Hi All
Often on here people state about trying to get commercial work, It is not the be all & end all its made out to be.
1, It is far harder to get, time, effort & financial investment
2, Health & Safety requirements which not everybody has in place, m y initial cost was £1150 + vat now £500 + vat per annum.
3, Keeping the work because there is somebody who will undercut then break h&s regs.
4, Getting paid & invoicing.
5, Taxman & vat
6, Employees, ni & tax etc
7, Cost will be far cheaper than trad.
All the above & probably more are things to take into consideration, now doing domestic you charge more, you get paid cash, investment is cheaper & work is out there waiting to be found.
One employee (Family member) left us & has set up on own, i helped get work, do van & even produced leafletts & delived them, he is now up to 80 to 100 customers & picking up new work everyday.
He charges more per window & earns £100+ a day, that is a semi retired bloke keeping busy before is pension comes . Better than £5.00+ an hour B&Q OR WHATEVER.
Just a few points to think about as now is the time to cold call or drop leafletts, to any new or up & coming W/C I did offer help to another member trying to start, who was unable to turn up at an arranged meeting leaving me waiting about 1 hour, this is how Den became interested in going it alone so i helped him & it has worked.
Gary