[Dave Willis]

Thats good Doc but I would still keep hold of your resi if you can as thats cash no Tax and yes you never know how long commercial lasts, You may get on with the person really well who gives you the contracts but one day they could leave then a new person comes in and thinks mmm we can them done cheaper and no-matter what youve done in good will your just a number to them and they will get rid without battering an eyelid but good luck m8 you go for it, & well done for getting ya foot in with the council thats really hard to do !!!

Dammm! I didn't know residential work was tax free. I must be due a rebate.

[windiewasher]

Thats good Doc but I would still keep hold of your resi if you can as thats cash no Tax and yes you never know how long commercial lasts, You may get on with the person really well who gives you the contracts but one day they could leave then a new person comes in and thinks mmm we can them done cheaper and no-matter what youve done in good will your just a number to them and they will get rid without battering an eyelid but good luck m8 you go for it, & well done for getting ya foot in with the council thats really hard to do !!!

Dammm! I didn't know residential work was tax free. I must be due a rebate.

lol i didnt know that.

[SB Cleaning]

100% domestic.

I advertise for commercial on website but never had a call in nearly 18 months!! Had a lot of domestic though

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

60/40
comm/ dom
anyone considering a move to comm only
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as wasps in a box wot other business can survive wiv out cash
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[Mike #1]

commercial mmmmmmmmmmmmmm does have its good side thatsd for sure, but as said when new guy / girl comes in can soon be a differant matter, weve recently told someone we wont work for them any more even though weve been cleaning for over 10 years without a hitch, and also another site weve cleaned for around 12 years could change at any time (from me or them)

Totally agree mate commercial is good money but you  can lose it in an instant which means a big hit if it is a good payer or payers . Mike

[g.brookes]

high risk high rewards.  if youre ambitious enough commercial only is the way to go

[Barbara Green]

The more source of work - the better, do not stick to commercial only. Any additional business will be beneficial too.

[Alex Wingrove]

What would you do it you lost it next year?

[g.brookes]

once youre big enough its far easier to manage staff who are just at one or two sites all day.  its far easier for admin also.  obviously losing a big job would hit you hard, but you would also be continually tendering other large contracts.  a large company trying to manage literally thousands of domestic customers would not be worth it.
im not saying its easy, but if youve got a lot of drive, a desire to expand and a large business overdraft then commercial only is absolutely the way to go.

[poleman]

I was 100% commercial but its fools gold! if you rely on to bigger jobs and you lose one or two it has a big impact in your business

As been said a good mix of good price houses and small commercial work is the way forward, that way you build your business on firm foundations and lots of peace of mind