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Are you self employed???
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:50 pm
by AlexJ
Just curious...
I just asked the question on another forum, so i thought i would ask here also..
I have a floor sanding business and the phones and email are dead quiet at the moment, just wondered if anyone else here with there own business is feeling the backlash from a great few months of <beep> choices from Mr G.Brown.
RE: Are you self employed???
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:15 pm
by SimonFV8
I am! But bussiness is busy busy! We do marine refrigeration and air con so a stable market really. Don't suppose you fancy a trip to Southampton? I have a very old cottage and I need to have all my floors sanded as the builders I have just got rid of managed to nearly ruin them!
RE: Are you self employed???
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:15 am
by agr
Me too, i own an embroidery company, we've been rammed full of work all year but had a bit of scare from the 1st July... suddenly went dead but thankfully picking up again. Don't let the media hype drag you down!!
RE: Are you self employed???
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:12 pm
by JamieG
I think you will find most people fairly quiet compared to this time last year. I know I am but there is still business out there.
Anyone who's got their own business - we do business and corporate asset finance too including re-structuring of asset based debt or releasing cash from assets owned outright.
http://www.performancecarfinance.co.uk/ ... asset.html
RE: Are you self employed???
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:09 pm
by derdle
We're actually reasonably busy at the moment, but a lot of clients in retail are telling me that it is very quiet. I've heard of one Estate Agent closing but many others making cutbacks.
Paul
RE: Are you self employed???
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:41 am
by sonny
Im a security consultant, and buisness is booming, but then again I dont work in the UK...I only live there for 89 days a year

RE: Are you self employed???
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:38 pm
by APM

I'm busy ,booking work for december and into jan next year i supply and fit out wet rooms,bathrooms,steamrooms etc,i'm lucky
a lot of trades are quiet,the sites have been hit hard and these trades don't seem to adapt well to domestic works.
RE: Are you self employed???
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:01 am
by liamwozza
i supply and erect domestic and security fencing i didnt think things were too bad but its been dead the past month and people have now been actually cancelling work days before im due to start!so your not alone .in my town we have lost three estate agents and 2 big building firms to the receivers