Anyone looking to get into self employment might consider starting
their own woodworking business. If you are a bit of a handyperson then
it really is the low cost business start up. Central to your
success would be a good set of woodworking plans. You can find them
online and a set of plans can include hundreds of different projects
for you to tackle.
With the minimum amount of tools you can start off very small and work your way up to bigger projects as funds and confidence increase. Typically you could begin by making and supplying something as small as bird nesting boxes, bird tables etc and then move on up to dog kennels, rabbit hutches and so on.
Your local pet shops, garden centres and hardware stores would be your ideal start up customers. Initially you would only need to make one item, say a bird nest box, go and visit your local retailers and take orders from the one sample. With the approach of summer garden furniture is always a popular seller and not at all difficult to make.
Having established yourself and made a bit of cash you can move on to bigger items. Wood sheds, garden sheds and the like are good sellers and relatively easy to produce. You can make the various sections at your chosen place of work and assemble them on site. Again you will probably find the designs for these goods included in your original set of woodworking plans.
To summarise it is possible to start your own woodworking business for less than $100 with nothing more than a set of woodworking plans, some second-hand tools and a little bit of get up and go!
