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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 06:21:41 pm

Title: £50000 how would you spend it ?
Post by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 06:21:41 pm
If you had 50K to invest in your window cleaning business how would you spend it ?
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Post by: steve rix on March 23, 2012, 06:25:44 pm
2 new vans
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Post by: daniel worgan on March 23, 2012, 06:26:24 pm
2k into a bit of equipement and 48k on a villa in Thailand......
 ;)
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Post by: deeege on March 23, 2012, 06:44:52 pm
Think I would struggle to invest a full £50k.

The things I would invest in / upgrade though are:-

Website -  ~£3k - top of google for all the areas I'd like, not just my local town.
Equipment - ~£5k - 2 full sets of gardiners poles (including the 61ft supermax im probably going to have to buy soon)
Van - ~£12k - mines got 103k on the clock so it's going to need upgrading sooner or later.
Marketing - £10k - Would probably invest in an experienced telemarketer to chase more commercial work.

Apart from that I'm struggling. I'm happy with everything like my system, uniform etc.
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Post by: supernova77 on March 23, 2012, 06:47:36 pm
I wouldn't invest £50k in to window cleaning...

Andy
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Post by: deeege on March 23, 2012, 06:51:11 pm
I wouldn't invest £50k in to window cleaning...

Andy

What would you INVEST 50k into then Andy?

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Post by: Roy Cauldery on March 23, 2012, 06:52:38 pm
Do you have 50k to spend??

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Post by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 06:55:02 pm
Not personally but have ability to attract it from sleeping partner.
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Post by: Erithwc on March 23, 2012, 07:02:29 pm
Not personally but have ability to attract it from sleeping partner.

I would not have a partner in my business sleeping or not.

When the money coming in slows down the sleeping partner will wake up  ;) ;)

Regards Paul
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Post by: deeege on March 23, 2012, 07:04:03 pm
I thought you posted this as a bit of fun as if you found the money. I wouldn't invest it if it was a loan.

Im happy to keep growing my business organically rather than take on large amounts of debt / stress overnight to achieve my goals. :)
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Post by: Steve Sed on March 23, 2012, 07:05:22 pm
I would pay a chunk of my mortgage.
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Post by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 07:06:03 pm
Run or walk but know what your mean Deege
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Post by: deeege on March 23, 2012, 07:08:02 pm
Run or walk but know what your mean Deege

A brisk walk occasionally turning into a jog I'd say :)
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Post by: john k on March 23, 2012, 07:23:44 pm
I'd invest it in cable and wireless shares  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: LWC on March 23, 2012, 07:25:01 pm
Send me the money and ill set you a van up and system no problem and id keep the change for my good will.  ;D
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Post by: www.com on March 23, 2012, 08:25:30 pm
You've got to be insane to accept 50k off someone for a piece of your set up. All you can do with it is buy more work and employ staff, which means either head ache or you could do it yourself anyway without giving away a stake of what you've built up.

How much would it represent, sharewise?
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 23, 2012, 08:31:51 pm
hitman for you lol ;) ;) ;)
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Post by: Steve_c on March 23, 2012, 08:35:48 pm
A box at QPR. ;D  ;D
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Post by: CLEANCARE WC on March 23, 2012, 08:43:02 pm
A box at QPR. ;D  ;D

what you gonna do with the other £49950?
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Post by: gary999 on March 23, 2012, 08:49:46 pm
A box at QPR. ;D  ;D

what you gonna do with the other £49950?

£50 thats a bit expensive isnt it ;D
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Post by: Frankybadboy on March 23, 2012, 08:53:27 pm
A box at QPR. ;D  ;D
he aint that sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on March 23, 2012, 09:13:03 pm
shares in approved window cleaning ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Dean Taberner on March 23, 2012, 10:33:01 pm
If you had 50K to invest in your window cleaning business how would you spend it ?

Who has died?
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Post by: Window Washers on March 23, 2012, 10:36:09 pm
I would spend on getting another 2 vans, training up 3 guys and the rest on marketing
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Post by: bobby p on March 23, 2012, 10:42:40 pm
50 grand cash might buy somebody out , id do that only as long as they had decent workers
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Post by: Paul Coleman on March 23, 2012, 11:10:37 pm
Not personally but have ability to attract it from sleeping partner.

I usually have to pay my sleeping partners  :)
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Post by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 11:22:06 pm
If you had 50K to invest in your window cleaning business how would you spend it ?

Who has died?

 ;D
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Post by: CLEANCARE WC on March 23, 2012, 11:24:51 pm
If you had 50K to invest in your window cleaning business how would you spend it ?

Who has died?

 ;D

your investor would'nt happen to be an old polish man?...nevermind.
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Post by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 11:28:51 pm
Came from a conversation I had with an old boss whos got plenty of money and a finger in a few differrent businesses.

Idea would be to grow business and have an agreed period when it would be sold.

Not got as far as discussing percentages etc

Hes good at what he does and is a decent bloke ... likes to create wealth as he puts it.

I can do it on my own just gonna take a lot longer as I aint got 50K ... 50p perhaps  :D
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Post by: Ian101 on March 23, 2012, 11:33:46 pm
hitman for you lol ;) ;) ;)

am I safe if I stay outta Wrexham  ;)
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Post by: Window Washers on March 23, 2012, 11:40:47 pm
Came from a conversation I had with an old boss whos got plenty of money and a finger in a few differrent businesses.

Idea would be to grow business and have an agreed period when it would be sold.

Not got as far as discussing percentages etc

Hes good at what he does and is a decent bloke ... likes to create wealth as he puts it.

I can do it on my own just gonna take a lot longer as I aint got 50K ... 50p perhaps  :D
likes to create wealth as he puts it is a good thing :)
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Post by: LWC on March 24, 2012, 05:07:50 pm
In my experience. Although not had an offer like that!

Stick to what your doing, work hard at it and the rest will follow...getting other people involved with YOUR business is a bad move imo. You stay the boss...you call the shots.
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Post by: supernova77 on March 24, 2012, 05:34:27 pm
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What would you INVEST 50k into then Andy?

I don't know off the top of my head... I would have a long think about it.

Andy
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Post by: G Griffin on March 24, 2012, 06:32:16 pm
I'd get Kenny Dalglish to spend it for me.
He'd probably get me two Harris poles, a used rubber, a bucket with no handle and half a bottle of Fairy, for that sort of dough  :P  ;D. 
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Post by: PURER CLEAN on March 24, 2012, 08:07:48 pm
a one way ticket out of this poop pit we call great briton  ;D
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Post by: Londoner on March 25, 2012, 10:23:31 am
I have way, way more than that in the bank FROM window cleaning. You certainly don't need to invest anything much in window cleaning.
K.I.S.S.
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Post by: Steve Sed on March 25, 2012, 05:40:33 pm
I'd get Kenny Dalglish to spend it for me.
He'd probably get me two Harris poles, a used rubber, a bucket with no handle and half a bottle of Fairy, for that sort of dough  :P  ;D. 

It is what he ought to have spent on Andy Carroll.
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Post by: Justen Uff on March 25, 2012, 06:46:32 pm
a one way ticket out of this poop pit we call great briton  ;D

Where would you go with £50k?
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Post by: G Griffin on March 25, 2012, 08:22:56 pm
I'd get Kenny Dalglish to spend it for me.
He'd probably get me two Harris poles, a used rubber, a bucket with no handle and half a bottle of Fairy, for that sort of dough  :P  ;D. 

It is what he ought to have spent on Andy Carroll.

 ;D Or not bought him at all.