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lynbo · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Wylye, Wiltshire

Thankfully I found this site in January and the information has been fantastic so thank you very much already.

Offically we have not begun, I left my job as Practice Manager of a busy City Centre GP surgery in December with the plan to take a few months off. Prior to that I have had over the years a few administration/managerial jobs which included being my own PA as well as doing the book keeping.

The day I left my job my partner was offered a 2 day contract as Head of Finance for a local company which gave him a good basis to start him of working for himself and I also had a tentative offer of some regular work so we thought why not. But I have been back for a few days to help with some hand over things at the surgery and that has been billed under Grovely but in my mind we don't really start until Chris has left his job and we are both home and ready to take on more work.

So instead of a few months off I have been sitting here starting to get the ball rolling trying to get some adverts, the website, talking to HMRC and insurers the adverts are all in and the website is nearly there so looks like we will be ready soon.

I am not sure if anyone has mentioned this before apologies if I have missed it. The majority of the parish magazines local to Wylye are funded through advertising and are very community based and are delivered to every household in the parish so they are proving to be a very useful form of advertising and getting the word out that we are here and what we can offer. And they are very reasonable.

We also have a local WiRE uk (Women in Rural Enterprise) group nearby who again have been very welcoming and have been useful for contacts. I have yet to brave the Federation of Small Business breakfast but like several have said before it is the selling yourself and networking with complete strangers that is a bit scary but I am sure the more I do the more confident I will be. But they do take up time in the day but fingers and toes crossed it will all be worth it in the end.

Good luck to everyone in 2008 and thank to everyone for their words of wisdom and ideas so far.

Lynbo

admindoc · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Lynbo

Welcome to SVA and good luck with your business. We have family in Calne, how close is that to you?
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lynbo · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Wylye, Wiltshire

Hi Angela

Calne is about 30 miles away.
Lynbo

admindoc · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:27 pm Post subject:

Not too far then. We're possibily heading down that way for Easter. It's a beautiful part of the country.
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lynbo · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Wylye, Wiltshire

My family home is in Mid Wales so I do miss the mountains here but Wiltshire is fabulous and the sun has just come out so it is looking fantastic out of my office window. This is the joy of working from home the only slight hiccup is I would love to be outside in the sunshine but must get some work done.
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planitpurple · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject:

Welcome Lynbo and good luck with your new business.
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Welcome and good luck with your business.
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OfficeStuff · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

Welcome Lynbo
Whereabouts in Mid Wales do your family come from? I live on the side of a hill near the Cambrian Mountains and Plynlimon.
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lynbo · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Wylye, Wiltshire

Its sound like you are in my dream spot. My family are all in Hay-on-Wye and Brecon.
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Platinum · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject:

Welcome Lynbo,

I've just recently set up myself and have also been using my local parish magazine and the little local directory/magazine to get my name "known around town". Nothing concrete yet, but friends have started mentioning that they've seen the ads, so hopefully a few clients will too.

Good luck on your new adventure!

Helen
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Peter · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:00 am Post subject:

Hello, welcome to the forum.
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OfficeStuff · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject:

Hi Lynbo
My husband has family around Brecon, which I love, and we have friends at Llanthony Priory which isn't far away from Hay, which I also think is one of the more interesting towns in Mid Wales. The ham and pineapple toasties from "The Granary" are to die for, and there are some really nice shops.
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sara - Office Bird · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:07 pm Post subject:

Welcome!

Jools · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

Hi Lynbo, and welcome :)

Charley · Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 44 Location: Havant, Hampshire

Hi and Welcome. Good luck with the business. I'm just starting up to. Not as ready as you are. There is loads of useful information of this wonderful site.
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