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Warning ! Pathways To Work
Bugsbunny_2
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Now the fact that I was the first person to take part in the new program Pathways To work should in its self tell you all that I am keen to work and do not believe in malingering. I am myself on long term benifits but am keen to start working if only I can find something that I am capable of(disabled). Over the years I have tried volunteer placements, college courses and even working with family but sadly nothing has worked out. My intended self employment however I have proven that I am capable of doing this and as I have been acepted by the top agencys in this country I am obviously of suitable quality, I hold excellent references the probelm being the cost of start up.
Pathways to work are working with Inbiz they went through how much I needed I and said dont worry we will not be asking you to take a loan ( I already have debts of over £15,000 to get this far) all the money will come from grants, it is a perfectly acheivable amount, they even checked things like if I have a clean driving licence.
They kept me busy with listing advantages, disadvantages, legal requirements, getting products made up for market reasurch but nothing was really explained and my questions were not being answered (they even claimed not to have received emails despite quoting things form them !) and all the time they were saying this is an acheivable amount, we will try *** first...... I was asked to open a business bank account, I ran along and did it ! This is what made me stop.
TURNS OUT I HAVE JUST BEEN CONNED ! The bank account is duel signatry, they obsolve themselves of any debt the account gets into and they have tried to bully me into getting more debt, they only have a possible £3000 of grants money which would not even cover products let alone the equipment to make more, they claim that the work that I have made so far will be enough to not only cover my earnings, company expenses but also to purchase the first peice of equipment worth £2500 all in the first six months !
With agencys you sign to say you will make regular submissions so I could not earn from this !
It would cost me more than £3000 to get the products made up!
The amount of work that I have produced is not serfincent to last six months let alone beyond this with the resricted equipment !
They said NO LOANS from the begining so why have they changed their mind !
They claim I would take my wage out, the companys running expenses and then it is classed as profit THE BENIFITS PEOPLE SAY YOU TAKE OUT THE COST OF MATERIALS, RUNNING COSTS AND THEN WHAT IS LEFT IS CLASSED AS EARNINGS !
It has cost me nearly £1000 and I have arrived no further at earning money for my trouble ! If I didnt know my market inside and out they would have bullied me into getting further debts and carrier suiside !
Please, I am not saying dont do it just make sure you know what you are doing ! Stop and think for yourself if what they are saying is viable or not ! I am lucky that I know what I am talking about I ran circles around everything he could come up with because I know the industry better than him and I ended up with another nearly £1000 of further debt ! WATCH YOUR BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are going to start MAKING people take part in these sort of things and if they are being lied to and bullied like they tried to with me there will be alot of people ib debt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thats not counting the time and expense they have caused the bank to waist !:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
Pathways to work are working with Inbiz they went through how much I needed I and said dont worry we will not be asking you to take a loan ( I already have debts of over £15,000 to get this far) all the money will come from grants, it is a perfectly acheivable amount, they even checked things like if I have a clean driving licence.
They kept me busy with listing advantages, disadvantages, legal requirements, getting products made up for market reasurch but nothing was really explained and my questions were not being answered (they even claimed not to have received emails despite quoting things form them !) and all the time they were saying this is an acheivable amount, we will try *** first...... I was asked to open a business bank account, I ran along and did it ! This is what made me stop.
TURNS OUT I HAVE JUST BEEN CONNED ! The bank account is duel signatry, they obsolve themselves of any debt the account gets into and they have tried to bully me into getting more debt, they only have a possible £3000 of grants money which would not even cover products let alone the equipment to make more, they claim that the work that I have made so far will be enough to not only cover my earnings, company expenses but also to purchase the first peice of equipment worth £2500 all in the first six months !
With agencys you sign to say you will make regular submissions so I could not earn from this !
It would cost me more than £3000 to get the products made up!
The amount of work that I have produced is not serfincent to last six months let alone beyond this with the resricted equipment !
They said NO LOANS from the begining so why have they changed their mind !
