If you start a small business do you ever feel guilty about taking work from your competitors?

i have this guy near me who does the same thing and he was friendly at first but now he is making nasty comments to me. I only run my business part time and make only £100 to £150 a week but it's work that he would probably have had otherwise.

should i feel guilty?
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No! Be a man and act like you got a pair.
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Nasty comments are a sign that you are serving your customers well and that they are probably referring new customers to you. Because of this, I have one word for you - congratulations.

I've been in business since 1990 and have gone through the same thing you're facing now. At first you're not sure how to feel. Then you realize that adding value to your customers' lives is the focus, not false words from a competitor.

The time to feel guilty is when you stop providing customers with value.

You're on the right track.

Shirley George Frazier
Author and Small Business Expert
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im a roofer, when i put a price in for a job which i know others have put in for too, if i win the job it makes me very proud.
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Absolutely Not. When we had a catering business we started to sell icecream at 60p. A shop 3 doors up was selling it for £1.20.
It's called competition.
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The only guilt you should feel is--- Why didn't you do it sooner.
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don't worry about is reaction.
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no not at all that is why it is called competition. in my line of work we have no competition at all
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No clue