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Unique Business Ideas
Knife/Tool Sharpener If you enjoy working with tools and are a perfectionist, this may be the perfect weekend job for you. Most people
have a kitchen drawer full of dull knives they never use. In fact, many people with throw away a perfectly good knife
because they don’t know how to sharpen it correctly.
There are several ways to market this service. You can specialize in knives or tools or you can go for the broad
market and sharpen anything that needs a good edge. Either approach can be successful. Think of this service as a year round service. Knife sharpening is needed just before most holidays when families realize how dull their kitchen knives have become. During the spring and summer garden tools get a workout and need almost constant attention. In the fall axes and chainsaws dominate the market. Even in the coldest months there is a market for sharpening ice skating blades and ice scrapers. Pricing is usually done by the inch for knives and by the tool for everything else. Develop a regular client base
and you will have all the work you will want. This is also a job that grows very quickly by word of mouth advertising. Furniture Repairer Another area for someone who enjoys working with his/her hands is furniture repair. This is a particularly good
job to consider if you have a number of woodworking tools and enjoy working with wood. You can specialize in re-upholstery or antique refinishing or general furniture repair. If you have an interest in old furniture, there is a growing market for second hand furniture. Purchasing used furniture and repairing it can turn a very nice profit for the individual with an interest in that area.
Knowledge about how to repair furniture is no further away than the public library or your local home
improvement store. There are a number of very good books on furniture repair techniques and an hour of time in your
local home improvement store will earn you a solid, working knowledge of paints and stains and varnishes.
If you are not sure about the demand for this type of service take several minutes and glance through the television listings for the next week in your area and note how many shows there are in your area that deal with this subject. |
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