rockits
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Well the time has come to make some changes. I have been having thoughts that things need to change for me for some time now. However, due to a constant workload higher that what I ideally want to allow time/opportunity for other things I need to stop thinking about changes and start making them. My current issue is by not having enough resource or time I'm not moving forward or being able to be strategic at all. Just churning through the work that the customers keep calling with and firing in. There is and never has been a shortage!
In essence I constantly struggle to keep up. I need help. I have tried various different things having engineers young/old, sales guys, relinquishing shareholding to incoming Directors and never really found the right people or fit. One thing I can always rely on is me (Mr Dependable!) but it becomes wearing being under constant pressure to keep churning through the work.
Business is good, we always have lots of work and there is tons more potential to grow and do more but the additional resource isn't there to achieve this. The business has always been profitable with demand, revenues and profit all good, not weakening and will stay static or could easily increase.
All sounds great right? Well.....I have been in the IT/Tech game for over 25 years now and seem reasonably decent at it. Currently I am a little bored, unchallenged, over burdened and that is not me. I have always had loads of energy, determination and always deliver. I need to get my spark/mojo back and get the motivation back into play to get my energy back. I cannot and won't continue as I am now for much longer. I will end up going crazy if so.
So I have some choices and am hoping some of you guys have been in a similar place and made some changes, or are in the same place so have some thoughts. Or maybe even there is a possibility of taking on one or two staff or maybe a business partner or someone to help share the business and grow it to move it forward a bit. I think a business partner would be great for the right person and I have recently offered a deal to an old contact but he wasn't prepared to take the plunge opting for a cushy number in London!
It is an established business and we work for some great large businesses. We work for the Inter IKEA group, did lots of work for King.com for many years and many others. We are a non-typical IT VAR providing sales, support, maintenance and consultancy. We provide Internet Lines, IPPBX, Backup Services, Access Control, software, hardware, wired & wireless networks, point to point links, detailed wireless surveys and many many things. We turn our hands to anything pretty much.
I am 47 and started the first business in 2002 and a second in 2008. I have tons of energy, ideas, motivation with lots of skills/experience. It would be easy for me to sell up, ship out and take a fairly cushy well paid job for a big company likely in London. However that is not really me and is the reason I have never really done this before only working in London twice really for about a year each time 20 years ago.
I want to try to build a house soon. Also want to look at other things outside of IT/Tech or maybe using the tech in other industries or another business possibly automotive related. We have a decent plot of land here and I have a small detached office for myself and an accounts person who works for me. I spent many years getting FTTP to the site so we have lots of decent cost effective connectivity. Just thinking of moving our 42u rack from a Cockfosters datacentre to a mini datacentre here. Also looking currently a creating a much bigger office with toilets, kitchen, lounge/dining area so a much nicer place to work.
I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts and opinions so fire away.....I'm all ears. Also would be really happy to chat to anyone that maybe wants a change to join me in the business.
In essence I constantly struggle to keep up. I need help. I have tried various different things having engineers young/old, sales guys, relinquishing shareholding to incoming Directors and never really found the right people or fit. One thing I can always rely on is me (Mr Dependable!) but it becomes wearing being under constant pressure to keep churning through the work.
Business is good, we always have lots of work and there is tons more potential to grow and do more but the additional resource isn't there to achieve this. The business has always been profitable with demand, revenues and profit all good, not weakening and will stay static or could easily increase.
All sounds great right? Well.....I have been in the IT/Tech game for over 25 years now and seem reasonably decent at it. Currently I am a little bored, unchallenged, over burdened and that is not me. I have always had loads of energy, determination and always deliver. I need to get my spark/mojo back and get the motivation back into play to get my energy back. I cannot and won't continue as I am now for much longer. I will end up going crazy if so.
So I have some choices and am hoping some of you guys have been in a similar place and made some changes, or are in the same place so have some thoughts. Or maybe even there is a possibility of taking on one or two staff or maybe a business partner or someone to help share the business and grow it to move it forward a bit. I think a business partner would be great for the right person and I have recently offered a deal to an old contact but he wasn't prepared to take the plunge opting for a cushy number in London!
It is an established business and we work for some great large businesses. We work for the Inter IKEA group, did lots of work for King.com for many years and many others. We are a non-typical IT VAR providing sales, support, maintenance and consultancy. We provide Internet Lines, IPPBX, Backup Services, Access Control, software, hardware, wired & wireless networks, point to point links, detailed wireless surveys and many many things. We turn our hands to anything pretty much.
I am 47 and started the first business in 2002 and a second in 2008. I have tons of energy, ideas, motivation with lots of skills/experience. It would be easy for me to sell up, ship out and take a fairly cushy well paid job for a big company likely in London. However that is not really me and is the reason I have never really done this before only working in London twice really for about a year each time 20 years ago.
I want to try to build a house soon. Also want to look at other things outside of IT/Tech or maybe using the tech in other industries or another business possibly automotive related. We have a decent plot of land here and I have a small detached office for myself and an accounts person who works for me. I spent many years getting FTTP to the site so we have lots of decent cost effective connectivity. Just thinking of moving our 42u rack from a Cockfosters datacentre to a mini datacentre here. Also looking currently a creating a much bigger office with toilets, kitchen, lounge/dining area so a much nicer place to work.
I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts and opinions so fire away.....I'm all ears. Also would be really happy to chat to anyone that maybe wants a change to join me in the business.