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I run a one man shop, trying to keep it simple but with liability ins, city tax licensing, contractors license renewals, etc., there are still a lot of cost. How many other one man shops out there.
The Golden Rule - "The man with the gold makes the rule"
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I'm a one man shop too. You're right, sometimes it seems there aren't enough hours in the day.
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admittedly,
in the last few years i have found no one that will put up with me.....
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I've been in business for 24 years, most of them as a one man operation. When a mistake is made, I know exactly whose butt to chew.
[This message has been edited by Tom (edited 03-23-2002).]
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
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Another one man shop here! Just starting out though I though I would like to have a couple guys work for me but the farther along I get the more I think I would like to work by myself.
Any opinions on this? How well has it worked for you, things you would do different.
Thanks, Wirewiz
[This message has been edited by wirewiz (edited 03-23-2002).]
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One man shop that teams up with another one man shop from time to time...
(The Joe Musser/ Musser Electric I talk about)
We did a temp service with two sub panels and six 20A GFCI WP (while in use) Recepts for a horse barn at the Greenbrier Resort...
I've finally got my foot in the door of a $30 per hour gig!
(Can't beleive I made $240 today!)
-Virgil
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66wv,
Now you can take a few weeks off!
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Just me, so far. I have gotten busier and my wife wants me to hire someone. I don't like the thought of someone counting on me to feed their family, so I am holding out.
It seems like the good help is working already and what is available is not worht hiring.
66, My hourly rate is $48 in MD, and was thinking of raising it to about $56. Although I have never worked at the Greenbrier so I guess you are still one up. Heck, I can't afford to go there for a weeekend, not that I have time. lol
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Just myself and I'm going to keep it that way.
As of April 1st, my hourly rate goes up to $45.00. If it's a customer from ****, it goes to $450.00. LOL
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Just remember this, you all had to work for someone to get those hours...now give the chance to someone else...!
I am trying to get an apprenticeship in the Cape Cod, MA area and have been trying for quite a while now...no luck.
I have been studying like a mad man and go to job sites just to see how things are done in the "Real World" and not in the books...
Take a chance on somebody if you are overworked, you never know what you may find..
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