When I set out, one of the aspirations for my business was
to be able to use my time and money a bit differently.
Now, I’m able to give even more time to Gene’s school as a governor.
I should say that Work were fabulously flexible about this, but now I can often
be there at the drop of a hat.
I was also conscious that I’d probably be paying less tax
too. I can square that morally by collecting VAT too and, of course, by the
fact that I now assume all of the risks that an employer would normally absorb
for me.
But I also wanted, once I made a profit, to make a
charitable contribution too. And I’m delighted to be able to make a donation in
my first year to the Motor Neurone Disease
Association.
Motor Neurone Disease is very close to me, it killed my
Grandad. And it did so in the worst way. Grandad loved doing three things
(after he had to give up his pipe…):
· Being handy, especially wood-working and turning
· Eating
· Telling a yarn, teasing his grandchildren and winding up Gran
MND took all that away. So that’s why I’m donating 2% of my
gross profits. It won’t change the world, but it will help. And if on the back
of this blog a few more people visit the website and learn more about MND, that
will help too.
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