Many Thanks for all the messages.
Fekin, I would have liked to try and ease myself into it but with my current job I have to leave home at 06:30 and then get back home again at about 18:30 - 19:00. This doesn't leave a lot of scope to do much else apart from have something to eat, put my daughter to bed and then sit down for a bit before I go to bed and start all over again.
I have managed to put aside about a years worth of funds to cover the mortgage and bills, so hopefully during that time I can work with other people to gain some experience and develop my own business at the same time.
Again many thanks for all your comments.