Hi all,

I think that what many of the posts are revealing to me…is that the motor trade does just seem to get into your blood and that this in itself is something that spurs people on.

I suppose, one thing that we are faced with at the minute (i.e. at very much the start-up phase) is how to approach the future. We know that there are a couple of broad options –

1. Specialise and keep the number of employees down, possibly pay less overheads, and in some cases expect more of a premium for the services that we offer.

2. Generalise to a greater degree, employ more people…more billing hours (theoretically leading to more money, but also more headaches!), but not be considered as specialists in any given brand.

I am interested in this thread and the fact that there is a good mixture of thought from both newcomers and those with more experience.

To those of you that have been in business for a while, it would be good to know if you think that you would do it again, but perhaps a little differently…maybe some of you have lessons in growing too quickly, or some of you wish that you had committed more fully in terms of money sooner? From our point of view, there seem to be many opportunities, but also pitfalls and any words of wisdom at this stage are much appreciated!

Cheers,
Martina