Where to recruit subcontractors from?

[Old Greg]

Contact an agency who is not your current one.

Give them the role, tell them the budget, agree terms which won't screw your cashflow. Build in £30 or £40 for yourself per day, and pass the risk onto the agent...

... and remember that if you're on VAT FRS, this may cause problems in terms of your margin.

[Wanderer]

As I don't want to expand my business, I have no need to take the bigger risk. Going into contracting is a risk within itself, which is all the risk I want.

Fair comment, lots of people don't want to deal with the hassle of going into business, there's no problem with that. They just want a quiet life and are happy with their situation and that's fine. A few people are willing to deal with the extra stress and risk and go into business for themselves and that's cool too. I think the problem happens when people are somewhere in between.... You've got to be one way or the other, I think.