How Can I Start a Freelance Career from Home While Managing Family Needs?

Starting a Freelance Career from Home

I have 5 years of experience in recruitment and was working until last year, i.e., 2012. However, now I have to stay at home to take care of my baby. Since I live in a joint family, my husband's salary is not sufficient to fulfill our needs. Therefore, I am planning to start working from home as a freelancer.

Seeking Guidance on Freelancing

Please help me with where I can find details of companies for business development, job portals for sharing opportunities, the costs involved, and the amount of time I need to dedicate. I cannot restrict myself to a specific schedule due to my baby.

Initiating Client Conversations

How can I initiate a conversation with clients to understand their requirements or to establish a partnership?

Please assist.

Regards,
Rashmi

You have to contact job portals, meet the sales team for resume tips, and connect with corporate contacts to share your ideas. Differentiate yourself from other candidates by showcasing what sets you apart. I hope you will get a chance to prove yourself.

I cannot invest money in buying job portals right now. I just want a portal on a sharing basis.

I wish to start my own recruitment consultancy firm, based from home. My child is too young, hence I cannot work outside. My questions are:

- What are the legal aspects I need to take care of?
- How do I prepare the business plan while approaching a BPO company?
- How do I prepare the necessary contract between the BPO and myself? (sample copy of the contract)

Since I haven't registered myself, I am looking out for freelance work as of now. I would appreciate it if anyone could suggest to me how the contract should look between the concerned company and freelancer. What rate should a freelancer charge, and how do we freelancers protect ourselves from any legal actions and unforeseen liability?

At present, I wish to start with BPO companies and then move to other sectors. Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Key HR

Can any learned forum member suggest if there is an option to work as a freelancer in "Marketing," specifically for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or any other verticals of a company? If yes, kindly provide me with details for the same based in Kolkata.