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Why NICEIC? why not one of the other scams, NICEIC aren't the B all and end all you know

Yep subbed for company's using various ones pal and fully agree, IMO niceic are not the best it's just what people have heard of and trust, I believe people who are not in the electrical business believe niceic is the equivalent of what gas safe is. Of course this is my opinion of what I have found and most schools and large company's specify only niceic company's. It would make its money back in not losing jobs imo
 
This would be my aim but I seem to get rang up to do domestic work for people, but never from a office to say move floor boxes. Just wondering how you would find the work in commercial

BNI meetings, British chamber of commerce, local business network groups, actively canvassing office interior specialists, shop fitting firms, partition and grid ceiling firms, air con firms and so on. It all depends on how much leg work you are willing to put in really....once you get your foot in the door and do the job to a good standard and at a reasonable price, on time, budget and so on then jobs should start coming in through word of mouth. It wont happen over night and you may have to do a bit of networking which isn't to everyone's taste but unless your lucky most things don't just fall on your lap.
 
Yep I do understand this but I get rang up a lot to do domestic jobs where other sparks have messed people about and been unreliable. It's seems people are willing to pay decent money for a reliable and competent spark.
I only do domestic work, and get a small amount of work from local advertising etc, but probably not enough to survive on (not knowing your personal circumstances). My main income is from word of mouth advertising and big chunk from other trades, builders, kitchens & bathroom fitters.

So to concentrate in one field, starting up for yourself, might be problematic. Subbying for others, might put you in good stead early on, before you build up your own business.

Good advice from the other guys about domestic work, people want to skin a fart nowadays. 'I'll buy all the materials from Screwfix/B&Q, if you just provide the labour', is a phrase I often hear. So finding a niche in the commercial/industrial field, might make life easier.

I read here how others have kept a day time job, as well as being self employed, building up a business. Difficult balancing act I would expect.

That said, having worked for various employers, very much like being self employed sole trader (apart from talking to yourself all day!). Good luck.
 

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