✓ Set up your Enterprise account

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For admins only

Your account team will work with your company to set up your Enterprise account so you’re ready to post projects, contract freelancers and agencies, and have payments invoiced back to your company.

Enterprise set up includes

• Custom fields to help you track contracts like department details
• Purchase order or cost center information
• Default contract terms
• Onboarding plans (onboarding tasks include tasks to set up the freelancer, such as internal compliance requirements or company policies)
• Approval settings
• Billing methods

In most cases, you should discuss with your account team before making changes to these settings as they may affect your whole account. If you have Administrator or Finance Administrator permissions, you can update custom fields like a PO number, in Settings ›Enterprise. Most hiring managers don’t have any admin privileges and won’t have access to the company settings. Your account team can help you make any necessary changes.

Get started

Your dashboard (located on your home page) and the chat widget both include information about how to get started on Upwork. Use the Get started section on your dashboard to complete tasks assigned by your company, or learn more about how to use Upwork.

To safeguard your account, as a new user you’ll only be able to search for freelancers. In most circumstances, someone from Upwork will reach out within one business day to help you change this setting, if you need to.

Reach out to the administrator on your account, or your Enterprise account representative, if you need to adjust your setting.

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