Anyone setup there own laptop/pc repair business from home?

How did you set it up?
Did you need alot of outlay?
What advice could you give me for starting one from scratch?

Im currently studying for an MCSE so that should help with it shouldnt it?

I dont want to be paying for a shop or anything, i either want to go to peoples homes/business or they send there pc/laptop to my house for me to fix.

Any help appreciated
Thanks

Anvar: Of course you can set up a business from home.
My girlfriends uncle has his own satillite and ariel company, and thats run from home.

I didnt ask about the taxman and all that crap did i?
Why? because i knew all that.

Dont answer stuff that you dont know about.

No reason why not but you will not earn very much from it.......!

I did it for years and it was worthwhile when computers cost loads i.e in 1994 when I started they were often thousands of 拢 to buy - so then people would pay for repaires

But theses days no one really wants to pay for a repair or to reinstall or put right software
People tend to prefer to pay the 拢300 or so it will cost for a brand new and up to date machine than pay you the 拢50 to 拢100 often even more it will cost for your time to make it worth it for you to do the repair - it can be VERY time consuming to uninstal and reinstall or fix without reinstalling a software or driver issue - and no one wants to pay for the hours it might take you even at a low hourly rate and especially if you have to get hardware for it. If hardware is faulty then just one component will push what you have to charge beyond what theses days many are prepared to pay.

Also to fix computors that are in manufacters warrenty you need a
CompTIA A+庐 Certification which is expensive to get but otherwise you can invalidate your customers warrenty - so if you do not ahve this do not touch PCs in warrenty

There is no rule that says you can not run such a business from home - yes if you do it properly you do have to register with the tax man, have health and safely procedures and equipment, calculate how much of your rates etc should be business rates i.e for a room in your house, plus manyother things so its quite complicated if you do it properly/leagally Eventually I did a NVQ4 in business so I understood it - My NVQ course was free, many are offered free to small businesses if you contact your local small bussiness support center.
But I started out very small just advertising locally on a no fix no fee basis - just repairing one or two a week ..
But I never made a fortune out of it - just pin money really.
And now computers are a throw away item for many.

You could start like I did and see if you make enough to help pay for your MCSE as every little helps if you have the time?

I gave up repairs to do freelance web design from home

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I am afraid you can't use home premises to do business in the UK.(No one really wants to unplug all the cables and send PC/laptop to your home, it is unsafe and costs not a little money and effort).

Regarding visiting clients' houses, you may - just advertise locally.

But, be careful, it is self-employment, and you need to pay tax - it is the law. Contact Tax Office.

It is better to be on a safe side always:)