My next leap of faith
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:04 am
Some of you will be aware that I gave up the salaried career some 18 months ago and bought a franchise that undertook mobile automotive cosmetic repairs - it has been a real 'baptism of fire' and very successful - whilst it is far more enjoyable being out of the rat race and working for myself the demands of the franchise are very heavy - I either had to invest, recruit staff & expand OR take another option and the other option won ! So in September I released the franchise territory (by contract I am not allowed to become independent and carry on doing the same thing but it's not what I wanted to do anyway, that and recent back injury had an influence on what happens next)
At the start of October 'Flat Cap Classic Cars' was born - I have a really nice home workshop, enough contacts within the classic trade and the diary is filling quickly. This is a full employment circle having served an apprenticeship in classic car restoration I left the trade after 5 years but have always continued to own several classics and have restorations on the go in the background. 35 years after leaving the trade and now back in it - techniques have advanced and I am a few decades the wiser. It is more about doing something that I really enjoy but of equal importance is the 'work life balance' factor - nothing beats the very short walk across the drive to the workshop which is only equal to the walk back to the house. I have a few more tweaks to make in order to get the workshop to the standard that I want but this has to be balanced with the workload - talking of which I need to crack on - I will post up the interesting stuff that heads through the shop as it happens
At the start of October 'Flat Cap Classic Cars' was born - I have a really nice home workshop, enough contacts within the classic trade and the diary is filling quickly. This is a full employment circle having served an apprenticeship in classic car restoration I left the trade after 5 years but have always continued to own several classics and have restorations on the go in the background. 35 years after leaving the trade and now back in it - techniques have advanced and I am a few decades the wiser. It is more about doing something that I really enjoy but of equal importance is the 'work life balance' factor - nothing beats the very short walk across the drive to the workshop which is only equal to the walk back to the house. I have a few more tweaks to make in order to get the workshop to the standard that I want but this has to be balanced with the workload - talking of which I need to crack on - I will post up the interesting stuff that heads through the shop as it happens
do you have a website set up for this new venture?