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<blockquote data-quote="Spaldingsparks" data-source="post: 404076" data-attributes="member: 3387"><p>Starting on your own find a business studies course! do some prep loads of good sparks start up as subies last a few months nearly go bust and end up subbing to others in an unmarked van, </p><p></p><p>if you want a business that's going to be employing sparks you need to put in a lot of hard graft before you start</p><p></p><p>1, you should be fully trained with experience and guts</p><p></p><p>2, you need all the right equipment computer, tools, test meters, van, insurances, accountant, wholesalers accounts, health and safety advice,</p><p></p><p>3,local Contacts</p><p></p><p>4, profit, profit, profit,</p><p></p><p>ie charge the going rate not your wage rate plus a bit! find out what the local Decent firm doing for example domestic and ask their day work rates charge the same. </p><p></p><p>yes charge the same! they are still in business because they charge correctly. </p><p></p><p>your costs will be more than theirs per man employed ie YOU! they can share their costs amongst there staff 1 van 2 men test equipment etc (think about it) </p><p></p><p>5, spend at least 15%of your time working on your business not in it. </p><p></p><p>remember most builders use Sparkys to fund their works don't spend all your time chasing money dump bad payers ASAP</p><p></p><p>good luck</p><p></p><p>all electrical companys large and small had to start up and most by 1 or 2 sparks doing what you are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spaldingsparks, post: 404076, member: 3387"] Starting on your own find a business studies course! do some prep loads of good sparks start up as subies last a few months nearly go bust and end up subbing to others in an unmarked van, if you want a business that's going to be employing sparks you need to put in a lot of hard graft before you start 1, you should be fully trained with experience and guts 2, you need all the right equipment computer, tools, test meters, van, insurances, accountant, wholesalers accounts, health and safety advice, 3,local Contacts 4, profit, profit, profit, ie charge the going rate not your wage rate plus a bit! find out what the local Decent firm doing for example domestic and ask their day work rates charge the same. yes charge the same! they are still in business because they charge correctly. your costs will be more than theirs per man employed ie YOU! they can share their costs amongst there staff 1 van 2 men test equipment etc (think about it) 5, spend at least 15%of your time working on your business not in it. remember most builders use Sparkys to fund their works don't spend all your time chasing money dump bad payers ASAP good luck all electrical companys large and small had to start up and most by 1 or 2 sparks doing what you are. [/QUOTE]
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