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Well I finally found a property and have had my offer accepted! Thought I'd be happy about it, but feeling more anxious then anything Gonna be asking a million questions to get some advice from ye olde ones
Here's some pics of the building.. It's ground floor and basement.. 600sq/ft each floor.
Only thing is there's no heating or air con, so that's a bit of a worry... Especially for the production area downstairs... Don't want to be running a sweatshop
It's in the East End, near Old Street.. The road used to have a proper eastenders style market on it a few years back, but now it's mainly cafe's and little independants.... They're looking to bring the market back though, but with a more selective choice of stands.
IFGL wrote:Better than kebab left in your doorway, It is a busy area, at least it was last time I visited D and J Simons, you should do well.
Well... It pretty much is! spoke to the neighbouring kebeb shop about rubish collections and he just said he sticks it an a bag and leaves it by that bin there (pointing at the bin in front of the shop) He wont be doing that for long!
Interests: Movies, always trying to get things better, Wasting money on things I don't need, reading stuff on here, eating sandwiches & being thankful for the small things
My workshop is in a basement and being underground keeps a really even temperature. In the summer it is the coolest place in the shop and in the winter easy to keep warm. Be sure that there is no damp though, you might need a de-humidifier.
Looks a good slot to me. I would move the bin to the alleyway and put it at the edge of the pavement slap bang in the middle of the alleyway. Its 'elf & safety (to stop cyclists nipping out into the road) Its probably where it is because of the road markings which suggest that the collection lorry can stop on the yellows and with the minimum of movement from the operative, be loaded into the bin lorry. Any further towards the kebab shop would be an issue due to having to move the bin a further 6 feet
Yes I am! I've actually worked as an artist for 10 years so I'm hoping the art sales side of the business will do well... gotta show off your frames so may aswell have some good art in them huh?
I haven't put too high an expectation on that in my business plan though.. I'll be mainly pushing the printing and framing aspect initially and then re-evalute after 2-3 years. It will be a hard juggling act to start as I don't really want one market to detract from another.. It's like combining 3 businesses in one
I used to know the area from when I worked in the recording studio technical support business about 25 years ago. Old Street is a really great location in a thriving commercial area. There was lots of advertising and graphics studios in that area, so it should be a great location for getting commercial work.
Mark Lacey
“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
Gonna be asking a million questions to get some advice from ye olde ones 
Should be handy! Never use em before but think I'll have a look now... Always nice to support local businesses and all!
He wont be doing that for long!
