Re: A Little NVA Company History
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:40 pm
Ta, do miss those 5 weeks holiday though! :D
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Apart from to the VAT man.Sovereign wrote:The only reason why running a company/working for myself is difficult is because we have so much work on.
We were a pure building company for residential homes, as I saw the recession closing in I spent a year turning the company on it's heals to carry out commercial maintenance work, as all properties need maintenance despite any type of recession. We have a group of clients that rely on us very heavily to carry out all of their maintenance, since this time we have been over run with work.
I must stress there is not a hint of a complaint in the above as I am extremely grateful!
I just read that again and I don't think I made my point very clearly. What I meant is that having employees is MUCH, MUCH more difficult than being a sole trader, it looks a bit like I meant it the other way around, sorry.zebbo wrote:There's a big difference in being self-employed and running your own business with employees. I'm self-employed, have been for just over 5 years now, after working for employers for 25 years +. I work alone, other than the occasions when I need an extra pair of hands and pull a mate in. My last employment was for the Port of Dover and was secure, 5 weeks holiday, good company pension etc but I used to struggle to get out of bed in the morning. I now work a lot harder and longer, I do earn a bit more but it's mainly just nice to actually enjoy my work and the recognition I get from it. I'm grateful that work has seemed to keep coming in very well and it's very rare that I'm not booked up at least 3 months in advance. I would certainly struggle going back to being employed again.
Nice to see I'm not the only self-employed man here..Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:So the answer is don't borrow, don't create high overheads, re-invest profit until the whole process becomes self sustaining.
What does this mean.phil66 wrote:Yes , looks like .... you´ve been bit nerved at this show ... as I remember ... :?