Light entrepreneur invoicing: an invoicing service or invoicing software?
24 July 2026 · 5 min read
Light entrepreneur invoicing in practice means two different things, and it pays to tell them apart right away. There is an invoicing service and there is invoicing software. They solve a different problem. Which one fits you comes down to one question: do you have your own business ID or not?
An invoicing service or invoicing software
An invoicing service, often called a light entrepreneurship service, invoices your customers on your behalf without you having your own business ID. The service works a bit like an employer: it collects the invoice, withholds taxes, handles the statutory payments and pays you a wage, usually for a fee. This suits you if you don't want your own company and don't want to deal with the tax authority yourself.
Invoicing software, on the other hand, is a tool for your own company. You have your own business ID, and the software helps you create and send invoices and track payments. The software does not invoice on your behalf and does not handle your taxes or insurance: you are the entrepreneur and you are responsible for those yourself, or with your accountant's help. Haimoo Invoice is this kind of invoicing software.
Which one fits you
- If you don't have a business ID and don't want one, and you want someone to invoice on your behalf and handle taxes and insurance, you need an invoicing service, not software.
- If you have a business ID or are getting one, invoicing software like Haimoo Invoice fits you: you make the invoices through your own company and keep costs in check.
- If you are unsure, first decide whether you want your own company. That settles which of these you need.
Let's say it plainly: if you are looking for a service that handles taxes and insurance on your behalf without you having your own business ID, Haimoo is not it. We would rather point you in the right direction than promise something we don't do. In that case the right choice for you is an invoicing service.
Invoicing on the side with your own business ID
Many start on the side: the day job continues and the business is small-scale. If you have your own trade name or another business ID, you invoice as a part-time entrepreneur the same way as a full-time one: you make the invoice, mark the VAT if you are liable, and track the payment. Invoicing software keeps this light even when there are only a few invoices a month.
How Haimoo Invoice helps a business ID holder
- You make a real invoice in a few minutes, with the required details ready
- The program calculates VAT automatically from the tax rate you enter
- You track which invoices are paid and which are open
- Expense and travel claims and a light customer register on the paid tier
- Three invoices a month free with no card when you start small
If you have a business ID or are getting one, you can start invoicing for free today. If instead you need a service that handles taxes on your behalf without your own company, choose an invoicing service: that is the right tool for you, and invoicing software does not replace it.