Starting your own business

calfmuscle · 21-10-2013 4:00pm #1

Hey Guys,

I am finally biting the bullet and starting my own business. Ill be renting a room in a large gym and working from there. So any advice you successful or unsuccessful, health and fitness peeps have would be greatly appreciated!:)

Hanley · 21-10-2013 5:08pm

You going to our workshop?

calfmuscle · 21-10-2013 5:10pm

Hoping to but its our league final that weekend and the team are trying to change the match from the Sunday to Saturday. If that happens Ill be able to do the Sunday session. (With a very sore head

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smcgiff · 21-10-2013 5:12pm

Need to get your name out there. How good you are at doing this while keeping the costs of marketing down will be key.

Word of mouth is good, but may not be enough until you build up your client base in other ways.

Good luck!

Hanley · 21-10-2013 5:18pm

calfmuscle wrote: »

Hoping to but its our league final that weekend and the team are trying to change the match from the Sunday to Saturday. If that happens Ill be able to do the Sunday session. (With a very sore head )

We'll have a chat if you make it!

calfmuscle · 21-10-2013 5:40pm

Hanley wrote: »

We'll have a chat if you make it!

Thanks Id really appreciate it!

calfmuscle · 21-10-2013 5:42pm

smcgiff wrote: »

Need to get your name out there. How good you are at doing this while keeping the costs of marketing down will be key.

Word of mouth is good, but may not be enough until you build up your client base in other ways.

Good luck!

Word of mouth is definitely the best way but I may run out of money before it spreads quickly enough lol! I ordered fliers and business cards this morning, having a bestie who is a graphic designer helps! The gym are very helpful and will let me post on their facebook and send out text messages to all members which should help too.

JJayoo · 21-10-2013 5:56pm

Good luck dude, where abouts are you based?

calfmuscle · 21-10-2013 6:00pm

JJayoo wrote: »

Good luck dude, where abouts are you based?

Thanks mate! The gym is in Tallaght.

cindy11 · 31-10-2013 4:15am

Dublin City Entreprise board give you lot of advice.. and you can book a 30 minute free session with a mentor. There are lot of courses and support..

calfmuscle · 31-10-2013 11:00am

Thanks Cindy! Ill have a look into it!

Ant11 · 31-10-2013 2:37pm

cindy11 wrote: »

Dublin City Entreprise board give you lot of advice.. and you can book a 30 minute free session with a mentor. There are lot of courses and support..

You can also pay a 5er to meet an accountant to have a look at your books or go through whatever and as Cindy said they've loads of courses you can do. I'm doing a course with them tomorrow.

Stench Blossoms · 31-10-2013 3:35pm

What kind of things are you hoping to do?

calfmuscle · 01-11-2013 1:24pm

Cool and thanks guys I will definitely check out the enterprise board!!
Stench Blossoms Ill be doing rehab, massage, exercise prescription, muscle/mobility screening etc.

amazingemmet · 01-11-2013 1:45pm

What are you qualified in?

calfmuscle · 01-11-2013 1:46pm

Im a chartered physio

amazingemmet · 01-11-2013 1:47pm

Cool, other what the others have said don't rely on word of mouth in the slightest while starting.

calfmuscle · 01-11-2013 1:51pm

amazingemmet wrote: »

Cool, other what the others have said don't rely on word of mouth in the slightest while starting.

Thanks, the gym are being really good about helping me drum up business. They will let me send out text messages and use their facebook page which is really nice of them. I've ordered fliers and business cards. I want to get a big poster or board to put in the reception area so everyone coming and going knows their is a physio there as well. There are a lot of sports clubs out that way so I need to get in contact with them as well as the hospital.

AHHHHH so much to do!

Starting your own business

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