A WARNING BECAUSE THIS IS HOW IT WILL PAN OUT.
Trust me, been there myself and so have many others.
You have an idea which will rival NCCA.
Loads of people say "great count me in."
You spent zillions of hours researching.
People start asking when will it be up and running.
You say "Shortly just need to finalise a few things."
The negative posters latch on and slate each and every thing about it.
People ask, "How much will membership be?"
You say, "£150 which is a bargin for what you willl get."
People say "Count me in I'm up for it."
At this point you think you're onto something great.
You do the launch.
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You end up with 10 people who part with their £150
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Outsiders ask "Hows it going and when when I see the first TV advert" even though they have no intention of parting with money or joining
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The whole thing dies a death
I'm not against the idea at all but at the end of the day we are all individuals (mostly sole traders) who have no interest in forming a band of brothers, and you can't go after national contracts unless you have a 'carpet cleaning standard' which there isn't and never will be unless you get the industry regulated, whereby everyone has to go on the same carpet cleaning course, using much the same equipment and chemicals.
And I will now say no more on the subject.
