Recent content by RKTS46

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    Start up loan for van.

    Definitely can do surveying in a car, it's just that my car is not in the best condition and is quite old. This is a bad look for customers as it looks unprofessional. I did a bit of surveying with my previous company but the company cars could not be more than two years old and had to be...
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    Start up loan for van.

    Very fair advice, perhaps I have had a somewhat biased Apologies, perhaps that is an incorrect assumption! I was lucky enough to speak with an impartial advisor regarding startups and unfortunately this is an almost verbatim quite from him... "Most businesses have a cash injection from family...
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    Start up loan for van.

    I'm genuinely open to suggestions as I don't want to make a bad decision- as in walk away from the business idea? I really want to make this startup work as I am keen to have control over my own working life and income. I am entirely aware that as a general rule you need a lump sum of cash...
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    Start up loan for van.

    Jumping on this thread as I'm in the same situation as OP. Potentially got work coming up but do not have the finance for a van/vehicle, at the moment I'm going to have to hire for 65/day (ouch) which means pretty much no profit out of the work once fuel and insurance is factored in. As a...