what business could i start with £3000/£5000 pound

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  • puddy
    puddy Posts: 12,709 Forumite
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    what did your career advisor at school say to your idea when you told him!!!
  • poppysarah
    poppysarah Posts: 11,522 Forumite
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    jenner wrote: »
    what did your career advisor at school say to your idea when you told him!!!

    Me? I wanted to be an astronaut but didn't want to travel far from home.
    ;-)
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 24,670 Forumite
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    dave0000 wrote: »
    drug dealing is ILLEGAL


    I'm left reeling by this post, and I am still trying to work out who is out-ironying whom.

    Oh, and as Lincroft said, your £5k-10k savings are the least of it, really. You need to work out what your skills are, as you are the business's biggest asset.

    BTW, cartridge refilling ....?
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • chopperharris
    chopperharris Posts: 1,027 Forumite
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    sports socks , sports socks , two fur a poun , two fur a poun
    Have you tried turning it off and on again?
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    I'm tempted to say that if you feel the need to ask such an open-ended question, giving no indication as to what skills you have, or what drives you, or what you aspire to.......
  • naijapower
    naijapower Posts: 1,393 Forumite
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    dave0000 wrote: »
    drug dealing is ILLEGAL
    Yes very correct. Thats what i expected in my area. But since Police turn a blind then it is fair to say it is legal. What a shame!
    On another note, what about working a private detectitive. I hear business is booming...cheating housewives, bogus insurance claims etc
  • Running_Horse
    Running_Horse Posts: 11,807 Forumite
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    Estate agent sign putter-upper. No need to buy too many sold ones yet.
    Been away for a while.
  • 1984ReturnsForReal_2
    1984ReturnsForReal_2 Posts: 15,431 Forumite
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    dave0000 wrote: »
    drug dealing is ILLEGAL



    GlaxoSmithKline do quite well out of it.
    Not Again
  • jess_norwood
    jess_norwood Posts: 10 Forumite
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    I'd agree with DropBeat about IT-based careers like iPhone or web development. When I started out my initial outlay was tiny - probably only a few hundred (unless you count the cost of going to uni to learn it in the first place - but degree/no-degree is a whole other debate!) After 3 years my annual running costs are still very low - mainly just hosting and a bit of advertising.

    The main thing to remember is that you could go for months before your business starts to turn a profit, during which time you still need to eat :) If you're planning to quit your day job whilst developing your new business, I'd allow most of your savings just to cover this.
  • misskool
    misskool Posts: 12,832 Forumite
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    Thread moved to the small business board for ideas, this is not the right place for it
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