Hi all just looking to get some advice guy s, I am employed by a company at the moment and am seriously looking to go on my own and am looking for any advice which could help me make my decision .I am not sure whether to make the a clean break from them or try to build up some work by advertising and working weekend s and evening s just to test the water s. Not sure if this would be a complicated way as being employed and a self employed at the same time .Also would' n t like to make the break and struggle financially. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Stay where you are and build it up, no point leaving an employeed job to try going self employed in january of all months Id build up your own work and do it at weekends to begin with as as employed its not as easy for you to do a day less eventually you will have to go subby and lose out on holiday sick pay, run your own van (if you dont already) and you will have to get used to the fact its swings and roundabouts out there, sometimes you will be busy other times quiet and the pay reflects that.
If you got the choice to stay and build up work then I would go for that. Being employed and self employed is fairly simple stuff if you got half a brain lol.
Good for you matey.... I'm in a similar situation myself. I'm not employed but I subcontract to a couple of firms. I've done this all my flooring career. The people I sub to are coming up to retirement age so I thought I best get plan b in order. What I have been doing is while still subbing to them I've started to advertise, be it free local papers or whatever. A good website is a must to. Work is stacking up and it's starting to take shape. Plus I still have a wage coming in. I thought start small and work upwards with as little overheads as possible. Then in 5-7 years see where you are and see if you can expand some how..
