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itsme

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  • Anyone here started a business.
  • How much money did you start with?
  • What is/was the end result.
I started a garage/workshop/car sales> with £100.00 in 1969 and retired in 1990;)
 
Did you make the £100 back Itsme? :)
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He He>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:D there`s no answer to that exept£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££:lol: All the way to the bank.
 
Done one or two ..... :thumb:

Variable input been required on differring businesses, but the last one started with nothing! Unless you count experience and a brain (?) as an input. That's the beauty of consultancy work ;)

All the results so far have been quite good. Let's just say I haven't lost out, yet :eek:
 
Hi

Interesting as I am doing just that (setting up as SE) as we speak. Set up costs so far - about £1500 not including capital items. Just need me, my brain, pc, car + petrol really and lots of patience!! Oh and a shed full of legal and Data Protection cover etc.......

Gabs xx
 
gabriella said:
Hi

Interesting as I am doing just that (setting up as SE) as we speak. Set up costs so far - about £1500 not including capital items. Just need me, my brain, pc, car + petrol really and lots of patience!! Oh and a shed full of legal and Data Protection cover etc.......

Gabs xx
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I wish you all the best! and may lady luck be with you:thumb:
 
costs

I took my car to my local garage got charged £400 for service & mot, even asked if i could pay cash and get it cheaper, no sorry guv, i got told, it has to go through the books. Then 2 weeks later got called by them to fix their IT system, did a good job & quickly, they asked if i would give a discount for cash, told them it had to go through the books, but the amazing thing is though it came to the exact price my car service cost!!! It's a funny old world:D :lol:
 
I do some work building servers for a couple who run their own pc business, never realised how much paperwork their is. This is the main reason i have never gone self employed.
 
The way to achieve what you want

In answer to Itsme`s three questions.

1.Anyone here started a business?

Yes, no risk, simple and fun.

2.How much money did you start with?

No investment at all. My desire was not to work, hard or long, I wanted something simple and fun.

3.What was the end result?

I got a life.
 
w.bishop said:
In answer to Itsme`s three questions.

1.Anyone here started a business?

Yes, no risk, simple and fun.

2.How much money did you start with?

No investment at all. My desire was not to work, hard or long, I wanted something simple and fun.

3.What was the end result?

I got a life.
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I think thats the attraction of running your own business, the fact that you have some control of your own destiny, rather than flogging yourself to death working for someone else.

There are obviously risks and pitfalls - but if you want freedom, then its the only way to go...:thumb:
 
murdoch said:
I took my car to my local garage got charged £400 for service & mot, even asked if i could pay cash and get it cheaper, no sorry guv, i got told, it has to go through the books. Then 2 weeks later got called by them to fix their IT system, did a good job & quickly, they asked if i would give a discount for cash, told them it had to go through the books, but the amazing thing is though it came to the exact price my car service cost!!! It's a funny old world:D
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Should have gone to itsme`s garage :lol: :lol:
 
murdoch said:
I do some work building servers for a couple who run their own pc business, never realised how much paperwork their is. This is the main reason i have never gone self employed.
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Get someone to do it and just check after them:thumb:
They are called accountants in the UK:D
 
1.Anyone here started a business?

Yes, no risk, simple and fun.
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Yep it was that!;)
2.How much money did you start with?

No investment at all. My desire was not to work, hard or long, I wanted something simple and fun.
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Didn’t have to buy tools of a trade then?

Now I wonder how much the following would cost today, air compressor/full spray set/grinders/sanders> car ramp>full socket/spanner set> in fact all the tools you would find in a garage work/body shop :confused:



3.What was the end result?

I got a life
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Yep so did I:thumb: [tapping my chest] keep going you fool [heart]:D
 
Nearly 12 months ago, I set myself up as a Sailmaker.

To set up, and get me thru' this first year has cost me about £10,000.

The end result, well, working long hours, making no money, just covering my bills, and dealing with some very arrogant boat owners........But I'm my own boss, and you can't beat that.
 
team work

I'm in business with 3 friends, have been since 1972!
 
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itsme said:
Now I wonder how much the following would cost today, air compressor/full spray set/grinders/sanders> car ramp>full socket/spanner set> in fact all the tools you would find in a garage work/body shop :confused:


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I dunno about the full set of equipment, but John's youngest boy is a mechanic for a local company & he has had to buy close to $10 000(NZ) worth of tools, & that's when all the standard tools are provided by the business of course. I hate to think how much it would cost to go into business for himself:eek:
 
cirianz said:
I dunno about the full set of equipment, but John's youngest boy is a mechanic for a local company & he has had to buy close to $10 000(NZ) worth of tools, & that's when all the standard tools are provided by the business of course. I hate to think how much it would cost to go into business for himself:eek:
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Today with all the RED tape £150K+ the building:eek: Yep £150K+the building
 
Thanks Itsme for your good wishes! Work is coming in thick and fast.

Love

Gabs x
 
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