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Perhaps not. I was on low income, not no income ;-) Btw it's good that you have posted something on your workshop's Facebook status after a long gap. It's worth while to keep doing.

I'm unemployed (full time studies), and was low income while running the business. But I've never been the average person.

This perhaps reflects the makeup of the Somersoft forum, as a group which is perhaps more aware of money management than the average ocker.

A Subway franchise can be good if you build a new store. But there's a lot of people who want to do that. You're generally only allowed if you have a track record of running an existing store quite well. An existing store on a small to medium turnover is no enough to provide a wage for a hands...

Often it's just something people love. They might not sell much, but presumably enough to pay the rent. They get to sit and read all day and listen to soft peaceful background music. There is a network of second hand book dealers through the internet, where you can search for titles...

My dad used to be in the retail book trade. But he got out 30 years ago. Even then he wasn't able to sell it as a going concern, despite making a good living from it. You had to know it pretty well to do well from it, otherwise you could end up with a lot of dead stock.

If I can get into employment again, I would regard it just as something to support my property investment business and to help it grow.

BTW, the fact that I had the business run me doesn't mean that business is bad. It does mean that I was not good at it. I have seen many other people in the same system do very well, with a lot of stores and a big income. I struggled the whole time, while working my backside off. There was a...

I agree with TMNT. I've done the self employed running a hospitality business- or rather, have it run me. I'd love to be an employee again. I'm a full time student ATM.