Starting A Business

[Grizzly]

For those who started their own business, how did you go about it? Did you start off working for someone else first then, once you had some experience under your belt, venture out on your own? Or, did you just take the plunge and go in with both feet straight from the get go? Did you have formal qualifications (degrees, diplomas, etc.) or did you just have your chainsaw licence and a book about identifying trees? How hard was it to get business in the first instance? What was the first job you got like? Did it run smooth or did you experience some problems?

[BTS]

i work full time in week and work for myself at weekend, but have so much work will be going on my own, get your name known do some quality work and marketing and it will take off there is a lot of work out there

[skyhuck]

For those who started their own business, how did you go about it? Did you start off working for someone else first then, once you had some experience under your belt, venture out on your own? Or, did you just take the plunge and go in with both feet straight from the get go? Did you have formal qualifications (degrees, diplomas, etc.) or did you just have your chainsaw licence and a book about identifying trees? How hard was it to get business in the first instance? What was the first job you got like? Did it run smooth or did you experience some problems?

 

No such thing!!!!!!!

 

I think you mean a certificate of competence in the tasks you intend to perform.

 

If I were you I would get some experience with a few firms first.

[Frankie Lawrence]

No such thing!!!!!!!

 

I think you mean a certificate of competence in the tasks you intend to perform.

 

If I were you I would get some experience with a few firms first.

 

This

 

I know your only enquiring but what would you do if something went wrong that you have never experienced before at least with two years plus experience you would of most proberly dealth with it.

 

plus how are you going to know about pricing etc?

 

definatley get experience in being employed or self employed through firms.

[Mike Hill]

I started saving from when I was about 17.Not really for a business but for the future.

Then I worked for companies around the world for ten years before starting up.

Doing it again,I would invest less.But little finance makes for easy sleep when things get slow.

 

Think if your question was worded like this.

 

"For all those mechanics out there,did you get any experiance first?Do you have any qualifications,or did you just jump straight in with a Halfords Socket set and a stack of Haines manuals?"

 

Experiance counts far more in this game than many.

I would advise to work for someone for a few years,do you side jobs on the weekend and then take it from there.Volunteer to help out some local Tree firms for free,show them your a grafter.

Edited April 24, 2010 by Mike Hill
forgot alot

[Grizzly]

No such thing!!!!!!!

 

I think you mean a certificate of competence in the tasks you intend to perform.

 

Indeed I did:blushing:......you still knew what I meant though:001_cool:

[skyhuck]

Experiance counts far more in this game than many.

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