin Freelancer Meetup. Come to have a chat, meet freelancers new and old and exchange ideas about the best and the worst of this Berlin freelance life. This meetup is sponsored by oDesk, who are providing welcome drinks. Check them out at http://www.odesk.com .

We will have 2 speakers this month, followed by a short panel discussion where you can ask the speakers questions and get answers to some of your most burning questions either from the panel or the audience.

Topic: "How to Freelance"

New in Berlin? New to Freelancing or just decided that this is the time to get all your papers in order? This event is for you.

Speakers

Nicole Abramowski is an American living in Berlin for over three years and will give a talk on "How to Apply for Work Permits in Berlin". She is writing an eBook all about this topic and has helped a lot of new expats apply for their work permits over the years. She will give an overview of the work permit application process and the different options available for those individuals who will not be officially sponsored by a company, such as the freelance and artist work permits in addition to the preparing to study, search for employment and German language learning permit options and can answer audience members' specific questions.

Sarah Simonnet from OBV will give a short presentation on the topic of "How to work as a freelancer in Germany". OBV are offering free workshops for up to 10 people and this talk will briefly cover the content offered, namely:

• How to Register

• The different types of employment

• Choosing health insurance

• How the tax system works

Schedule:

19:00 Free welcome drinks (sponsored by oDesk (https://www.odesk.com/)).

19:40 Presentation: "How to Apply for Work Permits in Berlin".

20:00 Presentation: "How to work as a freelancer in Germany".

20:00 Audience / Panel discussion .

21:00 'One Minute Mic' An opportunity to address your peers, introduce yourself or ask for help with something.

21:15 Networking.