[mark_roberts]

Same again to Roger re more info on how you employ.

I've a part timer and it's great when in full flow.  However today he took a half day due to sore back.

Biggest gripe is employers national insurance.

Mark

[Billy Russell]

Know what you mean after the hotel I stayed at in Rhyl

[insert gay hotel joke here]


 

[wynne jones]

The people who seem to take their CC knowledge and make a ton of money go off and find out how to set up a national franchise scheme, but I don't think you'll find them on here.

[Ian Rochester]

The hardest part of all this is "biting the bullet" and taking the hit on wages, insurance, etc. If you have a good database of work and are constantly booked up more than two weeks in advance then I would say it's time to take on a helper or even look at setting up a second van.  There may be lean spells but if you've done your homework right and have a good reputation then the work will steadily come in and you'll be able to take on bigger jobs at short notice.

We did two jobs for a school and a child care place at short notice over the weekend that I would never have been able to do if I was working on my own.

My job now is mainly running the diary, pricing jobs, raising invoices, counting money and ensuring we have the gear to whatever it is our customers require.  Today I will be busy sorting out gear and chemicals for cleaning an oily floor at a disused commercial garage workshop that we are doing next monday.

If you have the work, take someone off the dole and help the country get back on it's feet!!