Personal details "sole trader/limited" option

[gpietersz]

Fairly minor but:

"Are you trading as a Sole Trader, a Registered Partnership, or a Registered Limited Company (Ltd/LLP)?"

Partnerships do not need to be regsitered (other than with HMRC for tax) and, apart from LLPs and limited partnerships, are not generally registered (in England and Wales at any rate).

The text on the radio buttons should be clearer for the Limited company choice to make it clear LLPs are included with Ltd (e.g. change "limtied company" to Ltd/LLP).

You should probably add separate choices for employees and people running not for profits. They may not be the main audience but there seem to be a fair number around.

 

[Ozzy]

You are right, but I was trying to keep the options a few as possible. I felt the more options offered the less likely someone would be to complete their profile, which then renders the up coming change to the Directory unusable.

I wanted to use the options; Incorporated / Unincorporated : but realised not everyone would know what that means.

Good idea on the Non-Profit option.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

Also, Sole Trader might be better as Self Employed (being pedantic).

 

[KAC]

Also, Sole Trader might be better as Self Employed (being pedantic).

But again being pedantic maybe you need both options as not all self employed individuals are actually "traders"

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

A sole trader can be self employed or have a registered company. It infers that they work by themselves (a one person band) and not their structure!

BTW, if you buy or sell, you are a trader. I am not sure what else you would have a business for!

 

[KAC]

A sole trader can be self employed or have a registered company. It infers that they work by themselves (a one person band) and not their structure!

BTW, if you buy or sell, you are a trader. I am not sure what else you would have a business for!

An accountant maybe. Not sure most buy or sell

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

An accountant sells their time & experience!

 

[DontAsk]

A sole trader can be self employed or have a registered company. It infers that they work by themselves (a one person band) and not their structure!

Not by any usual definition of "sole trader".

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

Not by any usual definition of "sole trader".

???

 

[KAC]

???

Nah, We're sole practitioners. We don't dirty our hands with "trading"

 

[gpietersz]

Also, Sole Trader might be better as Self Employed (being pedantic).

Some definitions of self-employed include people who work trhough a company they own, so for that option I think the current wording is correct.

 

[DontAsk]

???

A one man band Ltd Co is not a "sole trader".

 

[Ozzy]

...and now do you see the issue I am up against @gpietersz

 

[gpietersz]

@Ozzy I do indeed

I think you could reword it to "sole trader (no company)" and "Ltd or LLP" which should be clear to almost everyone.

In any case, in the explanatory text below it, you need to take our the word "registered" before partnership.

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

A one man band Ltd Co is not a "sole trader".

Well, they are not a multiple person trader........

...and now do you see the issue I am up against

I know - some people just don't get it!

 

[japancool]

Good idea on the Non-Profit option.

As in"not making any profit" or "not for the purpose of making profit"? ;P

 

[gpietersz]

Well, they are not a multiple person trader

No, they are a Ltd company.

The point of the question is clearly to ascertain the type of legal entity used, not the size of the business.

As in"not making any profit" or "not for the purpose of making profit"?

We do not want everyone rushing to use it if its the former.