[windiewasher]

The best of luck with employing. It's interesting reading this.
It could be the start of something great. A bit like david st ives progress not that long back.
Another go getter post to follow on here. Nice 1.
Keep us posted. 

Thanks your kind words mark.
Will update regular cheers
Are you currently employing mark?

[mark dew]

No. Have had people out with me but I work solo.

Thing is 9 year ago when I started I thought i'd have the ability to get abroad for a month or maybe 3 over the winter months. But it hasn't worked out like that.
It's been days or a week here and there but that's it.

The only way I see myself getting my October - January sightsee abroad is to employ.
I'm not ready for that though.
Hence my interest in yours and other posts on here about progress made and moving forward etc.

[robertphil]

never let an employee have access to your jobs list , the list is GOLD and can be plundered

[windiewasher]

No. Have had people out with me but I work solo.

Thing is 9 year ago when I started I thought i'd have the ability to get abroad for a month or maybe 3 over the winter months. But it hasn't worked out like that.
It's been days or a week here and there but that's it.

The only way I see myself getting my October - January sightsee abroad is to employ.
I'm not ready for that though.
Hence my interest in yours and other posts on here about progress made and moving forward etc.

Im using it to drive me on,lots of my custys are very happy and are recommending me to there friends as they know im taking on more work.
 im going to start doing a lot of canvasding over the next few months,i have my worker canvassing with me to help get the work to have him full time.
 will also be doing a 10k leaflet drop over the next 2 months.
 go for it,you will get your holidays.

[windiewasher]

never let an employee have access to your jobs list , the list is GOLD and can be plundered

I wouldnt m8.

[Frankybadboy]

never let an employee have access to your jobs list , the list is GOLD and can be plundered

I wouldnt m8.

so you don't trust him already.

what you going todo when your on hols and hes working on his own,not tell him the prices of the work

[windiewasher]

I will have holidays at the same time as he doesnt drive.
He will know prices as hes canvassing.

[robertphil]

one idea might be to have a false job list laying on the dashboard . long as You remember which list is which

[mark dew]

Yes i'll have to do it sometime for sure. But it will have to be all or nothing and will involve a lifestyle change.

As for trust and holidays etc, that's all stuff that will be learnt and achieved in some form along the way.
Hopefully he will strike lucky with this 1st employee but if it isn't him it will be another. There's lots of issues to overcome when employing but now he's 'doing' he will learn quickly.

Or give up employing and concentrate on a round that gives him income and easy life.

Good luck

[robertphil]

You should be very safe as he doesnt drive .

  i have found its quite exciting to have employees and rewarding too .you become a minor pillar of society and command  respect, up to a point

 i could never step back to being solo now,for starters the sheer workload would kill me

[windiewasher]

You should be very safe as he doesnt drive .

  i have found its quite exciting to have employees and rewarding too .you become a minor pillar of society and command  respect, up to a point

 i could never step back to being solo now,for starters the sheer workload would kill me

Cheers robert.
I plan to let the business grow and hopefully sit back and have fingers in other pies.my mrs has her ceramic pottery studio but i would love to open a cafe down the seafront.