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  • 26-09-2015 11:15am
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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭


    My new business started well then over last 3 weeks went from 500 euro a week to 150. Shall i go back and say the business has bombed or shall i wait boredom has set in


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    jjll wrote: »
    My new business started well then over last 3 weeks went from 500 euro a week to 150. Shall i go back and say the business has bombed or shall i wait boredom has set in

    Try working out why your business bombed in the last few weeks and fix the problems. If you're bored, you're doing it wrong. Get busy fixing things.


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    jimmii
    Registered Users Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    How long has your business been going? I wouldn't worry about the numbers for the first 6 months at least and just focus on getting as much awareness as possible within your target market. No getting away from the fact the first months of any business are tough no point going into something if you are just going to give up after a few weeks.


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    goz83
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭goz83


    I see you're only in business a few weeks. Without knowing anything about the business, all I can say is that you're likely not giving it a chance and negativity will drive people away.


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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭jjll


    Thanks for replies just on very slow day can be disheartening but will get on with it


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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭jjll


    Well seven months in and now about 1650 in debt well business owes me that im coming up to the 75% kept on allowance. Was thinking of going in saying im looking to go back on dole but what are chances


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    jimmii
    Registered Users Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Sorry to hear things haven't gone so well. No harm going in and asking you're not going to be any worse off.

    If you look at the business honestly do you think its just flawed and is just not something that can work where you are or do you think there is another reason why its not turned out how you thought?


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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭jjll


    jimmii wrote: »
    Sorry to hear things haven't gone so well. No harm going in and asking you're not going to be any worse off.

    If you look at the business honestly do you think its just flawed and is just not something that can work where you are or do you think there is another reason why its not turned out how you thought?

    Tried it all to get it going but it just wont go over 200 euro a week which doesn't even pay the bills


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    jjll wrote: »
    Tried it all to get it going but it just wont go over 200 euro a week which doesn't even pay the bills

    You might get some advice if you give an idea what you're selling and what you've tried.


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    jimmii
    Registered Users Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    jjll wrote: »
    Tried it all to get it going but it just wont go over 200 euro a week which doesn't even pay the bills

    Yeh thats just not going to work! Do you think it can be rescued?


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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭jjll


    jimmii wrote: »
    Yeh thats just not going to work! Do you think it can be rescued?

    No chance


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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭jjll


    jjll wrote: »
    No chance

    Its weather i would be allowed to go back on it or sit tight


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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭jjll


    jjll wrote: »
    Its weather i would be allowed to go back on it or sit tight


    Do i see the welfare office or go enterprise office and say i am closing it down ina month


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    17larsson
    Registered Users Posts: 466 ✭✭17larsson


    What type of work do you do?


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    jjll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭jjll


    17larsson wrote: »
    What type of work do you do?


    I own a shop but it only making just over 200 euro a week


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    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    Go back to the Enterprise Office if they are the ones you dealt with and tell them where things are at and see what your options are.


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