How you all got started?

[DirtyDog]

Studied management at university, with a specialism in computing for business.

Joined a consultancy as a graduate, worked there for 6 years. Worked for a small local company doing an implementation, as the only permie surrounded by contractors and decided that having seen the calibre of some of those that were there, I could definitely make it.

Set up Ltd company, and found a contract.

[DirtyDog]

Started selling golf ball finders and moved on to minefield detectors. Boomed ever since

The detectors obviously didn't work.

[NotAllThere]

Got degrees in Maths and Computer science. Started on a graduate training program with British Gas. Moved around the country a bit, on permie jobs. Worked for six months at Crapita and hated it so much I quit and started looking for a contract. Got my first contract, did that for 18 months, had the opportunity for a permie job learning SAP, did that for year and went back to contracting on 3x the rate.

[MarillionFan]

I was born a contractor. My first word was Invoice.

[EternalOptimist]

Studied agriculture and small scale husbandry at college and set myself up as a self sufficient producer. Supplied local stores with my free range produce and home made wine. Met mrs EO who mkes her own clothes and blankets on her home made spinning wheel and weaving frame.
After a few years the lack of stress and the sheer pointlessness strted to wear me down, so I made a life changing decision. I joined the rat race.
My life is now a balmy existence of deadlines, office politics , backbiting and corporate theft.
I could never go back to self sufficiency, now that I have experienced the toil of real life and true hard graft

[No2politics]

I was born a contractor. My first word was Invoice.

That is gold

[DodgyAgent]

The detectors obviously didn't work.

It didn't matter.

I sold the business to my brother:

Businessman who sold 'useless' £5 fake bomb detectors for £10,000 has been jailed for seven years for fraud | Mail Online

[DodgyAgent]

I was born a contractor. My first words "want a reference?".

FTFY

[DimPrawn]

I was born a contractor. My first word was Invoice.

Mine was money.

Me daft old dear thought I was saying mummy.

[Doggy Styles]

Mine was money.

Me daft old dear thought I was saying mummy.

Mine was paddy. My daft old man... etc