Having your own business
Jun 7th 2009, 5:03 pm
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Having your own business
Hi guys,ok so some of you have moved to oz and still look on this site and some plan on moving sometime in future.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
Jun 7th 2009, 11:12 pm
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Re: Having your own business
Hi guys,ok so some of you have moved to oz and still look on this site and some plan on moving sometime in future.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
Jun 7th 2009, 11:23 pm
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Re: Having your own business
Within the next 5 years I am intending to open a small bakery/coffee shop near our new house. I know there are literally thousands of them around but what I intend is different to what's already out there - more of what fellow Canadians would know as a "Horton's style" shop. Limited take out baked goods and cheap, quick take away coffee. No fancy half-caf double shot latte with a shake of cinnamon crap. Just coffee.
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Jun 7th 2009, 11:29 pm
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Re: Having your own business
Hi guys,ok so some of you have moved to oz and still look on this site and some plan on moving sometime in future.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
Ran my own same day logistics business in the UK for over ten years. It was hard hard work and comes with a hell of a lot of stress.
But if you can make it suceed its very rewarding. For me personally though I was glad to get out of it, it took over my life and nearly cost me my marriage and family, buy hey we did pretty good financially out of it so I am now able to say I own more than one property and mortgage free.
What are you planning to do?
Jun 8th 2009, 1:15 am
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Re: Having your own business
Within the next 5 years I am intending to open a small bakery/coffee shop near our new house. I know there are literally thousands of them around but what I intend is different to what's already out there - more of what fellow Canadians would know as a "Horton's style" shop. Limited take out baked goods and cheap, quick take away coffee. No fancy half-caf double shot latte with a shake of cinnamon crap. Just coffee.
Jun 8th 2009, 2:16 pm
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Re: Having your own business
Jun 8th 2009, 9:05 pm
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Re: Having your own business
Hi guys,ok so some of you have moved to oz and still look on this site and some plan on moving sometime in future.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
Are any of you got plans on doing or having your own business if so what and why,if i go there in the near future i would not mind doing the same,but what can one do i wonder,im sure there are lots of things that could be done and make a good living out of not like the uk where there are a million of the same things already or big businesses making it hard for ya.
I own a retail business (Newsagency) after owning the same in UK. Australia is much more small business friendly (in retail) but highly competitive than in the Tesco / Wal Mart dominated mother country.
Do research, find a suitable sector you are happy with, find the right position and with hard work you will prosper.
