Low start up business ideas
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bearman68 said:
moustachebandit said:
What about servicing & repairs for classics?
Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
This. Need welding skills,fitting skills and time. Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
We get them all the time, and I bloody hate them. I try desperately not to do them, and customers are really insistent that I do. I really hate doing classic stuff. You need something called 'Imperial' spanner sizes. Whatever they are?? <shiver>
then I have to think, ok so I'm going to need at LEAST 2-3 jobs a day at £50 an hour to be worth bothering, which is unlikely.
As an "on the side" business it might work...
User name said:
bearman68 said:
moustachebandit said:
What about servicing & repairs for classics?
Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
This. Need welding skills,fitting skills and time. Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
We get them all the time, and I bloody hate them. I try desperately not to do them, and customers are really insistent that I do. I really hate doing classic stuff. You need something called 'Imperial' spanner sizes. Whatever they are?? <shiver>
then I have to think, ok so I'm going to need at LEAST 2-3 jobs a day at £50 an hour to be worth bothering, which is unlikely.
As an "on the side" business it might work...
Frimley111R said:
User name said:
bearman68 said:
moustachebandit said:
What about servicing & repairs for classics?
Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
This. Need welding skills,fitting skills and time. Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
We get them all the time, and I bloody hate them. I try desperately not to do them, and customers are really insistent that I do. I really hate doing classic stuff. You need something called 'Imperial' spanner sizes. Whatever they are?? <shiver>
then I have to think, ok so I'm going to need at LEAST 2-3 jobs a day at £50 an hour to be worth bothering, which is unlikely.
As an "on the side" business it might work...
crosseyedlion said:
Frimley111R said:
User name said:
bearman68 said:
moustachebandit said:
What about servicing & repairs for classics?
Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
This. Need welding skills,fitting skills and time. Surprisingly under serviced market, generally affluent customer base, not time driven and classics are usually significantly easier to work on than moderns.
We get them all the time, and I bloody hate them. I try desperately not to do them, and customers are really insistent that I do. I really hate doing classic stuff. You need something called 'Imperial' spanner sizes. Whatever they are?? <shiver>
then I have to think, ok so I'm going to need at LEAST 2-3 jobs a day at £50 an hour to be worth bothering, which is unlikely.
As an "on the side" business it might work...
First of all step back a bit
Weve had months of glorious weather.....How would you feel crawling under a bodged jobbed Corsa on a layby in January when its 2 degrees....When you tell the owner that the job is going to cost double what you thought and they go "well ill slate you across Facebook " . Although as a past garage owner you probably know that
I think classic car repairs at peoples houses is a good shout ...its just difficult to build up a reputation . Less IT tech, but more stuck bolts!!
If I was you i'd go for window cleaning, i've seen people happy to charge £8 a house, stand around chatting for ages, bottomless cups of tea, happy to turn over a modest amount per week..
....However ive seen hard grafters charge £20 per house , do a decent job very quickly and max out every house they can, non stop work and turn over a decent amount of err cash!
I had a bloke fixing my guttering last week and 3 neighbors asked him if he could clean their windows, as there was a shortage of window cleaners
Depends what you enjoy
Weve had months of glorious weather.....How would you feel crawling under a bodged jobbed Corsa on a layby in January when its 2 degrees....When you tell the owner that the job is going to cost double what you thought and they go "well ill slate you across Facebook " . Although as a past garage owner you probably know that
I think classic car repairs at peoples houses is a good shout ...its just difficult to build up a reputation . Less IT tech, but more stuck bolts!!
If I was you i'd go for window cleaning, i've seen people happy to charge £8 a house, stand around chatting for ages, bottomless cups of tea, happy to turn over a modest amount per week..
....However ive seen hard grafters charge £20 per house , do a decent job very quickly and max out every house they can, non stop work and turn over a decent amount of err cash!
I had a bloke fixing my guttering last week and 3 neighbors asked him if he could clean their windows, as there was a shortage of window cleaners
Depends what you enjoy
WolfieBot said:
48k said:
£40 isn't going to pay the mortgage though.
Oh good point. I won't bother with it anymore then. You're welcome.
EarlOfHazard said:
Hoofy said:
coyft said:
Take dogs into your house. Local woman to us is always full and charges £25 per day and has four dogs. There's your £100 a day, minimal effort, minimal start up costs.
And no need for OFSTED inspections!
WolfieBot said:
48k said:
WolfieBot said:
48k said:
£40 isn't going to pay the mortgage though.
Oh good point. I won't bother with it anymore then. You're welcome.
It didn't escape my notice. I was just defending the naive statement of it being a mugs game.
I'm well aware it's not going to pay off the mortgage or change my lifestyle but that doesn't change the fact that it's easy money to make on the side, in the evenings or on lunch breaks, which can easily add up to the bank needed for some of these low start-up business ideas.
Cheers
Give it a rest. It stinks of scam. It isn't but it stinks of it because it's a bit crummy and fragile.
Hoofy said:
coyft said:
Take dogs into your house. Local woman to us is always full and charges £25 per day and has four dogs. There's your £100 a day, minimal effort, minimal start up costs.
And no need for OFSTED inspections!I recently designed a boarding kennels, so had to wade through the standard registration and operational requirements.... they're surprisingly comprehensive and onerous.
Equus said:
Hoofy said:
coyft said:
Take dogs into your house. Local woman to us is always full and charges £25 per day and has four dogs. There's your £100 a day, minimal effort, minimal start up costs.
And no need for OFSTED inspections!I recently designed a boarding kennels, so had to wade through the standard registration and operational requirements.... they're surprisingly comprehensive and onerous.
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