In response to: i might start a plastering business, i might sell my celica car and buy a van and advertise for plastering work, any tips would be a help
Do you have enough capitol(funds) to start a business?
Have you checked into the details on how to start a business and the commitment you will be making to that kind of business?
Ccincy: Do you have enough capitol(funds) to start a business?Have you checked into the details on how to start a business and the commitment you will be making to that kind of business?
well i'm in the building game over 15 years, and learnt quit a lot, i mastered the plastering trade and would like to start my own business, yes i have funds it's just a matter of finding work in a country that is going through a ressesion
Will you be a self contractor? Or will you incoporate?
Can you afford the insurance that you will need to protect yourself from liability issues? Liability insurance is a must and the insurer is not bound by law (at least in the U.S.) to cover your liability if they find you at fault. Having insurance is not a sure-fire protection.
You should seek the advice of a legal consultant who might be able to best advise on what the requirements are and how best to proceed. Tax reporting in itself and proper accounting principles in place are essential.
Don't complicate yourself to much. step by step. if you find out it is good,you are comfy and the benefits let you pay the bills.then you can take big desitions Pedro, good luck!
pedro27: i might start a plastering business, i might sell my celica car and buy a van and advertise for plastering work, any tips would be a help
Might be easier to get plastered
Take that as a joke Pedro..........Working for yourself has a lotta advantages, but also it´s risks. How many contacts ya got??? Ur young enuf to survive if it doesn´t work out, soooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Take that as a joke Pedro..........Working for yourself has a lotta advantages, but also it´s risks. How many contacts ya got??? Ur young enuf to survive if it doesn´t work out, soooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking that but believe Pedro swore off drinking.
BRICKLAYER'S ACCIDENT (might want to reconsider) This is a bricklayer's accident report that was printed in the newsletter of the English equivalent of the Workers' Compensation Board. So here, thanks to John Sedgwick is this Bricklayer's report.
Dear Sir: I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block #3 of the accident reporting form. I put "Poor Planning" as the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the following details will be sufficient.
I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-storey building. When I completed my work, I found I had some bricks left over which when weighed later were found to weigh 240 lbs. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley which was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor.
Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly to insure a slow descent of the 240 lbs of bricks. You will note on the accident reporting form that my weight is 135 lbs.
Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building.
In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding downward at an equally impressive speed. This explains the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collarbone, as listed in Section 3, accident reporting form.
Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley which I mentioned in Paragraph 2 of this correspondence. Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of the excruciating pain I was now beginning to experience.
At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground-and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, the barrel weighed approximately 50 lbs.
I refer you again to my weight. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the building.
In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and severe lacerations of my legs and lower body.
Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked.
I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move and watching the empty barrel six stories above me, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope.
Charge less than usual,and if you do a good job,clients will be after you,NOT yourself after clients.-
pedro27: well i'm in the building game over 15 years, and learnt quit a lot, i mastered the plastering trade and would like to start my own business, yes i have funds it's just a matter of finding work in a country that is going through a ressesion
pedro27: i might start a plastering business, i might sell my celica car and buy a van and advertise for plastering work, any tips would be a help
Don't listen to the negatives if you truly want something go for it sure you might fail but perhaps you might not, isn't it better to look back and say I tried than wonder what if
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