Published by admin on 03 Sep 2008 at 01:37 am
A Home Business Giving Furniture a Second Life
A Home Business Giving Furniture a Second Life
Sept 03, 2008
If you have a garage or a work room and are willing to learn craft, than you could start a home business that has a lot of potential today. With the current prices of gas, food and home utilities, not many families are looking to spend money on new furniture. The investment for an upholstering, reupholstering and/or furniture refinishing business is comparatively small and the market for this business is definitely increasing and will probably always be there.
If you do not have any background in this type of work, then the first priority is to learn and master this craft. If you are already experienced, you can begin your home business on a small scale and work your way up to more complex jobs. Obviously the more complex, the more money. There are schools, courses and hundreds of books covering furniture upholstery and refinishing. You might also check with your local junior college as they may include a class on this subject.
It might be a good idea to decide on what kind of furniture will be your specialty, modern, antiques or just certain pieces of furniture, like chairs and sofas for example.
You’ll be trained in short order and soon you’ll be ready to post that sign out front to announce that your home business is open. Don’t forget to place ads in the classified section of your local newspaper and purchase magnetic signs for your vehicles.
When you bring in jobs that are badly in need of repair, take “before” pictures of them to compare with “after” pictures when they are finished. As a matter of fact, start a book of before and after pictures of difficult jobs to show to perspective customers. Pictures can speak louder than words– they will also suggest other jobs to the customer. Use a good camera for these pictures (hire a photographer if necessary), so the pictures will accomplish their mission.
This is a fun work from home business and it reaps many rewards!
Janet Whalen – Hinkley, CA
skype – janetwhalen
Its Good Business
jwhalen92347@yahoo.com
