Hi all, some of you may have read a thread a started a while ago about job hunting is soul destroying. Well I've decided to re-evaluate my whole life and have decided to start my own consultancy business offering marketing advice to SMEs in the region. I'm on me last legs of redundancy pay but realise that I have real skills to offer small businesses who cannot afford, or who are not in the stage of recruiting a full time marketing executive/manager.

Am I a mad thing????

Your views (and work :hihi: ) kindly appreciated. CV and free initial hour upon request.

Wish me luck!

FQ
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I'm not in business so can't offer you any work, sorry! Just wanted to say good luck in giving it a go. :thumbsup: At least once in our lives we should take a risk to follow a dream. They don't all work out, but if you don't try, then there's no chance at all!

Thanks Macbeth.

"My father is a company director, and I am a company director's son!" :D

There be a prize of one hour consultancy for identifying who said that and which book it was in.

Shoo gal, you is excluded.

Thanks Macbeth.

"My father is a company director, and I am a company director's son!" :D

There be a prize of one hour consultancy for identifying who said that and which book it was in.

Shoo gal, you is excluded.

how mean!:confused:

Dear Fagqueen,

I know exactly how you feel about starting on your own, but you really don't need to. Speaking from experience of having worked for the Home Office for fourteen years and then leaving to work as a computer consultant for a couple of years as a freelancer, then moving on to a number of other jobs on a self-employed basis I know how trying and nerve racking it can be.

Most recently I started my own publishing company from scratch and employed a few tele-sales people to sell the advertising space and besides the business being very successful, having people work for you is quite a shock as they bring all their problems to work with them.....besides being late, taking time off and generally messing you about. Then their is their tax to calculate, N.I, the accountant and the bank to keep happy........ all in all having your own business is not all it is cracked up to be. In hindsight, having a good consultant may have been an appropriate step to take...but a good one does cost good money.

But a few years ago, when my wife was taken ill I had to drop everything and look after her. I then had to do what you have just done and re-evaluate evrything. After looking at all the possibilities and trying to find something that 'ticked all the boxes' I came across this business about eight months ago that is now bringing in a very good income. I work from home so that I can look after my wife and do the hours that suit me.

The website address is below. Have a look and get back to me if it may be of interest.

Derek

http://www.tinyurl.com/yaz003

Hi all, some of you may have read a thread a started a while ago about job hunting is soul destroying. Well I've decided to re-evaluate my whole life and have decided to start my own consultancy business offering marketing advice to SMEs in the region. I'm on me last legs of redundancy pay but realise that I have real skills to offer small businesses who cannot afford, or who are not in the stage of recruiting a full time marketing executive/manager.

Am I a mad thing????

Your views (and work :hihi: ) kindly appreciated. CV and free initial hour upon request.

Wish me luck!

FQ
x
Dear Fagqueen(you must cahnge that handle!),

I don't know how you've been getting on with your consultancy business since I last contacted you, but here is some advice for waht it's worth.

1. Become an 'expert' in your field. Pick on a business related topic and find out as much as you can about it.
2. Find an on-line business forum and start writing short items about that subject (without being too obvious you are touting for business
3. Try and find a local paper that will let you write business related articles (offer to do it free to start with)
4. Issue press releases about something interesting you are about to do (if you haven't got anything interesting on, make the time to find something)

Following some (or all) the above will get you noticed by local businesses. Unfortunately going down the above route can be slow if you are running out of money.

Let me know if you need any more advice or help.

Derek

useful links

www.freeinternetadvertising.co.uk
www.businessmix.co.uk
www.cardellmedia.co.uk

give it a go.

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