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Good sound advice from Laura.

An accountant is a MUST SEE, and talk everything through with him/her.
My father was a plumber and thats what I wanted to be, when i grew up.
Unfortunately I never grew up ( thought i had better say it before you lot did).
You can do the book work before you complete your studies, and yes start off LOCAL.
Advertise in the trades section of youe local newspaper and just keep it there.
A young fellow several years ago told me he had become licensed, and was going to go out on his own.I suggested advertising locally and making up a flyer for letter box drops that he did at night taking the dog for a walk.
About twelvemonths later I phoned him because we had a broken water pipe, he was too busy could he send his apprentice.
I moved out of the area and recently had to go back to do a job. I saw his mother an asked how he was going.' Oh he's seems to be doing ok just bought his own house has a nice car and employs three or four people.

Tradies are fantastic people, usually a bit cheekie, and do work most of us would not even dream of doing.
So good luck and enjoy this forum there are some very interesting people here that just want to help others.