Regulations nearly stopped me before I began. Health permits, street-trading licences and insurance took months, and each office seemed unaware of what the others required. I kept a folder of every email and eventually treated bureaucracy like a second product I had to deliver.
The best decision was choosing locations based on footfall data rather than guesswork — outside a station at dawn, near offices mid-morning. Weather still hurts trade, so I developed a simple pre-order system for regulars. Independence is real, but so is the knowledge that if I am ill, the cart does not open. Building a tiny team of trusted cover staff is my next goal.