Carpentry business plan. Business plan for opening a carpentry shop. Promotion and sales

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The carpentry business will not lose its popularity in the near future. The thing is that natural wood has a special, inherent only energy and an unusually attractive appearance.

Like many centuries ago, people who make quality products from natural wood are not only respected in society, but also have a good income. In addition, having a carpentry workshop, it is not necessary to produce exclusively furniture. It can be other interior items, for example: picture frames, wooden decorative dishes, table and floor vases, and much more. If you can carve wood or can hire someone who can do it, then that will be a huge plus. After all, carved elements can be used to decorate not only frames and decorative boards, but also the furniture itself. Then the price for it will increase several times. But first you need to draw up a business plan for the carpentry workshop.

How to start a natural wood product business

The question arises of how to open a carpentry workshop and start making money on it. First you need to solve the following questions:

find a rental space where your carpentry shop or, at worst, a small carpentry workshop will be located;
register as an individual entrepreneur (IE);
find suppliers of raw materials;
find and install machines, without which it is simply impossible to make large quantities of joinery;
conduct a marketing campaign.

Registration of an individual entrepreneur is a standard procedure in the local administration. It makes no difference whether you register a large workshop or a tiny workshop. If you want to produce something, you must have the appropriate documents and must pay taxes. Individual entrepreneurs have a fixed tax.

It should be noted that firefighters are showing increased interest in workshops of this type (which is quite natural). Try to keep all documents in order. In the room where your workshop will be located, you need to install a fire shield.

As for the premises itself, in order not to spend money on rent, at the initial stage, a private garage is also suitable, if there is no car in it and its size is large enough. But this is only for a very small workshop. Ideally, you should look for a space of at least 50 m² and a ceiling height of 4 m. It is recommended that your workshop (or workshop) has a rectangular shape if you have to process long boards. This is where you will install all the necessary equipment.

A commonplace truth: your potential suppliers should sell you a quality product at a low price. But this truth will hold your entire business. Look for cheap and good quality. The inexpensive price of raw materials will subsequently allow you to set a low price for your products, which will surely please customers.

Good quality will make it possible to produce appropriate products. Joinery manufacturing as a business will primarily rely on well-organized supply.

Machine tools play an important role. What machines must be installed without fail, and which ones can be completely dispensed with, so that there are no extra costs?

The minimum required for a carpentry workshop to work successfully:

Circular Saw;
end saw;
jointer;
thickness gauge.

From power tools you will need a drill with a milling cutter, and from hand tools - planers, jointers, chisels, hacksaws, mallets. Production is unthinkable without all this.

We study the market

So, you have a workshop equipped with all the necessary machines. You have the necessary documents in your hands, which you can safely present to representatives of the tax inspection, fire safety officers and even the local precinct. Now you need to decide what exactly you will produce.

If you do not plan to sell your products yourself, but will give them for sale, then you need to release only what the sellers order. Be prepared to follow their whims and not ask unnecessary questions. But on the other hand, you do not have to look for buyers yourself. Sellers can be found by visiting furniture stores and markets. If the product is good, then very many will want to take it for sale.

If you yourself start looking for buyers, then the goods will be sold much faster (you can come up with discounts and various promotions). In addition, it will be more interesting to produce goods. The ruler can be extended indefinitely. So, for example, if there are many summer cottages under construction in the vicinity of your city, make garden furniture, you will not be mistaken. Throw in a swing that can be hung from a tree or mounted on stands.

If the location of your workshop is not far from new buildings, then produce furniture for apartments. Find out the price of new buildings and produce furniture of the corresponding price category. You can also specialize in the manufacture of frames and doors.

Do not forget about the various little things that new settlers will buy to equip their homes. Here's an example that might help you find the right destination in souvenirs. There is a talisman called "Knock on the tree" It represents a birch log, sawn lengthwise. A stylized spirit figurine is carved at the bottom of the log. People believe in such things and willingly buy them in order to install in the hallway or living room. The cost price of such an impromptu amulet is a penny. And the selling price is several times higher.

Instead of a conclusion

These are, perhaps, the main points that a person should pay attention to when deciding to start the production of joinery.

And, of course, the craftsmen working for you must have a fairly high qualification.

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*** The material presented here is intended only to outline this type of business in general terms. It should be borne in mind that this is one of the possible options for opening a carpentry workshop, in practice everything is individual. This guide is intended to help the aspiring entrepreneur with a basic calculation methodology and to guide the cost and configuration of specialized woodworking equipment (new).

Recently, the demand for window and door blocks made of natural wood has increased significantly, and experts predict that it will continue to grow.

This is due to the fact that interest in metal-plastic structures is gradually decreasing, and consumers with above average incomes increasingly prefer environmentally friendly products made from natural wood.

Assortment and main distribution channels

In a small carpentry shop, you can produce simple window and door blocks, and later master the direction of molded products. At the initial stage of business development, you should give preference to the simplest and most inexpensive technologies. It is recommended to choose standard window and door blocks as the main assortment, as the demand for these products is constant.

The products of a small carpentry shop will be of interest to individuals who carry out construction on their own, as well as to specialized retail stores.

Technology and equipment required

The technology for the production of window and door blocks can be conditionally divided into stages:

cutting sawn timber, quality control;
processing of workpieces;
assembly of the structure;
product grinding and coating.

For each of the above stages, you can purchase a separate machine or choose a woodworking center where it is possible to perform all of the above steps. The purchase of a multifunctional plant will require significantly less floor space than if the machines are installed separately.

