Extra-curricular things - Host of Leyton
As part of a slightly convoluted attempt to continue living in London, in early 2014 my wife and I bought, and moved into (after changing its use to residential) a commercial building. This has been quite an interesting process, for many reasons.
One thing led to another, one of which was us acquiring a former car spares shop adjacent to where we live. We put our renovations on hold, shifted focus from one knackered building to another: the shop, and now hire it out as an events space.
Along the way we’ve learnt quite a lot about a lot of things. Highlights include managing a building project, merchandising, tree-sourcing, place-making, neighbourhood relations, brand-building, pricing strategy, bootstrap marketing, bookkeeping, deals, ironmongery, the list goes on….
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