b&b? not me mate, I just do general building work... always have, odd bit of welding when it goes sh'te...
running a full blown 'building company' is hard going mate, you'll find you need bodies straight away, and good uns at that, you cant start with muppets...
Thing is, when you can pretty much do everything yourself, and youve got a good spark and a good plumber in your phone that you give all that sort of stuff to... you can top up your profits with what you make off em... and because you know what youre doing, other trades cant take the p'ss..
dont listen to me though mate, I've been 'too cheap' for donkeys years, prolly cos I just get on and get the job done and feel embarrassed about charging people silly money for what is a days work... though that said, always charge the same for a bloke whether he's a qualified plasterer or an 'operative', as far as the customer is concerned its 'man hours on the job'
I dont mind working cheaper for established tradesmen cos theyve done the legwork and got the work, all ive gotta do is turn up and bash it out and keep em informed of any changes...
Ive got a feeling its gonna get better this year anyway, dont ask me why, I just have, something to do with being knocked on your arse and coming back at it stronger yet again and not letting the tw"ts get you down... or maybe I've just got so used to being on my arse that every sh'tty little bit of work I get is appreciated more than it ever was...