And start putting the gears in motion..
Plan: to open my own auction house at home, progressing to an auction house/antique centre.
Starting this weekend I am going to enrol to do whatever qualifications I need to become an official auctioneer.
I have worked in an auction house for 18 months, and although I love it, I don't feel like I'm progressing as fast as id like. I think I'm getting stuck with all the donkey work and not getting enough out of it.
The plan will be made so that I can move home in a couple if years & have my first auction a month after.
I will be looking at holding the auction in a rented building, 4 days per month, 1 auction every 2 months, with 1000 lots minimum per auction, minimum lot value £40-50.
It will be a one man operation for the first few auctions, with friends & family helping out on the 4 days of each auction.
I might also look into the government apprentice scheme, has anybody any experience with this?
I fully think I can do it, there are 2 auction houses within a 30 mile radius, but they are a bit crap, neither are online, they don't catalogue properly, or photograph lots, put estimates on each lot & none of them are online.
I'm going to start a business plan tonight, of anybody has any advice or links to check out please point me in the right direction..
I'm 27 & want to get this show on the road
Plan: to open my own auction house at home, progressing to an auction house/antique centre.
Starting this weekend I am going to enrol to do whatever qualifications I need to become an official auctioneer.
I have worked in an auction house for 18 months, and although I love it, I don't feel like I'm progressing as fast as id like. I think I'm getting stuck with all the donkey work and not getting enough out of it.
The plan will be made so that I can move home in a couple if years & have my first auction a month after.
I will be looking at holding the auction in a rented building, 4 days per month, 1 auction every 2 months, with 1000 lots minimum per auction, minimum lot value £40-50.
It will be a one man operation for the first few auctions, with friends & family helping out on the 4 days of each auction.
I might also look into the government apprentice scheme, has anybody any experience with this?
I fully think I can do it, there are 2 auction houses within a 30 mile radius, but they are a bit crap, neither are online, they don't catalogue properly, or photograph lots, put estimates on each lot & none of them are online.
I'm going to start a business plan tonight, of anybody has any advice or links to check out please point me in the right direction..
I'm 27 & want to get this show on the road