[Bungle]

the more you earn the more off sets you need so rather then giving the tax man it I would rather try other things

You're not entirely clued up with all things mathematical are you.

You pay 29% tax and N.I. on income, leaving 71% for you.

I'd rather keep 71% personal and 29% to HMRC rather than on the other hand giving 100% to a supplier or service provider. This is why keeping expenses down to a minimum is usually seen as a good thing. Try it, you'll have more money in your pocket, guaranteed.

I think it depends on your viewpoint. Keeping expenses to a minimum is no good if you want to expand your business. The £200 for training is just another essential business expense in many people's minds. They view training , including training in new fields as essential as putting diesel in your van. It's not optional, it's essential if you are running a business.

The level of expenses any business incurs is optional.  Susan's a bit thick when it comes to figures, you should read her back posts if you think she knows what she's talking about.

I'm in business to make money - not give it away, lose it, squander it or fritter it unnecessarily.

She's been paying 40% tax for ages, wink wink. Yeah pull the other one!

[ChumBucket]

Great to see Steve doing so well.

The rest of you can keep mocking him and getting nowhere fast.

Or you can try and follow great men like us 

No picture without punch let me share the same stop light so us stars can shine together. Excuse me I want to herl.

Moderators note: Hi Steve - I noticed this post has brought this thread back to the top - I'm glad you're doing well but if you are interested in advertising please contact advertising@cleanitup.co.uk.

It's not that long ago the main moderator was never finished plastering requirements for contractors all over this place!!

Yeah, but in order to sub for DM you didn't have to attend a £200 + VAT "training course".

I'd happily attend the course, at £200 it has to be the biggest bargain in CIU history. The cost of One decent local paper advert and you gain a large geographical area for the UK's leading and most prominent Solar Panel cleaning contractor!!
 Just £200 buys you the knowledge that has cost probably hundreds of hours in research, you can apply it to any solar panel cleaning you do and the open and continuous possibility of contracting for good priced work. Bargain!!

Where are you Chumbucket? We still have a few gaps in our UK coverage. Not many though.

Scottish borders / Northumberland.  Approx 1.5 hours from Newcastle and 1 hour from Edinburgh and everything in between.

[Rich Wilts]

Just flown back from Cornwall to Birmingham and have done a deal with a company to clean around 180,000 panels.

Ive just bought a helicopter for pricing work purposes.

I think airplanes are so 'yesterday'. If you want to 'borrow' the chopper any time feel free to ask Stevie.  When I say 'borrow' I mean hire. After you've been on the course. Its a course about how to be an advanced helicopter passenger. An 'approved' helicopter passenger I hasten to add. Its £14,500 and I run it. Would you like to me to forward you an application form? If so, just e-mail me via my website. 

[Bungle]

Just flown back from Cornwall to Birmingham and have done a deal with a company to clean around 180,000 panels.

Ive just bought a helicopter for pricing work purposes.

I think airplanes are so 'yesterday'. If you want to 'borrow' the chopper any time feel free to ask Stevie.  When I say 'borrow' I mean hire. After you've been on the course. Its a course about how to be an advanced helicopter passenger. An 'approved' helicopter passenger I hasten to add. Its £14,500 and I run it. Would you like to me to forward you an application form? If so, just e-mail me via my website. 

Did you teach yourself to fly it 

[Rich Wilts]

Yea, I did.

Does that matter? 

[Smudger]

That's a cracker !

Darran

[Dave Willis]

I just flew out to kick a crapping cat off my lawn.

[Bungle]

Yea, I did.

Does that matter? 

Quality 

[telfordwindowclnr]

Isn't it time that this was locked to stop him bumping the thread??

Where else would SS advertise his business apart from forums where people are window cleaners. I'd guess that he wouldn't be able to tap subcontractors up if it weren't for the free advertising he gets on the forums.

I'd love to know how much this Cornish farm is paying regarding SS's 25% higher price. Even if he was charging just 10p extra per panel they would be coughing up 18 grand more than their other cleaner.

I pay for advertising on other forums.

Moderator's note - Locked