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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 11417" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Seek advice? Who would give it to him? Did a good deal of these new entrants succeed even in the good times?</p><p></p><p>I'd give him a 1% chance of success. Or less. People offering partnerships to rank strangers they just met, are normally on the brink of bankruptcy and clutching at straws. Showing books that indicate a profit over the last 3 years does not mean the next 3 years will be as good.</p><p></p><p>Why say that? Cos when 20+ year formerly successful beekeepers can't do it and are having nervous breakdowns and walking away leaving their hives to die, how does a nuub with no experience succeed.</p><p></p><p>I will never say never, but I will say it would be one of the worst risks in business a person may choose to take right now.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow that's my advice, the safest plan is get a job with a beekeeper, and that was also the safest plan even when times were easy. Pays to learn what you are doing before starting a business. While a paper qualification in beekeeping has some value, in my view it is not enough to ensure success right now, practical work is as much or more value.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow the guy can consider all advice and then make his decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 11417, member: 13"] Seek advice? Who would give it to him? Did a good deal of these new entrants succeed even in the good times? I'd give him a 1% chance of success. Or less. People offering partnerships to rank strangers they just met, are normally on the brink of bankruptcy and clutching at straws. Showing books that indicate a profit over the last 3 years does not mean the next 3 years will be as good. Why say that? Cos when 20+ year formerly successful beekeepers can't do it and are having nervous breakdowns and walking away leaving their hives to die, how does a nuub with no experience succeed. I will never say never, but I will say it would be one of the worst risks in business a person may choose to take right now. Anyhow that's my advice, the safest plan is get a job with a beekeeper, and that was also the safest plan even when times were easy. Pays to learn what you are doing before starting a business. While a paper qualification in beekeeping has some value, in my view it is not enough to ensure success right now, practical work is as much or more value. Anyhow the guy can consider all advice and then make his decision. [/QUOTE]
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