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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    Karllacey, Thank You so much for Your answer. Many of the above are already covered, it is mostly the aspect of contacting the council and actually getting answers from them is a bit complicated. I definitely appreciate the bit about trying out with religious societies as I was more focused on...
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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    Hello everyone! I have decided to dig up this thread after a month... I have received the startup loan, got virtual office and few other things in place. I am officially starting today. I understand that it will take some time before I will be able to get any clients, but I hope for some tips...
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    Virtual Office + Work From Home expenses

    Thank You for a reply STDFR33. So basically if I have maintenance cost of say 100GBP for using the vehicle, of which about 30% of car usage would be for business, then I can claim 30GBP as an expense. Thanks for claryfing.
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    Virtual Office + Work From Home expenses

    Thank You for a reply Martin, now it is all clear to me.
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    Virtual Office + Work From Home expenses

    Hi Kevin, Thanks for Your answer. I was wondering about reasonable calculations and what I believe will be best if I will calculate square meters for flat rental, use that percentage for council tax as well and try to figure out gas, electricity and internet the otherway. Speaking of the...
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    Virtual Office + Work From Home expenses

    Hello there, Over a month ago I have posted my business plan idea and have discussed this on forums and received valuable feedback. Right now I am about to start the business. I have already made some purchases, logged them away in the spreadsheets. Because my landlord agreement does not allow...
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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    To start with I want to keep going solo until I find sufficient customer base which I schedule to last for anything between 2 and 5 months. It may be somewhere in the middle considering that I already know some care managers and have good opinion amongst both clients and care management in the...
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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    Just to be 100% sure before I launch it I will contact my landlord and the agency and discuss further details. Considering that I am always going to meet clients in their homes (as I now do in homecare), other than some address for receiving letters should not be an issue. I will not place a...
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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    Thank You very much for this answer, this will certainly be very helpful budget-wise to start out.
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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    I am not sure what do You mean, Mr D. Councils in my area pay just over 15 GBP an hour and even then clients need to pay extra fiver to supplement private companies to provide companionship. I believe that oscillating around 18GBP an hour is a good starter for myself and that is the area I want...
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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    I want to start off as sole trader. If ot is not obligatory to have an office, do You mean I can just use my home, or do not require address at all? I rent a property where contract states I may not use it for business purposes. I want to do this job myself, see how it works, grow without...
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    Michał/Drogowit - Some Slavic guy from Central Europe!

    Hello everyone! My name is Michał, AKA Drogowit. I used to work in a ship-building industry, but quickly switched to work in healthcare industry. My story with personal care started as soon as I came to the United Kingdom to work. Being able to help out others makes me happy, while still feeling...
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    Rent a Friend - Companionship startup

    Hello everyone, My first post out here, was motivated after browsing through the forums and finding a lot of friendly feedback from members, for members. I have worked as both carer and later care supervisor both in care home and home care. I got tired of doing constant extra hours that company...
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