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Serena
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Hi,
my current situation is of unemployment in my country of origin, Spain, after being working in Ireland for the last number of years. I am getting jobseekers allowance.
Seeking for a job the only thing I have found so far is working as an agent in Ireland for a company that wants to introduce a new product in Europe. This company forces me to become a sole trader in Ireland in order to work for them sorely on a commission basis. They give me exclusivity for the country but they want a number of sales completed and also they do not pay for any expenses such as travelling, phone, internet, petrol... and so on so if I am successful it will take me more than 6 months to actually start getting any decent money out of my work. I think that is sounds silly but the product is innovative and has potential so if I invest a bit of money and go back and forth to customers offering it, i might meet my sales targets in few months from now.
However, I am very indecise because this "job" will cost me money and the only source of income I have now is the allowance from the spanish goverment which I do not wish to risk until I see that the product works fine.
I wonder, is it compatible registering as sole trader while getting the dole from Spain? If not, how likely am I to be caught if for the first 2-3 months I am registered I do not get any income from my trading activity (after 3 months I might get 150e/month and after 6months 400e. more or less. At this stage, after 6 months, if happens as predicted, I will be in the right path and do not care about not getting any dole because it will mean the product is good & I can negotiate the contract to increase benefits).
Thanks for your help.
my current situation is of unemployment in my country of origin, Spain, after being working in Ireland for the last number of years. I am getting jobseekers allowance.
Seeking for a job the only thing I have found so far is working as an agent in Ireland for a company that wants to introduce a new product in Europe. This company forces me to become a sole trader in Ireland in order to work for them sorely on a commission basis. They give me exclusivity for the country but they want a number of sales completed and also they do not pay for any expenses such as travelling, phone, internet, petrol... and so on so if I am successful it will take me more than 6 months to actually start getting any decent money out of my work. I think that is sounds silly but the product is innovative and has potential so if I invest a bit of money and go back and forth to customers offering it, i might meet my sales targets in few months from now.
However, I am very indecise because this "job" will cost me money and the only source of income I have now is the allowance from the spanish goverment which I do not wish to risk until I see that the product works fine.
I wonder, is it compatible registering as sole trader while getting the dole from Spain? If not, how likely am I to be caught if for the first 2-3 months I am registered I do not get any income from my trading activity (after 3 months I might get 150e/month and after 6months 400e. more or less. At this stage, after 6 months, if happens as predicted, I will be in the right path and do not care about not getting any dole because it will mean the product is good & I can negotiate the contract to increase benefits).
Thanks for your help.