The degree of control you have will depend on what has been agreed. For example, you can agree what products can be offered, what contract terms will be offered to customers and so on. You can also agree how the agent should approach customers and so on. However, if you exert too much control in this way, you may find that you inadvertently create an employment relationship with the agent.
Your agreement should clearly spell out the extent of the authority the agent has to act on your behalf. Be aware, however, that if the agent exceeds that authority, but you go along with it, you may well have effectively given the agent authority to act in that way in future. For example, if the agent arranges a sale without authority, and you then agree to fulfil the sale contract.
