Parents in Biz

In Conversation with Gary Green

Can you tell us how you got started in business?

I started in 2012 having left a medium-sized practice in 2008 during the financial crisis for smaller practices where I hoped to make partner and a higher income faster. Since the smaller practices were not really interested in a partnership but really only to have me bring them, clients, I decided to set up my own practice having accumulated a few clients of my own and my wife being pregnant.

What are some challenges you faced in your business journey, and how did you overcome them?

The first few months were tough as I only had a few hundreds of pounds of income per month. However, I was keen and found small businesses which needed a financial controller but not full time. For one day a week, I could add £300 per month of income. The other days I would be

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