I dare not stray onto the holy ground of the NTRT thread for fear of angering the Mighty Ones.
And in the vague hope of having an interesting discussion, here we go in General.
I know that I've lost business on one occasion, at extension time, to a cheaper contractor who was operating 'under the Jimmy Carr scheme' to use her own words. I couldn't match her price and she could afford her price because of her scheme.
But I wonder on how many occasions I may have lost business without knowing. You see an ad and speak to the pimp who doesn't put you forward because there are others quoting 10 to 20% lower that you. I have no way of knowing if they are dodgy scheme folk, but... look at it from another angle: every time a dodgy scheme contractor gives a price to a client, their non-dodgy-competitors are at a competitive disadvantage because they have a substantially higher cost base. It is like trying to compete with on-line CD sellers who operate from jurisdictions where no / low VAT is payable.
Anyone else go any experience or thoughts on this or am I just unlucky, paranoid, mean-spirited etc.?
And in the vague hope of having an interesting discussion, here we go in General.
I know that I've lost business on one occasion, at extension time, to a cheaper contractor who was operating 'under the Jimmy Carr scheme' to use her own words. I couldn't match her price and she could afford her price because of her scheme.
But I wonder on how many occasions I may have lost business without knowing. You see an ad and speak to the pimp who doesn't put you forward because there are others quoting 10 to 20% lower that you. I have no way of knowing if they are dodgy scheme folk, but... look at it from another angle: every time a dodgy scheme contractor gives a price to a client, their non-dodgy-competitors are at a competitive disadvantage because they have a substantially higher cost base. It is like trying to compete with on-line CD sellers who operate from jurisdictions where no / low VAT is payable.
Anyone else go any experience or thoughts on this or am I just unlucky, paranoid, mean-spirited etc.?
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