10-11-2015, 09:20 AM
I have run a radio & audio equipment repair workshop for the past 20 years, since being made redundant in 1995, originally mainly repairing car radios, gradually broadening the scope to include vintage valve radios, record players and some more modern equipment. During that time I've always had to rent premises, but never used an accountant, preferring to do my own bookeeping. I've rarely made more than a very modest profit, and have on two occasions in the past had to take part-time jobs outside the trade. Based on my experiences over almost 21 years, I'd say that it's almost impossible earn a regular income from repairing equipment, vintage or otherwise, and probably almost as difficult to do so Restoring vintage Radios and the like, too.
