£1700 needed - money raising ideas?

jessicamb

I think the ironing is a fab idea but dont do yourself down in terms of pricing. At £6-7 an hour I would probably bite your hand off to do my ironing. If its possible check to see what other companies charge locally - and charge a similar market rate. If you have a car maybe offer collection/delivery as part of the service - you could always charge a little extra.

In terms of advertising depending on how local you want the business to be try advertising in the local newsagents but I think most of your business would come from dropping leaflets through letterboxes - maybe with a 10% introductoruy voucher or something as an incentive?? Just a thought.

Although its cash in hand you should also register as self employed and pay over the appropriate taxes/NI as its classed as income.

Good luck

(Having said all the above I also suggest looking into matched betting which James mentioned above)

chitty

steve700 wrote:

lynzpower wrote:

my sister pays 2.00 for a shirt ironed.
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It'd be cheaper to just buy new at Matalan, Peacocks or Asda, wouldn't it?

Yes it would, but you'd still have to iron it

steve700

chitty wrote:

steve700 wrote:

Yes it would, but you'd still have to iron it

Nope, you could just throw them away each time......

james32_uk

steve700 wrote:

chitty wrote:

Nope, you could just throw them away each time......

Steve's obviously one of those who thinks they dont need to iron a new shirt and walks around all day totally oblivious to the fact that he has huge creases running down the back and front of his shirt

inspiremetosave

I used to have someone doing my ironing and she charged a £ for a lb

scottish_blend

Ali-OK wrote:

I really want to do this, but can't get my head around it.

me too - fancy trying to work it out together?

mrs_mug_2

Thank you for your suggestions everyone. Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I've been internet-less.

2nd job is a no go as I have small children and no one to look after them but ironing and matched betting might be goers.

Bring it on!