sat 19th Jan-
we've all been at the shop all day. juggled kids etc and all managed to get loads done.
we started this project with a "hey, yes, let's run some workshops!" and the full horror of what we have done is starting to sink in!
So far –
we have had strange negotiations with the owners of the site we are on. They are unorthodox to say the least! They contradict each other and change their mind like the wind. we really had to support each other through many occasions where one or another of us wanted to tell them to poke it!
By trial and error we have found out which one of us can talk to them most effectively (me, unfortunately) at the moment. They do have fads and favourites though, so this may change!
We then had to scrape together some money. We are doing this with a few hundred petty cash! We are looking at funding and have one application in. We have to make this a priority, although after talking to our business advisor, I'm not worried.
Our business advisor – a wise man who rattles out hints, tips, contacts, ideas and opinions like a machine gun. I don't think he was expecting Anna's and my son to be wandering all over the floor during the meeting, throwing raisins around and pulling at his jacket, but he coped very well!
The business advisor is invaluable and I would definitely recommend hooking up with one if yu are trying to do ANYTHING! Ours has gone through aims, business plan. personal objectives, funding, which type of company we will be, training, how to register a company, networking, sustainability – all in two sessions. He is also going to use our place to run some free training on setting up a business. Great for artists and the other businesses in the Enterprise Centre we are located on.
