In the manufacture of cabinet furniture, I went through all the stages, starting from the nightstand and pumping next to the wardrobes. From a simple “garage” to the opening of their salons in Moscow, from independent work at the house of the customer to huge workshops with paid workers. Perhaps there is someone who knows more than me in this matter, but I will still tell you my opinion based on my personal experience, maybe it will be useful to someone today. With great responsibility, I declare that you can start your own business on the manufacture of cabinet furniture, including wardrobes and so on, and having only a keyword and a figure screwdriver with you.
Stage No. 1: You are a person with your head and a good master through life, you are ready to start work, but do not know all the intricacies of the craft, you can’t just make a custom cabinet to order. So today on the Internet you can find many instructions, finished projects, assembly schemes, catalogs, programs for the cutting of chipboard and calculating facades and so on. There is also a huge number of training videos, and useful articles that will help you in the calculations and give the necessary tips.
Stage No. 2: Train your friends, that is, let the first customers become people close to you. Agree even to the option with free work, that is, they will pay only the cost of the materials spent and all. Of course, it would seem that there is no incentive for work, but you will receive the experience necessary for you and your relatives will not make your complaints in cases of marriage due to your training. Everything, you are ready for orders for money.
Stage No. 3: How to find a customer and advertising. The most inexpensive, or rather, in general in general, to find a customer is such a search via the Internet. Here you can find a lot of large information portals, free ads and so on. Place your ads there and update them more often. Become an active participant in the furniture forums, so you can ask and find the Council and find the customer. Tell all your others that you are now making furniture to order. In the end, put the ads on the entrances and pillars. You should not immediately wait for the gap of your phone, but a couple of orders should still be.
Stage No. 4: receipt of the order.
Option No. since you do not have your office and a contract with a seal, it will be extremely difficult for you to take an advance payment, no matter how charming you are. Therefore, you will have to take a low price. You should agree on the cost of your services, and let the customer order materials, it will even be better, there he himself will be able to choose the material, color and profile. Plus, a company that will cut the materials itself will deliver ready -made materials to the customer.
Option No. there are large furniture companies that make large “soup sets” of wardrobes, a kind of “Lego” designer for large uncles. They accept orders without prepayment and do delivery under the entrance. The customer can only pay under the entrance for the delivered goods and find you, a person who will collect all this with a simple screwdriver, will adjust with the help of a hexagon and raise it to the floor. About 50-70 dollars in a couple of hours you guaranteed to receive, of course, this amount is contractual, so it all depends on you, on your ability to bargain and persuade. Many serious organizations for the manufacture of wardrobes with inexpensive orders work according to the same scheme, having their earnings from the installation. The disadvantages here are standard sizes and not very good quality of material, in general budget ..
So I actually answered you, to your question how to start with the smallest investments. Personally, I actually started. Remember that any business should be approached responsibly and seriously, and the manufacture of furniture can be a rather profitable business. The main thing is not to lower the money earned, but purchase a tool, the necessary equipment, as well as develop connections, authority and experience. You will succeed, I know that for sure! Good luck.