Godfish

No accreditation, no office staff, 70/30 domestic commercial I started out of college here as I knew the science but no idea how to actually do the job. Went from 3 including myself and boss man to 6 full time staff and 8 subbies in 5 years

This is what I was thinking. Did you hit the ground running, plenty good work? Where were your best returns from in regards to advertising?

Why would you have to compete with bottom feeders? I price 70% of the work that comes into my current employer, and I know they are 1/3 new customers or people who approach when they see us working and of these we get just over 2/3 of them in spite of bottom feeders lurking in every corner.

Why would you say this? The margins seem good at least for some?

Hi, I’ve been working full time employed 5 days a week for 5 years now as an arborist, i am very well payed by industry standards and staff privileges are great; I would however like to start on my own as I see it as the only way of increasing my monthly take home. In my ignorance I ask these 2 questions... If you were starting your business over a fresh what would you have done differently? If you had £50,000 cash to startup and only a full climbers kit and top handle, what would you prioritise in terms of kit and survival for bumpy first year or 2?