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Has anyone had any recent experience with becoming an ECA registered member? Does anyone know the cost involved?
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How are self employed people finding business lately? I feel like things have slowed down a bit. I've recently moved though and...
I have recently gone self employed, I am eager to get started but finding it difficult to drum up business. I have tried marketing myself on...
looking at getting started with ev charger installs, wondering if this is worth doing? do you get many requests? do I need qualifications and any...
I have injured my back and I feel it is only going to get worse over the years. My plan is to get a lad to help out 2 days a week.
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im an industrial maintenance...
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Have a potential domestic job for a few days for a friend of a friend in Basingstoke and would like to find out how much the...
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I’m currently in full time employment and want to start doing jobs on the side, obviously non notifiable ones as I couldn’t justify...
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I am pondering on the idea of using a job management software package for my business.
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No claims in years and it's gone up! It was already too high but I had no time to search. I'd be grateful for your recommendations, you've been...
Gosh, I've been asking a lot of questions today, this one's a big ask.
I don't know about the peaks and troughs of working in this industry but...
Anybody had a new website done lately by someone they would happily recommend?
Seems to be a saturation of choice online
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out of interest I have been perusing the jobs section for electricians on various job sites and wow are they really that low?
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I have been running my Sole Trader business for just over a year now and have been quite successful in keeping myself in work.
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