hi there
youve answered your own question really
what you have to look at is running costs of your business, you have quoted gross figures of income, you then have your running costs to deduct.
you also need proit-- profit pays for new equipment, expansion, and also smoothes the ride if you loose an important customer.
therefore labour costs are constantly under pressure, to be tightly controlled.
you as the owner, director, or operaor of the business, will earn a wage, and then a dividend from the profit.
yes i agree that amployees are important to your business, well infact customers and employees are both as important as each other, the lack of either and you are in difficult situation.
but the stark reality is that you made a decision to run your own business, there are many reasons why people do that, and one of those reasons is for a better lifestyle, and unfortunatley that at some time includes money, earnings.
therefore owners, managers, key people with in the business will always earn more than some of the employees.
the bbc series "back to the floor" illustrated it most graphically, the differences, between employees and employers.
i have employees, and sub contractors, they are paid well and are treated well , but i am also in business to provide myself with a better standard of living, and actually, to provide for my children, who in years to come will be wanting cars and motorbikes, and driving lessons etc, and there is no way i could afforded those if i carried on working for an employer, so istarted to work for myself, i work hard and therfore reward myself well.
its only an opinion.
regards
martin