They claim I would take my wage out, the companys running expenses and then it is classed as profit THE BENIFITS PEOPLE SAY YOU TAKE OUT THE COST OF MATERIALS, RUNNING COSTS AND THEN WHAT IS LEFT IS CLASSED AS EARNINGS !
It has cost me nearly £1000 and I have arrived no further at earning money for my trouble ! If I didnt know my market inside and out they would have bullied me into getting further debts and carrier suiside !
Please, I am not saying dont do it just make sure you know what you are doing ! Stop and think for yourself if what they are saying is viable or not ! I am lucky that I know what I am talking about I ran circles around everything he could come up with because I know the industry better than him and I ended up with another nearly £1000 of further debt ! WATCH YOUR BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are going to start MAKING people take part in these sort of things and if they are being lied to and bullied like they tried to with me there will be alot of people ib debt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thats not counting the time and expense they have caused the bank to waist !:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
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Hi Bugsbunny,
Welcome to MSE.
I am aware of the Pathways to Work programme, but I'm not really sure what your post is saying?Gone ... or have I?0 -
THEY SAID THE MONEY WAS NO PROBLEM IT WOULD NOT COME FORM LOANS AS THEY RECOGNISED I HAVE EGISTING DEBT OF OVER £15,000 AND IT WOULD ALL COME FORM GRANTS
I SPENT NEARLY £1000 TO PROVE MY BUSINESS IS VIABLE WHICH THEY AGREE IT IS AND THE GRANTS MONEY THEY HAVE SAID I CAN APPLY FOR DOES NOT EVEN COVER THE PRODUCTS TO BE MADE UP LET ALONE THE EQUIPMENT !
iF THIS WAS IN ANYWAY LIGIT TO "MAKE A EMPLOYMENT GOAL" THEN WHERES THE MONEY THEY SAID WAS AVAILIBLE TO ME !?
ALL THEY ARE INTERESTED IN AT THE END WAS PRESURING ME INTO NOT ONLY A BUSINESS THAT BECAUSE IT HAD NO WAY OF PRODUCING NEW ITEMS IT WAS THEREFORE NOT VIABLE BUT ALSO INTO FURTHER DEBT WHICH THEY ALSO STATED THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF !
IT HAS ALL BEEN A BIG FAT CON AND I AM SURE MANY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW THEIR CHOSEN INDUSTRY LIKE I KNOW MINE WILL FALL FOR THEIR PATTER ! I AM THEREFORE WARNING PEOPLE NOT TO INVEST MONEY THEY DONT HAVE NO MATTER HOW DESPARATE YOU ARE TO WORK AGAIN AND WHEN THEY FEED YOU WITH THEIR SALES PITCH WATCH OUT !!!!! GO AWAY AND TALK TO SOMEONE YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD YOU IS A BRILIANT IDEA BECAUSE THE CHANCES ARE ALL THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ARE THERE FIGURES !!
dO YOU KNOW WHAT THE SAD FACT IS !? IF THEY HAD GIVEN ME THE MONEY YEARS AGO THE FIRST TIME I APPLIED THEY WOULD HAVE SAVED THEMSELVES MORE THAN THAT AMOUNT BY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
Please don't shout.
I still do not understand how you got from joining the PTW programme, to getting in more debt?Gone ... or have I?0 -
Sorry I was in alot of debt already, I am desparate to be working again and am very upset that I have been lied to and coned into putting more money that I dont have into this ! I like everyone else deserve to be able to work !
They have joined up with Inbiz, they both told me the funding was avalible etc and part of what they made me do to get the money was keep driving to see them 50 miles +parking, then there was the business plan which I had to have internet for and finally the test products which also required the internet access !
They then turn round and say the moneys not avalible but agree you have a wonderful business plan !..................0 -
This is what comes from involving the Private Sector in the Benefits Sector.
I want to clarify something though - you say you are the first to take part in PTW - it has been going from 2003. Is it new to your area?
I also checked the Inbiz website and it states openly most of the stuff you have stated. Did you check them out before signing documents?0 -
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