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The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking. Part 5.

Short commute to home woodshop Here is part 5 of why to run your woodworking business from home. 5. Short commute. We all know how pleasant is to have to commute when the weather is 100 degrees+ or how about a day that has been sleeting, the roads are [...]

The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking. Part 5.2021-03-22T15:49:56+00:00

The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking. Part 4.

Here is part 4 of why to run your woodworking business from home. 4. Incorporating your family into the business. Most parents dream of running a business with their family. How would you like to have your 10 year old son or daughter working with you? Learning the value of hard work and the reward [...]

The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking. Part 4.2021-03-22T15:49:57+00:00

1-800-BunkBed Recently Honored

Bertolon School of Business MBA Team 1-800-Bunkbed was recently honored by the Bertolon School of Business MBA Program, located at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts. The MBA team participated in a semester-long class featuring the 1-800-Bunkbed business model as their project. At the conclusion of the class, the MBA team presented its findings [...]

1-800-BunkBed Recently Honored2021-03-22T15:49:57+00:00

The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking. Part 2.

  Here is part 2 of why to run your woodworking business from home. 2. Tax benefits: Listed below are several tax benefits available to home based businesses. Each one should be reviewed and explained further with a tax professional. […]

The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking. Part 2.2021-03-22T15:49:57+00:00

The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking

Here are some of the benefits of home based woodworking. Low overhead costs. Tax benefits. Being close to family. Incorporating your family into the business. Short commute. Each one of these benefits, if applied and understood correctly, could be a pivotal factor in someone deciding to take the plunge and woodwork from home. I'll go over each [...]

The Benefits of Home Based Woodworking2019-08-02T19:19:17+00:00

The Difference Between $100/hr. or $50/hr.

We’ve all heard it: “Time is money.” It’s true. Poor time management will always cost you money. If you operate a woodworking business, or if you are a weekend warrior, you have to make sure you have your sales, management and production processes correctly in place. Let’s take a look at just one of these [...]

The Difference Between $100/hr. or $50/hr.2019-08-02T19:19:26+00:00

Do You Use Box Springs With Bunk Beds?

We get this question daily. You never use box springs with bunk beds. Box springs will push the person in the bunk bed higher than the safety rail will allow for the safety rail to be effective. What all our home based woodworkers use is a slat system that we have developed. This allows for [...]

Do You Use Box Springs With Bunk Beds?2021-03-22T15:49:57+00:00

Great Way To Cut Costs For Your Woodworking Projects

One way we have found to cut costs in our woodworking business is to buy hardware in bulk. If you are building similar woodworking pieces (bookcases, benches, tables...), consistently you are going to be using a lot of comparable screws, nuts, bolts, etc. Buying hardware in bulk will enable you to dramatically cut costs by [...]

Great Way To Cut Costs For Your Woodworking Projects2021-03-22T15:49:57+00:00