I am in the process of starting up a small carpentry business and I'm weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of hiring an employee from the get go or using subcontractors instead.
I'm wondering if anyone has done a similar approach using subcontractors and if it worked out well or was a bad idea?
I am working on starting a small business to help other small businesses actually start using AI in their day-to-day, rather than it staying this vague "we should probably look into that" thing.
One of the first things I built is a free 2-minute AI readiness check — a few quick questions about how a business runs day to day, and it shows where AI could realistically save time or money, ranked by opportunity.
Still figuring out the best way to get this in front of actual small business owners rather than just people already into AI. Any advice on how you'd approach that, or what's worked for you getting a new service noticed by local business owners, would be really appreciated. Thanks.
Hi everyone,
I’ve been putting in the work — cold calls, emails, walking into businesses — but it hasn’t clicked the way I hoped.
I’d really appreciate any advice, guidance, or mentorship from people who’ve grown a small service business in Ireland. Even a few pointers would mean a lot.
For context: I help local shops, salons, cafés, offices and home workers with PC setup, WiFi fixes, printers, POS systems, and general workspace optimisation.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share some wisdom.
Niall
Workspace Solutions
Wexford Town
I am working on starting a small business to help businesses implement ai in their workflow to optimise their productivity and revenue.
one of the simplest ways is to implement a voice agent that takes calls after hours so service based businesses don't miss out on new client or inquires.
Any advice how to approch this really appreciated.
I'm a marketing consultant and see a lot of business owners who are grinding hard but stuck on the marketing side: Sales down, footfall down, no idea why the phone isn't ringing, trouble with the cash flow etc...
So here's the offer: I'll work with two business owners, for free, on real marketing. Doesn't matter what kind of business you run. Cafe, handyman, gardening, manufacturing, whatever. This is not a "let me build you a website or do a SEO audit" post. I can do that too, but that's not what this is.
This is actual strategy. What's not working, why and what to do about it. The stuff that moves the needle.
If that's you, drop a comment or DM me. First two businesses who seem like a genuine fit, I'll take them on.
For any small business owners. Especially in Ireland.
I am wondering what you wish you had known prior to starting your business, what you would do differently if starting again and any advice prior to starting, thanks!
I'm a marketing consultant and see a lot of business owners who are grinding hard but stuck on the marketing side: Sales down, footfall down, no idea why the phone isn't ringing, trouble witg tge cash flow etc...
So here's the offer: I'll work with two business owners, for free, on real marketing. Doesn't matter what kind of business you run. Cafe, handyman, gardening, manufacturing, whatever. This is not a "let me build you a website or do a SEO audit" post. I can do that too, but that's not what this is.
This is actual strategy. What's not working, why and what to do about it. The stuff that moves the needle.
If that's you, drop a comment or DM me. First two businesses who seem like a genuine fit, I'll take them on.