It`s a hard slog for me at the moment,i earn more than i did as a head chef,doing around 65 hrs a week,on a salary,my quality of life is much better,i always have loads on the go if i am not working.
When i first started my wife and bro in law were running a domestic cleaning company,which turned over 120k plus within 3 years of starting,inland rev did a review of their business,saying the 20 self employed cleaners they had on the books should be employed by them,so the rev screwed it up for them completely,and they sold the business on.
They were subbing to me,so after my first year i was on my own.
I was lucky that i had secured a few letting agents before they closed,it`s not been easy,but i am not in this game for an easy ride .
I do find now that i work from one payment to the next though,and constantly looking forward to the next big job.
I have weeks were my phone won`t ring once,then i have weeks when it does not stop,just wish it could be more consistent.
Have cut right back on my advertising,was paying over £1500 a year to Yellow pages,more or less come out the book now,but not found any difference in the amount of calls i am getting