[tony talbot]

i think i might be opening a can of worms here, what would be the better option if you had a choice ,would you help your partner, wife or girlfreind be a part of your own window cleaning buisness or would you give them the help and support to start there own stand alone buisness.

[Blue Frog Systems]

I'd let the wife choose what she wanted to do

[STEVE-UK]

as the saying goes  ' dont mix business with pleasure '

[Nathanael Jones]

as the saying goes  ' dont mix business with pleasure '

You can't be married if you still consider it pleasure!!

[martinsadie]

i had a Girlfriend/wife dilema 20 years ago,the girlfriend won but it didnt last 

[Richard Holt]

I go to work to get away from the missus, sod taking her with me!!!

[luther1]

Stan,is that your misses in the picture?

[tony talbot]

come on chaps dont be shy, if your wife/partner turned around one day and said i want to be a window cleaner like you how would you go about it. would it be as part of your buisness or as a stand alone buisness. which route would you take after she was trained up?? 

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

Personally I would only work with one or the other. If you have your wife and girlfriend both work with you at the same time as they may fall out.

[boshravie]

Personally I would never bring wife in to my business, the less they know about how much you earn the better, most women love spending money. 

[Clive McDonald]

On this forum, and i don't have any other experience, i've never seen a woman hack it. What we do is very hard, both in terms of self esteem, when you have to endure a lot of critisism, and physicaly.

I'm not saying men are better because we are not, but we can take harsh words better, and we are stronger.

As others have said there is a gap in the market for insides, but the hourly rate is poor.

In biz terms seperate is better, but it's unlikely that she could make it on her own.

[matt]

after my hernia op, my wife did my commercial work for me

some of it is 3 storey high, with my super-de-duper lightweight setup, she managed it fairly well

[ftp]

Slumpy do you really get harsh words?
I don't get much verbal abuse from customers but i get lots from the mrs. 

[Blue Frog Systems]

My wife knows all the ins and outs and money in my business. She does the books, sorts my diary and calls / txts customers most nights bless her. I find the calling part helpful cos 1) im crap on the phone & 2) the customers seem to like the fact its a fmaily business.

Just wait till my lad is a little stronger.... he gets up in the moring and gets school uniform on .... me ....where do you think your going ? we have a busy day today lol

[R W C]

Is your misses on this forum Clarabelle

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=77347.0   

Chris

[mark dew]

I started window cleaning with my ex and it was really good for me. She did downstairs.
She was much better with customers than i was and overall was an asset.
The only trouble was she didn't want to do it everyday and i can understand that. Sometimes i felt a bit bored or lonely when she wasn't there.

If your girlfriend is flapping around, grasping at business ideas rather than a genuine desire, or knowledge of something she can exploit, then i would make use of her in your business.

But if your mrs has a business idea that she could do alone, i think you should encourage that. The potential at least is much greater than you could ever achieve together doing windows.

Is your misses on this forum Clarabelle

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=77347.0

Chris

 

[tony talbot]

well done chris, im looking for help deciding between common sense and buisness sense. both are clouded by emotions. no deception was intended i was looking for an unbiased view from people with more experience. i think at the end of the day you must go with your heart and live with the outcome

[R W C]

well done chris, im looking for help deciding between common sense and buisness sense. both are clouded by emotions. no deception was intended i was looking for an unbiased view from people with more experience. i think at the end of the day you must go with your heart and live with the outcome

Personally I wouldnt work with my misses full time as I dont think it makes for a good personal relationship, Ive never done it wc but when I was a chef I was with one of the waitresses and found that if there was a problem at work we took it hope, also didnt have much to talk about after work etc, so I left for another job, our relationship got a lot better, we missed each other, had more conversation, went out more and argued a lot less as we enjoyed each other company and appreciated it more.

Chris

[Helen]

No, of course only you men can "hack it" [/color]
 
I'm not saying men are better because we are not,
you got that right....spot on

and we are stronger.
oo'er missus it's he man

 but it's unlikely that she could make it on her own.
says who?

[Helen]

i think i might be opening a can of worms here, what would be the better option if you had a choice ,would you help your partner, wife or girlfreind be a part of your own window cleaning buisness or would you give them the help and support to start there own stand alone buisness.

You sure did open that can of worms 
IMO  two heads are better than one. You may as well work for one business as for 2. Enter into a business partnership, both register as S/E and split equally 50/50, work together, help each other, motivate each other when one is feeling off etc etc. I'll be honest if I had "my own custies", working by myself, there are times when I wouldn't go out and do this work. but because we work as a team the motivation is there....works the other way for hubbie too so I am told