Yes you can! The Good Business Charter is for all sizes and shapes of organisation and we are proud to have sole traders, limited liability partnerships and charities as part of our membership, alongside small, medium and large companies.  We do recognise, however, that the accreditation questions are directed at organisations that have employees.  With 5 of our 10 components applicable to workers, we can see why some sole traders, working from home, would feel the GBC is not the right fit for them.  We accept this reasoning, recognising that it was not designed with sole traders in mind, but we are also delighted to welcome sole traders who do want to accredit.
Sole traders can have significant reach in spreading the word to their clients and suppliers – some like to do this through first accrediting, others choose not to.  If you do choose to accredit, you need to answer the employee questions as a commitment if you were to employ someone.