I know exactly how it all works and the industry I work in is similar. I had a large Motocross shop with 5 full time members of staff until March last year. I had to find £150k a year just to open the doors. The lease on the building came up for renewal and I decided to Take a step backwards to move forwards. I moved to a smaller family owned premises, work on my own and concentrate solely on hard parts and the business is now stronger than it has been in years. The internet can be brilliant but there's always some idiot who wants to sell everything at cost price. Even with low overheads there's always something eating into your margins.
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