If you could start your own business...

nothing to do with the degree i'm struggling through but if / when that all goes arse over tip and i have to rethink my life plan - i would love to own a little cafe :)
just selling home made cakes / sandwiches / biscuits - none of this fry up malarkie
preferably by the sea

my mums idea was to set up a typically english tea shop somewhere were exotic, but very touristly - maybe like a 'home from home' british shop (cafe cum mini corner shop) on a beach in thailand for all those home sick travellers.
sounds like a plan to me :) if anyone has the money to fund it....
 
William said:
Quoted for the lies.
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It sucks.

I have my own business.

unless you make decent money at it (pay yourself 40k a year odd) it isnt worth the hassle in my eyes.

I cleared 27k last year.
I might of well been employed for all the hassle and hours i've put in.
Most small business owners i speak to say its hardly worth the effort these days.
 
atpbx said:
It sucks.

I have my own business.

unless you make decent money at it (pay yourself 40k a year odd) it isnt worth the hassle in my eyes.

I cleared 27k last year.
I might of well been employed for all the hassle and hours i've put in.
Most small business owners i speak to say its hardly worth the effort these days.
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Speaking
from experience this is very true.
 
William said:
Quoted for the lies.
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You ever tried it?

I'll tell you now that, until you can afford to pay people to do all the work for you, it's ****. Unless of course you're one of these people who's convinced yourself that working 15 hours a day is what you want to do.
 
I think any trade who can predominantly deal in cash , ie; plumber,joiner are on to a pure winner. The taxman is killing the small business in this country.
 
Id sell stationary

Ordered some for work today, 25 suspension files cost £70!!!! I nearly had a stroke! :eek: Im so in the wrong business :D

Thank god I'm not footing that bill :D
 
Alchemy said:
What would you do?

Not that I'm clueless and looking to steal ideas, well I am really.

No really, I was reading the Daily Mail earlier today about a chap who started his company with just £1000 and now he has 2 million in the bank.
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Baked potato stand in a really busy high street :D
 
I wouldn't mind being the CEO of a large investment banking and stock brokerage company. Aside from that I'd like to own a "Web 2.0" company which has an innovative, motivated workforce and gets one of it's brands sold to Yahoo! each week ;)

Although property development also sounds nice :)
 
In an ideal world, regardless of current knowledge, I'd set up a business dealing with medical technology - I once knew some people on a project to revolutionise medical vaccinations/treatment in third world countries, and I would love to support/organise something like that to change the world... tis the frequently hidden idealist streak in me ;)
 
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