After nearly three years of fighting to get back on my feet after nearly going bankrupt and losing everything, I'm on the verge of giving up.
From losing many many tens of thousands through unpaid invoices. Then getting nearly sorted only to suffer an industrial accident off site and losing more time and money. Then the court case in which I had to defend myself against fraud commited by an ex employee and his girlfreind, which I was told I would never loose....and I did. To the most recent issue.
I was offered a nice job, reasonable salary and car the other week. I had been thinking about it. And then on the 16th of this month I was hit by a car, injuring me and writing off my bike. I haven't been back to work since, and therefore not earning a penny.
Today I'll know if the jobs a firm offer, if it is I think I'll take it, sad as it is though to give up after 12 years in business.
It would be nice to have an income that's mine, and to have sick pay and holidays. And go home at five, and to sleep at night. And never have to race a solo 24 and have to think about contracts the whole time your riding.
I've got a little bit of payment protection insurance money coming back to me this month. Which is very nice of the bank. Only if they'd paid it out in 2009 when I claimed it I might not have had such a hard time. It seems that what confused the bank was me being self employed. I really should have made it clearer when I stated my occupation as 'self employed' on all their documentation, it seems you are not entitled to PPI if you are self employed. You can however pay the bank for this PPI if you want or you could donate to Oxfam. 
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Someone else's job.let them worry about it. I've found it such a relief not to be burdened with all the superfluous crap of running a business. I can just concentrate on what it is I do. Which is rather enjoyable
