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£2500 to start a business. What could I do?

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  • Mistral001
    Mistral001 Posts: 5,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    I would wait until you are in a job you like and then make the decision to start your own business. That way the decision will be for the right reasons.
  • VintageBelle
    VintageBelle Posts: 324 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 2 April 2019 at 1:22PM
    I think paying off debts is much more viable. As someone else has stated you can start a small ebay business with a few hundred pounds so it's something you could do as well as paying off your debts.


    Take your time to research and plan your business before investing money that could be useful elsewhere.


    If you are in a position to save a little extra cash from your job to start a small business it gives you time to plan.
  • trailingspouse
    trailingspouse Posts: 4,042 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    edited 13 April 2019 at 10:23AM
    Pay off the debt.
    Most people who run their own business have the idea first, then go looking for the finance. And as others have said, you might not actually need much in the way of finance - we started ours with just a desk, a computer, a cracking idea, 30 years of solid experience in the industry, and 10 years spent getting the right specialist experience.
    No longer a spouse, or trailing, but MSE won't allow me to change my username...
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    A_to_B wrote: »
    by just simply linking to us (pm for more details).
    self promotion is not what this forum is for
  • longwalks1
    longwalks1 Posts: 3,828 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Aside from the debt, following this thread with interest
  • Elise1912
    Elise1912 Posts: 54 Forumite
    a) congratulations! b) yes it absolutely can be done, you can start a business with £300! c) read the my wife quit her job blog for ideas on small ecommerce business ideas. totally legit!
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