Setting Up a Business

[m^rk]

Has anyone Else set up a Business after Leaving School with No Formal Qualifications?

 

Unfortunately for me I left School with No Qualifications but I am trying my very Best to rectify that by setting my own Business up.

 

I am currently taking Business Courses & also Having 1 on 1 Tuition with a very Good business Adviser from the Chamber of commerce whilst trying to Secure a Low Interest Loan through the Princes Trust.

 

It's Incredibly Hard work But I am determined to make something of my life for mine & my Familys sake Especially after the Trials & tribulations & the Tragic Events that I have been through in my life.

 

The Trade that i am looking to set up in is Fibreglass Laminating I already Have a couple of Years Experience in the Fibreglass Trade so I already know how to make anything out of Fibreglass.

 

I can Make Dormer window Roofs Window Canopies Pillasters columns Door Heads & surrounds Porticoes Etc.

 

Here is An Example of the Fibreglass Products for Houses that i will be Making if i can get my Business up & Running.

 

http://www.stormking.co.uk/

 

I will be having a Site & Brochures made & i will also be Distributing Leaflets some time in the next couple of months so you will be able to check the products that i will be making to a High Standard through the site.

 

So if anyone Ever Needs any Dormers bay window canopies door canopies Pillasters Door Heads + surrounds porticoes you no who to contact.

 

Mark

[mr_busdriver]

There are lots of very successfull businessmen who left school with no quals, many has dyslexia (Richard Branson for example)

 

And if you google Dragons Den (the TV programme) and look at the profiles of the dragons you will find many of them lack quals, indeed one of them

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Farleigh

 

was seen to be backward

 

 

 

To me, being academic is OK, however to be a sucessfull businessman you need something different. Its said most successfull entrepeneurs tend to be the worst employees (get sacked loads), however on their own, are the bees knees and see things others can't

 

 

Good luck, just go out and do it. Your lack of an academic background certainly would be no barrier, as has been proved by others in the past.

[m^rk]

There are lots of very successfull businessmen who left school with no quals, many has dyslexia (Richard Branson for example)

 

And if you google Dragons Den (the TV programme) and look at the profiles of the dragons you will find many of them lack quals, indeed one of them

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Farleigh

 

was seen to be backward

 

 

 

To me, being academic is OK, however to be a sucessfull businessman you need something different. Its said most successfull entrepeneurs tend to be the worst employees (get sacked loads), however on their own, are the bees knees and see things others can't

 

 

Good luck, just go out and do it. Your lack of an academic background certainly would be no barrier, as has been proved by others in the past.

 

Cheers I Have the Determination & Drive to Succeed the Crucial Parts are Learning the Business side of things as I have never Managed my own Business before and it's going to tak alot of Hard work but like i say i am Determined to make a real go of it in make a Success of it.

[mr_busdriver]

Cheers I Have the Determination & Drive to Succeed the Crucial Parts are Learning the Business side of things as I have never Managed my own Business before and it's going to tak alot of Hard work but like i say i am Determined to make a real go of it in make a Success of it.

 

 

 

 

there the 2 main things you need to make a business work.

[DIVA]

There are lots of very successfull businessmen who left school with no quals, many has dyslexia (Richard Branson for example)

 

And if you google Dragons Den (the TV programme) and look at the profiles of the dragons you will find many of them lack quals, indeed one of them

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Farleigh

 

was seen to be backward

 

 

 

To me, being academic is OK, however to be a sucessfull businessman you need something different. Its said most successfull entrepeneurs tend to be the worst employees (get sacked loads), however on their own, are the bees knees and see things others can't

 

 

Good luck, just go out and do it. Your lack of an academic background certainly would be no barrier, as has been proved by others in the past.

 

Well said. I actually think that not being too academically-minded can sometimes be an advantage, when starting up in business. Many more qualified people are tempted by steady, pretty good wages, and others tend to be 'perfectionists', so tend to keep putting off going into business.

[m^rk]

There is a few things that have Annoyed me so far with trying to set a Business up.

 

1. when i first contacted the Princes Trust about setting my own business up i was passed on to about 6 or 7 people before i got the right person to Deal with my application for a Low Interest Loan.

 

2. I have been messed about constantly by the Job centre trying to force me into Jobs that I Don't want to do and that are at the minumum wage to £6 an hour at Best not to mention the Fact that they had to Re-interview me for the New Deal Process Even though it was Not My Fault I had to be taken off of the New Deal scheme due to the Tragic events of September but no this is The Job centre we are talking about here.

 

3.Now that I have Finally got the person I need to speak to/see about the Low Cost Loan I am being constantly messed about again she promised to call me 2 or 3 times and i have still not received a call. It's totally unprofessional on her part but i just have to bite me Tongue and get on with it and make sure that i do get to speak to her & secure a meeting with her about the Low Interest Loan.

[DIVA]

You seem to be learning quickly. Business, especially at the start, often involves being patient, humble, and biting your tongue. You're right not to burn your bridges, but don't be afraid of hassling them, it shows you're keen, persistent and not going to fall at obstacles. Always call her by her name when you speak to her, she'll feel a bit more empathy with you.

[m^rk]

You seem to be learning quickly. Business, especially at the start, often involves being patient, humble, and biting your tongue. You're right not to burn your bridges, but don't be afraid of hassling them, it shows you're keen, persistent and not going to fall at obstacles. Always call her by her name when you speak to her, she'll feel a bit more empathy with you.

 

Don't worry if there is anyone that needs to be Hassled I will sort it out I am getting back in contact with the woman from the princes Trust in the Morning anyway to Arrange a Meeting aswell as ringing the Bloke from NEDCC who was supposed to be ringing me about Arranging a Viewing for an Industrial Unit but he is another one who has not Kept his Promises.

[sharpend]

Duncan Bannatyne did it with not only no qualifications but a dishonourable discharge from the navy and a criminal record.

 

Good Luck:thumbsup:

[mr_busdriver]

Duncan Bannatyne did it with not only no qualifications but a dishonourable discharge from the navy and a criminal record.

 

Good Luck:thumbsup:

 

 

 

 

And you have hit the nail on the head.

 

The job centre probably will be about as much use as a soapy bath for bus passengers.

 

* no one will know how best to use it

* None of them will even show any interest