[Lee Burbidge]

I am fascinated at how we think when it comes to making decisions and taking directions in our window cleaning business. This topic is about - does the number of employees we have affect our business decision and the way we see our business?

(types of examples below:)

Some have a website, some do not.

Some think using tracking devices is wrong, some think its crucial to their business?

Some care about H&S and some do not.

Some prefer cloud based technology to sytemize their books, some prefer to keep it in their head.

Some want to grow, some do not.

So, its clear that growth stimulates the necessity of some of the above. But, when do we start to think which is the right business decision for us? Do we have an idea from the beginning? Do we pick it up as we go along? Are we making the best decisions we can make? Or is it all just down to personal choice and employee numbers do not affect anything at all.....?

Think of your own position. If you dont care about this post, how many employees do you have working in your company or are you self employed and happy? if you care about any of the examples given above such as tracking, H&S, etc., why do some fit your business and some do not?

In your opinion, does employee numbers directly affect your business decisions?

[steve rix]

Too many!!

[Lee Burbidge]

Too many!!

erh ok.... how many is too many?

[DaveG]

Upto 3..

I employ my wife for admin and my son on the glass

[Lee Burbidge]

It is clear that the stats point to this forum as being maybe and mostly a self employed ( mostly work on my own) type of window cleaner. That means only certain topics will float your boat and other topics may get sarcasm or silly responses like the last guy ^^^^ lol ( too many staff guy)

That leads me to the next filter. Why do you use a forum? Clearly you are not the window cleaner to hang up your scrim and equipment belt, update your books for 5 minutes and prep your van for the next days work and then forget about it...... your hear - reading this......

Do you use forums mainly for social reasons or help and advise reasons of for both?

I have to say, self employed work on my own window cleaners make up the largest slice of the 120k + window cleaners in the UK, so you are a formidable force in the industry

[Lee Burbidge]

Upto 3..

I employ my wife for admin and my son on the glass

Cool, family business.... would you expand the business further?

[DaveG]

Upto 3..

I employ my wife for admin and my son on the glass

Cool, family business.... would you expand the business further?

Yes, hopefully have my son out on his own by the end of the year, then employ another son! 

[PoleKing]

Upto 3..

I employ my wife for admin and my son on the glass

Cool, family business.... would you expand the business further?

Yes, hopefully have my son out on his own by the end of the year, then employ another son! 

That is funny.

[DaveG]

Upto 3..

I employ my wife for admin and my son on the glass

Cool, family business.... would you expand the business further?

Yes, hopefully have my son out on his own by the end of the year, then employ another son!  

That is funny.

 

Well, I've got 4 of the drains on my resources future employees  

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

NO employees
BUT
3 full time vans running.
 

[Lee Burbidge]

Upto 3..

I employ my wife for admin and my son on the glass

Cool, family business.... would you expand the business further?

Yes, hopefully have my son out on his own by the end of the year, then employ another son! 

Lol Remember about getting the timing right as it is crucial, 9 months in the womb then 17 years turn a round

[Lee Burbidge]

NO employees
BUT
3 full time vans running.
 

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I will take two of them vans off you then

[Total shine cleaning services]

2 vans abd one employee

Graham