Help needed!!

ChickenLegs_2

Hello everyone, i was wondering if anyone could help me out...
I am looking to start my own fish and chips catering van business with my fiancee. The only problem is we do not have the money to buy one so we have been looking at loans but everyone ive tried you have to be 23 or over. I am only 22. Does anyone know of any i could try?
Many thanks

omen666

Wouldnt even bother there is no money in that sort of thing.

ChickenLegs_2

Thankyou for your reply. However if anyone has anything that's not negative to say that would be appreciated

LOOKS4U

Have you tried to see if there are any grants avaialble in your local area? Try searching on the buinsess link website.

Sorry cant put link up!

callansdad

omen666 wrote: »

Wouldnt even bother there is no money in that sort of thing.

Sounds like a well balanced and well thought out argument to me.

Wonder where Sir Alan Sugar would be today if he had been told that about his market stall?

LOOKS4U

callansdad wrote: »

Sounds like a well balanced and well thought out argument to me.

Wonder where Sir Alan Sugar would be today if he had been told that about his market stall?

HA Ha Nice one!

ChickenLegs_2

LOOKS4U wrote: »

Have you tried to see if there are any grants avaialble in your local area? Try searching on the buinsess link website.

Sorry cant put link up!

Yeah, i have looked on that, there doesn't seem to be any grants available Have also looked on Princes Trust - but no luck

Looks like i'm gonna have to wait a year till i can get a loan! Thank you for your help though!! (unlike the negative attitude from omen666)

omen666

Wasnt negative at all and not meant to be, just cannot see any money in that type of business anywhere these days. Have you researched it? Most other catering companies have all local events sewn up and there are more than enough takeaways nowadays that you are fighting a losing battle

_Andy_

All seems a bit fishy to me, for cods sake.

ChickenLegs_2

omen666 wrote: »

Wasnt negative at all and not meant to be, just cannot see any money in that type of business anywhere these days. Have you researched it? Most other catering companies have all local events sewn up and there are more than enough takeaways nowadays that you are fighting a losing battle

Where we live there are not that many take aways, and the ones that are in our area, do not all deliver. Yes, i have researched it well thank you. There are many people who do not have a car and rely on public transport to get from the villages they live, into town. A majoritory of these people would like to have a fish and chip van that comes out to their village - it offers them the chance to have a take away, where as normally they wouldn't be able to as the buses do not run late in the evening. I appreciate your comment and fair enough - you weren't trying to be negative, but i did ask if anyone could help me on loans that me and my fiancee might be able to get... I didn't ask if anyone thought it might be worth us setting up this business or if there was any money to be made in it.

jennihen

if you think it could work then go for it. A couple of school dinner ladies did this about 18 months ago in my small backwater. Not sure where to get a loan but what about a sleeping partner?