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  • Working for yourself/starting a business
  • cbmotorsport
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    I’ve had enough of busting my hump to pay for my bosses next Ferrari (he has 3 now!), so have decided to leave my job and start out on my own.

    Any success stories to tell me? Reassure me!

    mikewsmith
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    Don’t ever calculate your hourly rate

    Stoner
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    went freelance in 2005, have never looked back.

    Clients gained through word of mouth.
    Always have a can do attitude.
    Build up a 6m cash cushion
    Dont sweat the lean times too much, just before it gets the darkest, the sun always seems to rise.

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    binners
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    Welcome to the roller-coaster. Sometimes its absolutely ****ing brilliant, sometimes you’ve your head in your hands, weeping (banking crashes, clients going bust oweing you thousands, that type of thing)

    I said I wouldn’t do it again after I lost everything but the clothes I was stood up in the last economic shit-storm, but after a few years of (boring, coasting) employment, I have, and I’m absolutely loving it again.

    Just go in with your eyes wide open. Getting yourself established is bloody hard work! Worth it though.

    Good luck!!!

    mikewsmith
    Free Member

    Build up a 6m cash cushion

    6 Mil or 6m tall stoner?

    cbmotorsport
    Free Member

    Don’t ever calculate your hourly rate

    Good idea…I am happy to swap money for freedom and happiness though..hopefully.

    geoffj
    Full Member

    get a good accountant

    binners
    Full Member

    Best advice anyone ever gave me:

    “When you’re really, really busy, thats when you need to be looking for work”

    true dat!

    coolhandluke
    Free Member

    I left corporate non-sense world in 2012, never looked back.

    richer, fitter, happier, lighter, healthier.

    cbmotorsport
    Free Member

    All good stuff folks.

    Best advice anyone ever gave me:

    “When you’re really, really busy, thats when you need to be looking for work”

    true dat!

    This is so true, and already true in my current role.

    Mackem
    Full Member

    Timely thread, going to be me from next month.

    zippykona
    Full Member

    Don’t take a loan to get started.

    Teetosugars
    Free Member

    Set off on my own last October.
    Only had 15 days with out paid work.
    So far, so good.
    New contract starting on Wednesday.

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