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Mowing lawns and Fixing Computers!

Evening all! Hope your all well.

Ive been racking my brains trying to think of a small business I could run in my spare time in order to pay off a little extra of my mortgage each month.

I live in a new development that is growing all the time. Its currently 800 houses but I think the finished plans are for 2000.

I work in I.T. so the obvious choice would be fixing computers. I also thought I could mow peoples lawns in the summer. Could advertise both with flyers around the development and a notice in the newsletter.

I'm guessing there would be a lot of legal stuff to go through (unless i did it for cash of course!)

Does anyone have any experience with small businesses like this to offer any advice?
Mortgage Free 22/03/17
MissWillow is my OH!

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  • merlin68
    merlin68 Posts: 2,405 Forumite
    You need to register with HMRC and complete a yearly tax return. You also need public liabilty incurance and buisness insurance on the car.
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