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Starting my own business any tips?
Boggert:
If you are looking for a loan, you'll ned to put together a business plan and work out some figures.
Nobber:
im in the process at the moment , im tyring to start an off road tour/adventure holiday business in greece.
very different thing to the kind of thing you want to do but the first step would be to assess your legal requirements. you really do need to keep your back clean.
solicitors are not cheap but some will offer a free session to advise you on what legal procedures you need to address.
redhand:
Talk to your local carhire companies they often have cars they need collecting. from various parts of the country. They will probably already have someone who does it for them but if they hit a busy spot or the other company let them down it could be your lucky break.
muddyweb:
Collection / Delivery service... should work out. There is always call for 'man-and-a-van' services, eBay has regular advertisers for moving vehicles and there are possibly some regular contracts you could pick up. Breaking vehicles for parts on a commercial basis is a whole different hatful of spiders. The environmental controls you need to have in place to dismantle vehicles may make it cost-prohibitive... think very carefully before commiting to this and make sure you cost it fully before you spend any money !
Exporting vehicle parts still seems to be one of the best outlets for parts, and you can still attract good money... you just need to find the right contacts to do it.
There are people who dismantle vehicles, flog the bits on eBay or the like and get away without the beauracrcy, but I know for a fact that planning and environmental authorites are cracking down on unlicenced breakers.... all you need is for someone to tip them the nod (be it a neighbour, competitor or just someone who likes to stir up trouble) and you might find yourself with big fines and no income.
Hope that helps and gives some food for thought !
redhand:
However registering as a licensed breaker is relatively painless and cheap. It's meeting the environmental side of it that costs. oil collection tyre disposal etc etc.
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