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Poll

What do you class yourself as?

Self employed
53.7%
36 (53.7%)
Business Owner
46.3%
31 (46.3%)

Total Members Voted: 61

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PoleKing

  • Posts: 8974
Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #60 on: December 19, 2013, 10:22:46 pm »
So what about if someone comes on board.
Stays for (say) 6 months, then decides to go it alone.
Can they leave?

Or

Say a fella has £2,200 of his own work but wants to get up to £3k.
Would you supply £1k's work to leave him £800? Like a top up?
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David Kent @ KentKleen

  • Posts: 1712
Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #61 on: December 19, 2013, 10:31:47 pm »
Franchise agreement would cover the possibility of 'someone' starting and trying to 'pinch' your customers.

They can leave after 6 months but lose all there investment and the customers revert back to you. (or a new franchisee taking the outgoings place)

I would not top up. They work under your name and to your working methods cleaning YOUR customers. Someone with that amount of customers would not be interested in a franchise IMO.   
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David Kent @ KentKleen

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Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #62 on: December 19, 2013, 10:34:10 pm »
Forgot to say. Your franchise agreement will cover them starting up on there own. The agreement is to protect you and your business as a franchiser.
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Dave Willis

Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #63 on: December 19, 2013, 10:34:23 pm »
Are they related to you?
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David Kent @ KentKleen

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Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #64 on: December 19, 2013, 10:36:42 pm »
One is yes. The other a friend.
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David Kent @ KentKleen

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Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #65 on: December 19, 2013, 10:37:38 pm »
The possible 3rd is a customer.
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roundbuilder

Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #66 on: December 19, 2013, 10:42:49 pm »
What you started from scratch in 2013 from nothing to 2 vans??? Respect to you sir.
 i hope you do well with it all as you cant beat a good success story.
Not being funny though you can only do so well with leaflets! Grow a pair and start door knocking lol... :o
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PoleKing

  • Posts: 8974
Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #67 on: December 19, 2013, 10:44:58 pm »
Fair enough.
Thanks for that.
Still can't see why someone would want to do it but each to their own.
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David Kent @ KentKleen

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Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #68 on: December 19, 2013, 10:50:02 pm »
Started from scratch in 2010. Built up name and customers for 2 years. This year started the 2 vans. I have taken a dip in earnings as customers are supplied to new vans. Total 3 vans working in 2013 supporting 3 families.
It helps to live in Redcar, have a look on google earth at the industry surrounding us.
We have a good number of 'once every 2 weeks' wfp customers. DIRTY!
  
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Arnold Palmer

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Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #69 on: December 20, 2013, 12:56:10 pm »
Quote from: Mick kent
What you started from scratch in 2013 from nothing to 2 vans??? Respect to you sir.
 i hope you do well with it all as you cant beat a good success story.
Not being funny though you can only do so well with leaflets! Grow a pair and start door knocking lol... :o

Oh shush.

When will you stop talking nonsense??

 ;)
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roundbuilder

Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #70 on: December 20, 2013, 02:02:46 pm »
Quote from: Stuart Souter on December 20, 2013, 12:56:10 pm
Quote from: Mick kent
What you started from scratch in 2013 from nothing to 2 vans??? Respect to you sir.
 i hope you do well with it all as you cant beat a good success story.
Not being funny though you can only do so well with leaflets! Grow a pair and start door knocking lol... :o

Oh shush.

When will you stop talking nonsense??

 ;)

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gordonswindows

  • Posts: 563
Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #71 on: December 20, 2013, 09:59:02 pm »
Was given a book from Peter Foggy read it and have never looked back

It is the kind of book you either get or you don't

Its called The E-Myth

Not saying you should or shouldn't read it and no I don't have anything to do with selling it

Gordon

ps god forbid you become ill or have an accident, where is your income then?

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Crystal-clear

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Re: Self employed or Business Owner?
« Reply #72 on: December 21, 2013, 12:01:34 am »
Enjoyed the video money management is absolutely a skill like he says its not what you earn its what you keep ,
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