Help would be appreciated

DCFC79

19lottie82 wrote: »

Hi OP, just an idea..... could you not get a job for the moment and try the detailing side of things during evenings / weekends for friends and friends of friends, without the van? Then you can get a feel for the market, your skills, and also get some cash saved up towards a van, if you think it will be worth it?

To be honest OP this is a good option, you could do the valeting and over a period of time you can gauge whether there's enough work for you to do it full time.

27col

outstanding wrote: »

Not to mention the fact that I'm a very hard working person...

Means nothing. There are millions of "very hard working" persons out there who are struggling to bring home a living wage.
All of us would be rich if all we had to do was to work hard.
Even if you do manage to start a business. It will never thrive if all the profits are being syphoned off to pay a debt that is not your responsibility.
The creditors need to accept the reality of their situation. That is, that they are going to have to wait a long while for their money.
You getting annoyed with people because they are not saying what you want to hear will not help you problem in the slightest.

jaydeeuk1

outstanding wrote: »

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I could write a book about this so i'll just keep it at that for now..

There ya go, free business advice. Quicker and easier than setting up a valeting business.

[Deleted User]

JamesJLee wrote: »

May GOD be with you brother.. Everything will be fine.

Indeed. Perhaps God could provide the sponges and clean out the ashtrays.

Reported for spam and stupidity.

pinnit2014

Only if the sponges are leased, and cleaning is not done via a 0 hour contract.

JamesJLee

you should first sum up all the expenses required for starting the business and also you should have some extra in your pocket. Remember, no business starts to give profit just after you have established it.. it takes time. so you have to bear the initial regular charges in order to keep it working.

grumbler

suite001 wrote: »

Sorry , I have nothing to say to you………

Shut up then?

bsms1147

Make your own start in life and don't pay for your father's mistakes, you will make yourself more unwell doing so.

wishus

Remember if you are doing any kind of work for yourself, you will need to be savvy with HMRC requirements. You won't be able to pocket/give your dad all your profit, unless that profit is under the threshold for tax.

While you're so young, I'd seriously consider just getting one or two jobs rather than working for yourself in what is essentially an over-subscribed business area, low-skilled and where your competition may not even be paying their workers properly. I know this, because a friend started a car-valetting business after working for someone else for a couple of years and the competition just got too much.