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VVC-Geeza · 13th July 2012, 15:07

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Originally Posted by sikelsh

More than happy to design a flyer for you should you need help?

Simon

There you go Rich your luck has changed already

Nice one Simon

rich17865 · 13th July 2012, 15:19

Thanks very much Simon for the kind offer, there are currently 30000 leaflets dropping through doors as we speak! One even came through my own door yesterday and I have used this delivery company in the past so I know they do deliver them.

The only downside is I find that people keep them on the fridge or by the phone instead of calling me straight away, the sort of 'when I get round to it' pile of things. People call and say they had a leaflet last week, when I find out which version they have it was delivered 18 months ago. Good in some ways, bad in others.

I am sure something will change next week, it has never been this quiet before, this time last year I was booked up 6 weeks in advance and had 2 employees!

RKDE · 13th July 2012, 15:36

I run a small product design & engineering consultancy and its been hard for quite a while but this year even more so. I have let staff go, no subscribing to software updates and selling off any old equipment which is not really used.

Now work is slow but luckily still there and enough to keep us busy we have been working on a new website as the old one is outdated and we are working on new advertising media to help promote the company again. Its been a lot of work and I know exactly where you are coming from. I could have easily given up a few months ago but I do truly love what I do and the clients I do have are really good to work for, some have really been there to support me and there have been a few that have not.

My difficulty now is more clients holding back payments as long as they can and from this month there will be an early payment scheme going into place which will take the French approach of pay in 30 days or the bill will increase by 10% every week thereafter. Has to be done.

I hope that the flyers do you some good and get you the extra business. Other friends have had to turn their hands to making and selling items to get them through. Even I have been doing a little bit too.

Ros3 · 13th July 2012, 18:16

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Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

Yes, the new government always blame the last government for the problems while the small man suffers the cuts, job losses and pays for the mistakes. The bankers and the politicians never take any cuts in their pay and still get their pensions in full.

Aye... It feels like a right kick in the nut's mate..

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RKDE Loves to post MG 180 ZT-T SE+ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Solihull Posts: 477 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	I run a small product design & engineering consultancy and its been hard for quite a while but this year even more so. I have let staff go, no subscribing to software updates and selling off any old equipment which is not really used. Now work is slow but luckily still there and enough to keep us busy we have been working on a new website as the old one is outdated and we are working on new advertising media to help promote the company again. Its been a lot of work and I know exactly where you are coming from. I could have easily given up a few months ago but I do truly love what I do and the clients I do have are really good to work for, some have really been there to support me and there have been a few that have not. My difficulty now is more clients holding back payments as long as they can and from this month there will be an early payment scheme going into place which will take the French approach of pay in 30 days or the bill will increase by 10% every week thereafter. Has to be done. I hope that the flyers do you some good and get you the extra business. Other friends have had to turn their hands to making and selling items to get them through. Even I have been doing a little bit too. __________________ Visit my blog Project blue support the build

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rich17865 This is my second home Transit Connect Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 9,532 Thanks: 868 Thanked 1,619 Times in 1,095 Posts	Thanks very much Simon for the kind offer, there are currently 30000 leaflets dropping through doors as we speak! One even came through my own door yesterday and I have used this delivery company in the past so I know they do deliver them. The only downside is I find that people keep them on the fridge or by the phone instead of calling me straight away, the sort of 'when I get round to it' pile of things. People call and say they had a leaflet last week, when I find out which version they have it was delivered 18 months ago. Good in some ways, bad in others. I am sure something will change next week, it has never been this quiet before, this time last year I was booked up 6 weeks in advance and had 2 employees!