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Young people increasingly attracted to becoming their own boss

A slightly different take on the self employed sector compared to Citizens Advice's recent article ?

"Increasing numbers of the UK’s “generation Y” are attracted by the prospect of working for themselves

The entrepreneurial zeal amongst the country

Started by Gary RK in Business

6 Replies · Reply by Gavin Gray Dec 7, 2015

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Looking for some advice please , not looking for folk slaging me off as av seen on some sites before :) if you dont ask you dont know :)

I am very new to this game, started 2 years ago doing site maintenance and general tidying ups , pressure washing etc. From there I now have built up a very good business and now employ 5 staff , this summer we helped out a big company with grass cut

Started by Darren Horne in Groundscare

33 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Dec 7, 2015

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The politics of reporting...

A bit of light hearted comedy; came across this piece of the script from the BBC's "Yes, Prime Minister". Still so funny, yet so true:

Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who

Started by Gary RK in Info

3 Replies · Reply by Paul McNulty Dec 6, 2015

Show us your vehicles

This is my L200 warrior 2008. What do you use?

Started by Chris Auld in Vehicles

192 Replies · Reply by David Hammond Dec 6, 2015

Your weapon of choice?

In my simplistic naivety I believe there are four levels or stages in a (landscape) gardener's evolution, namely:

1 . Estate car

2 . Car with decent trailer

3 . Van or pickup

4 . Flatbed or vehicle fleet

I'm a newbie at stage 2 with 4x4 and alloy, high-si

Started by Chris in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

46 Replies · Reply by Andrew Midgley Dec 6, 2015

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Lack of support pushing thousands from self-employment

"Barriers to becoming self-employed are holding back thousands of people who would love to work for themselves, according to a new report.

Fewer than half of those who aspire to be self-employed are able to achieve their goal, according to Citizens A

Started by Phil Voice in Careers

3 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Dec 5, 2015

Newbie 49 year old seeking advice!

Good evening all!

I have for the past 15 years worked as a Specialist Paramedic in the south west, and during the past few years enjoyed some general garden maintenance and low level landscaping work for a few clients built up over this time. I found

Started by Simon Corbett in Design, Accountancy, and Business

14 Replies · Reply by Simon Corbett Dec 5, 2015

Snow clearing, is it worth the hassle?

After few inches of Snow has fallen overnight and frozen, is it worth the hassle to offer a basic path/drive clearing service?

is it a legal nightmare thats not worth entering? As we are in the Sue for trips and falls, and people are out to sue for an

Started by Richard in Groundscare

10 Replies · Reply by Gavin Gray Dec 5, 2015

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Anti-Lawn Care Ban in Maryland USA, Leaves Industry Seeking Answers

The concerns voiced by many in the US some years ago has started to materialise in sections of Maryland USA (adjacent State of the US Congress in Washington DC) and appears to have blindsided the US lawn care industry. While it's 'over-the-pond', the

Started by Gary RK in Pesticides

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van layouts

Hey all,

ive just ordered a lwb 350 transit for delivery in january but having trouble thinking about van layouts/shelving etc. Anyone got any tips/pics etc of theres. Im mainly in garden maintenance & restoration end of things.

cheers,

darragh

Started by darragh connolly in Machinery

4 Replies · Reply by Gavin Gray Dec 5, 2015

problem with pro member subscription

Hi,

I was trying to sign up as a pro member to the site but cant seem to as im in Ireland. Am I doing something wrong? please tell me

cheers,

darragh

Started by darragh connolly in Business

8 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Dec 5, 2015

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Throughout December we are having a new offer everday until we break up for the holidays.

Be sure to check back here daily or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CountrySupplies25

to keep up. I'm a bit late getting the up so here are the fir

Started by Country Supplies in Deals

4 Replies · Reply by Robbie Dec 4, 2015

Acrylic boundary panels for a rural garden in Chesham..

I am looking for some advice please as this is the first time I have used this product in this way..

I am currently re-designing a garden in Chesham where my client's dearest wish is to maintain the open view of adjoining fields and also to combat the

Started by Judi Samuels Garden Design in Design

5 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Dec 4, 2015

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Hedge cutter cleaning

Evening,What does everyone use to clean off the build up of sap and grime from their hedge cutter blades? I lube them regularly but still get the stubborn build up I don't seem to be able to shift.Thanks in advance

Started by Si @ GS in Machinery

21 Replies · Reply by Richard Gadsby Dec 3, 2015

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Battery Strimmer & Blower

Over winter we'll be looking to re-fresh our strimmer kit, and possibly onw of the blowers. In the main, we have Stihl petrol strimmers and blowers (a couple of handheld and 1 older backpack).

One thing that struck me was the large push in battery mac

Started by Andrew Watts in Machinery

14 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Dec 3, 2015

Are these any good?

Started by Chris in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

11 Replies · Reply by Chris Dec 2, 2015

crb check

I have the chance to quote for some work at a primary school, will be going for a meeting latter in the week, but I am not sure what checks are carried out!

I am sure I will need to provide a crb check, this is not an issue but i am unsure exactly wha

Started by matt day in Health and Safety

4 Replies · Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd Dec 1, 2015

Lost in translation, importer's nightmare

Many of you import goods from China. Besides the initial culture shock, have you ever come across the miss translation problem?

An artificial grass importer quit his manufacturer because he cannot understand his sales agent the manufacturer assigned t

Started by Jenny Mellish in Business

6 Replies · Reply by Jenny Mellish Dec 1, 2015

Lost in translation, importer's nightmare

Many of you import goods from China. Apart from the initial culture shock, have you ever come across the mistranslation problem?

An artificial grass importer quit his manufacturer because he cannot understand the sales agent his manufacturer assigned

Started by Jenny Mellish in Jobs

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Wolf tools any good?

for a relative newbie doing domestic gardens, are wolf tools up to much?

Started by Chris in Groundscare, Landscaping, and Machinery

24 Replies · Reply by Chris Nov 30, 2015

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