An Expert Woodworker Reveals
The Keys To Succeeding
In The Woodworking Business
“Woodworking Business: Start Quickly and Operate Successfully is a must read with
practical tips on every aspect of the woodworking trade. I would recommend this book
to anyone in the woodworking profession. The insight within this book will do wonders
for your business. It is one of the few books I have read more than once. This book
is a remarkable tool that not only helped me in the beginning; it serves as a reference
that I can look back on when I have questions about my business.”
Chris Looney, Hardwood Technology
“I would like to thank you for your latest book Woodworking Business : Start Quickly
and Operate Successfully. It has been of immense value to me while I start up my
own woodworking business. I soon discovered that it is an entire business plan and
that alone has saved me hundreds of hours of writing and research. I particularly
liked your simplified woodworking chapter which I intend to adopt to improve my profitability.
Thank you again.”
Neil Rogers, Neil Rogers Woodcraft
WOODWORKING BUSINESS: START QUICKLY AND OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY
Review by The Midwest Book Review – 6/6/10
“In just 192 pages, A. William Benitez takes the reader through a comprehensive do-it-yourself
course on transforming woodworking from a creative and practical hobby to a flourishing
and successful business enterprise. Thoroughly ‘user friendly’, “Woodworking Business:
Start Quickly and Operate Successfully; An Expert Woodworker Reveals The Keys To
Succeeding In The Woodworking Business” covers every aspect of becoming a woodworking
entrepreneur beginning with meeting local business regulations; calculating project
costs; contracts and forms; recruiting customers (especially with a shoe-string marketing
budget); utilizing a web site as a 24-hour showroom; dealing with the IRS; accounting
and taxes; and building up a ‘brand name’ recognition for your work and your company.
Practical, superbly organized and presented, “Woodworking Business” should be considered
mandatory reading for anyone seeking to establish their woodworking pastime into
a full-fledge and profitable business.”
Micah Andrew, Reviewer
Safety - Power tools are dangerous and capable of causing serious injury. Staying
safe while performing your work is critically important and this chapter covers the
importance of safety and ways to avoid injuries.
The Order Of Things - There are ways to do things that will not only help you save
time but keep you safe. Doing things in an efficient and effective order will help
you to please customers and increase profits. This chapter describes various ways
to keep your work progressing and profitable.
Everyday Lessons - This chapter includes many lessons based on specific examples
that will help you to learn how to get customers and satisfy them so they become
good references that continue to refer you to others for years.
Final Notes From Bill - This chapter includes valuable advice from personal experience
that will contribute to your financial success. These are notes that are certain
to help you increase profits.
Is being a small business owner for you? - This is an important question that you
will want to answer accurately before getting started. This chapter helps you to
make certain the woodworking business is right for you.
Inventory of your skills - The work you will be doing is dependent on the kinds and
extent of your skills. This chapter helps you explore your skills and determine those
best suited to getting started in the woodworking business and how to improve and
increase your skills for additional profit.
Inventory of your tools - It takes a sizable collection of tools to run a woodworking
business but you may already have everything needed to get started. This chapter
helps you determine what tools you really need and how to make the best possible
use of the tools you already have.
Ripping and Crosscutting Power Saws - Using sheet goods to built cabinets requires
ripping and crosscutting tools and/or jigs. This chapter helps you with ways to handle
all your cutting efficiently while avoiding investment in excessively costly industrial
tools.
Hand Tools - Even though power tools are a critical part of the woodworking business,
hand tools are still important and this chapter helps to make certain you have the
hand tools needed for the business.
Shop Space Or On Site - Having a nice size, well organized shop is important to a
woodworking business but it is possible to work on site. This chapter explores shop
organization and the pros and cons of working without a shop.
Licensing, Accounting, And Taxes - Adhering to community standards is important to
running a woodworking business. This chapter helps you determine the rules and regulations
in your community and how to handle them to reflect your professionalism.
Getting Started - The first steps are critical to the long term financial success
of your woodworking business. This chapter describes all the steps to take to get
started and operate professionally and successfully.
Setting Prices - Success depends largely upon charging the correct prices for your
work. It’s a balance between charging as much as possible without pricing yourself
out of the market. This chapter gives you methods to calculate accurate prices for
every job and ways to check your prices to ensure accuracy and profitability.
Contracting Jobs - The right prices are important but it’s critical to contract legally
to make certain you collect for the work. This chapter describes how to contract
for the work and furnishes ready to use forms. It also describes ways to make certain
that you collect in full for every job. It does little good to charge the correct
price with having a good collection policy.
Getting Help - Sometimes you just can’t do it alone and help is needed. This chapter
helps you find ways to get help without violating federal laws and creating tax problems
for yourself.
Simplifying While Maintaining Quality - Traditional woodworking methods are fine
but if you choose to make things faster this chapter describes some simplified methods
that could reduce the time spent on jobs and increasing profit.
Your complete satisfaction is guaranteed. If you are dissatisfied with the book for
any reason just email me at bill@woodworking-business.com to arrange for the return
of the book and a full refund.
It’s a real joy to build almost any wood project and for over twenty years I used
my abilities to build those projects to make a good living. I made many mistakes
while getting started but I learned from every one. Now I have compiled all those
years of lessons into my book "Woodworking Business: Start Quickly And Operate Successfully."
It covers, in detail, every step of how you can use your woodworking skills to make
money without losing that joy. Read below for some early praise for this book.
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Woodworking Business: Start Quickly And Operate Successfully serves as an almost
complete business plan for anyone starting out in the woodworking business.
Sixteen comprehensive and informative chapters including:
In addition to sixteen informative chapters, you will find an Introduction, Glossary,
and an Index to help you use the book as a reference over the long term.
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I wrote “Woodworking Business: Start Quickly And Operate Successfully,” specifically
to help woodworkers start and operate financially successful woodworking businesses.
Toward that end I also welcome questions and comments by email at bill@woodworking-business.com.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me. To help increase profits in a woodworking business
it helps to use simplified methods that save time. I have created a short eCourse
called “Woodworking Simplified” and you can get if free by filling in your name and
email address below. There is no obligation to purchase anything. I hope you find
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