Owning a business

[Mark J]

1 hour ago, benedmonds said:

Rates vary and in my opinion £180-£200 would be very optimistic in the East midlands.  There are teams around here of 2 guys with truck and chipper who work for £450 a day. It is also very dependant on your ability. I have had climbers who claimed 5 years experience who were rubbish.

Geography probably does have a part in it all. My mate in Kent charges £180 a day and he's turning work away.
Luck plays a part too.

 

[eggsarascal]

40 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Geography probably does have a part in it all. My mate in Kent charges £180 a day and he's turning work away.
Luck plays a part too.

 

Luck plays a massive part, I've earned some of my best money through being in the right place at the right time, or through knowing a man who knows a man.

[Xiucutil]

1 hour ago, eggsarascal said:

Luck plays a massive part, I've earned some of my best money through being in the right place at the right time, or through knowing a man who knows a man.

Very true. My father always said: it's not what you know it"s who you know and being in the right place at the right time that counts. After over 30 years of self employment, by and large he was right?.

[Mick Dempsey]

‘The harder I practice the luckier I get’

[skyhuck]

43 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

‘The harder I practice the luckier I get’

IME, "The harder I work, the luckier I get"

[Mick Dempsey]

9 hours ago, skyhuck said:

IME, "The harder I work, the luckier I get"

Yeah I know, I was using the original Gary Player quote, for authenticity.

[Rough Hewn]

5 years working for one guy means you only know his way.
Get a couple of years subcontract climbing around the uk.
You'll know more people and be a more experienced climber.
Then with a big portfolio of interesting jobs, you can charge accordingly.
There's a heck of a lot of start up costs in arb.
Machinery is expensive and it breaks down.
Staff/subby wages,
paid out often before a client will pay.
Also.....
Training,
Insurance
Taxes
More training
More insurance
Taxes
Bigger vehicles
Taxes
Yard rent
Taxes
Etc.
Taxes
Etc
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[bigtreedon]

Me when I climb for other companies and they want me to help clear up.
 
 

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[struie]

7 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

5 years working for one guy means you only know his way.
Get a couple of years subcontract climbing around the uk.
You'll know more people and be a more experienced climber.
Then with a big portfolio of interesting jobs, you can charge accordingly.
There's a heck of a lot of start up costs in arb.
Machinery is expensive and it breaks down.
Staff/subby wages,
paid out often before a client will pay.
Also.....
Training,
Insurance
Taxes
More training
More insurance
Taxes
Bigger vehicles
Taxes
Yard rent
Taxes
Etc.
Taxes
Etc

Best of luck

and then theirs tax!

[Stephen Blair]

I always wanted to be self employed so I didn’t have to work for someone else, whether I made money or not was never a priority really.  I think that’s why I’ve kept soldiering on.  If you just want money then you will need to sacrifice a lot of other stuff.  
  There’s no turning up and sharpening your saws on site, they need to be sharp, fuel needs to be in, cans need to be filled, vehicle needs to be reliable and basically you loose the umbilical chord that’s an employer.  
  It’s a hard enough game working for a good company with a great boss let alone trying it yourself.

  Would I do it again if I could turn the clock back 22 years?  Not a chance, I would never of got into tree work and contracting.  I’d of kept my easy job cutting grass and living on site and playing firewood tree cutter in the winter months in a big shed beside the kettle.