small firm with no full time staff

[simonm]

Does anybody work on their own when the job allows it and bring subbies in as an when for bigger jobs?

 

Is is possible to run a small arb firm with no full time employees?

[skyhuck]

Does anybody work on their own when the job allows it and bring subbies in as an when for bigger jobs?

 

Is is possible to run a small arb firm with no full time employees?

 

Yes .

[Vespasian]

Isn't that how a lot of business's start up?...

 

whats the difference between an arb business and any other..

[Steve Bullman]

Is is possible to run a small arb firm with no full time employees?

 

Perfectly possibly. Your profit margin will likely be less though, but so will your headaches for the most part.

[skyhuck]

Isn't that how a lot of business's start up?...

 

whats the difference between an arb business and any other..

 

Quite a lot.

 

All business differ, some lend themselves very easily to lone working, taxi driving, lawn mowing, etc, arb is not quite so easy to do alone, it can be done, but its not always a great idea.

[simonm]

Perfectly possibly. Your profit margin will likely be less though, but so will your headaches for the most part.

 

I have chased £ for the last few years but am coming around to the idea of taking on less work, turning over less money and just being greedy with my wage. The headaches that seem to be never ending employing folk are driving me round the bend.

 

It seems perfectly possible for 1 man to do 1ks worth of work a week, any bigger jobs that come in bring subbies in to help out.

 

Its difficult trying to change your mindset from driving work through to doing enough to pay yourself a good wage & enough to invest back into the business.

[Pete Mctree]

Yes - learning when to work solo & when to bring others in is very important. Solo is very very slow on the wrong job.

Having a selection of good subbies is also critical & hard to put in place.

[skyhuck]

Yes - learning when to work solo & when to bring others in is very important. Solo is very very slow on the wrong job.

Having a selection of good subbies is also critical & hard to put in place.

 

This!!!

[simonm]

I have been in this situation before & decided to keep going down the employment route for convenience more than anything as trying to get subbies in when you need them was not always possible, i suppose an organised diary would solve this.

 

Struggling to get my head around the doing less bit without feeling like i am letting the business down.

[skyhuck]

I have been in this situation before & decided to keep going down the employment route for convenience more than anything as trying to get subbies in when you need them was not always possible, i suppose an organised diary would solve this.

 

Struggling to get my head around the doing less bit without feeling like i am letting the business down.

 

Turnover is vanity, profit is reality.