An example of one of such woodworking centers is the D 300 unit, manufactured by the domestic enterprise TEKHSNAB LLC. It is able to replace the main production facilities of a small carpentry shop ( thicknesser, milling, grinding, planing machines).

You can also consider buying a multi-functional machine K5-260 (Bulgaria).

Additional tools

For the full-fledged work of the carpentry shop, you must purchase the following tools:

moisture meter;
roulette;
calipers;
electric plane;
minimum locksmith tools;
drill;
screwdriver;
jigsaw;
Sander;
circular saws with mains supply;
a tool for applying coloring, antiseptic substances;
fan with bags for organizing filing.

Information on the area and number of personnel

A small carpentry workshop can be set up on an area of 60 m2. Space savings are achieved by combining all equipment in a compact woodworking center.

Feasibility study

Capital investments (in rubles):

purchase of equipment - 184,000
Tool costs - 85,000
transportation costs - 50,000 rubles
purchase of raw materials - 400,000 rubles
business registration in the form of individual entrepreneurs - 21,000;
other expenses (rent of premises) - 15,000.

Total investment in business: 755,000 rubles

Revenue calculation

Provided 50% of the equipment load and work in 24 shifts per month (shift 8 hours)

For the calculation, we used the standard dimensions of door and window blocks GOST 6620-88, GOST 23166-78.

Total revenue for 1 calendar month 668 468 rubles

Cost price products, taking into account the production standards of joinery, will be:

Window blocks - 4413 rubles / m2
Door blocks - 3298 rubles / m2
The prime cost of the monthly production volume will be 458 692 rubles

General expenses:

salary (2 people and an entrepreneur 5 days a week for 8 hours) - 25620x3 = 76,860 rubles
workshop rent - 15000
social contributions to funds - 10686 rubles;
administrative expenses - 10,000 rubles
other expenses - 15,000 rubles.

Total fixed costs of the carpentry shop will amount to 127,546 rubles.

Profit calculation

Profit of the carpentry shop = 668468 - 127546 - 458692 = 82,230 rubles

The return on investment, provided that the volumes are maintained and wages are paid not only to the employee, but also to the entrepreneur, will be 9 months.

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Necessary equipment.

An approximate income plan for a mini carpentry business

Setting up a business for the production of medium-sized wood products.

Additional tools.

Decorating wood is one of the oldest crafts known in the world. We, in Russia, attach particular importance to this craft. Many wood products are decorated and decorated with this particular craft.

The development of the art of artistic woodworking in Russia was influenced by the development of the state itself, and the cultural development of the people. Therefore, the history of the advancement of wood craft in our country is divided into several main periods.

Very few original monuments of ancient Russian art of the 9th-16th centuries have come down to us. But based on ancient manuscripts, drawings in painting, information from guests who visited ancient Kiev and Veliky Novgorod, testify that even then the artistic processing of wood occupied definitely high positions in the life of the state and the people.

They built houses from wood, made furniture, dishes, city fortifications, workshops, outbuildings, ships, sledges, pavements, water pipes, machines and lathes, tools and tools, children's toys and the like. All this was decorated with geometric patterns carved on them. The production of spoons from ash, maple, birch, on the tips of which various ornaments were cut out, was in particular demand, one of the most popular was braiding.

The 15th century brought the inhabitants of Russia liberation from the rotting of the Tatar-Mongol yoke and the founding of a centralized state, the center of which was Moscow. Subsequently, folk arts, including artistic woodworking, received freedom. Creative people got free rein in their craft. It was at this time that the greatest artists of the wood craft of Ancient Russia lived: Theophan the Greek, Andrei Rublev, Dionysius, who stood out for the integrity and harmony of their works.

The masterpieces of decorative and applied art of the 15th century have become objects of imitation for a generation of many masters. An example is the iconostases, if you pay attention to them, there is a wicker ornament and gilding, which was inherent in the iconostases of artists of the 15th century.
A separate place worth noting is wooden interiors and woodwork. Being in a room with a wooden interior, it seems as if you are one step closer to harmony with nature. Your soul becomes calm and you feel more cheerful. Wood not only brings you closer to nature, but also gives your dwelling sophistication, sophistication, especially a variety of hewn geometric ornaments, in the details of which the masters leave a particle of their soul.

Implementation of a mini carpentry business.

First, you need to study the markets, visit exhibitions, fairs of the wood industry, in order to know what type of products are in demand by buyers. After collecting the information, create a business plan for your carpentry workshop that can lead you to success.

To create a workshop you need: a dry, light room measuring 50 square meters with ceilings up to 4 meters high. The presence of electricity is also required. Then take on the collection of documents necessary for the tax and fire safety services.

Necessary equipment.

The next step is to collect the necessary materials and buy machines for production. At your request, you can either buy all the necessary equipment, or 50 to 50. Make half yourself using the Internet drawings, and buy the other half. It is not worth saving on materials and equipment, because half of the quality of your products depends on this. In short, you will need tools such as a circular or side saw, a jointer, a thickness gauge, power tools: a drill, a router, as well as sets of hand tools: chisels, mallets, hacksaws.

Before buying equipment, you should think carefully about everything. What exactly will you produce, what tools and machines are needed for this, in order to avoid unnecessary costs for unnecessary equipment. It is also important not to forget about the people who will work with you, or for you. It is best to look not only for masters of their craft, but also for creative people who will put their souls into your products. If your product is original, the demand for it will never fall and it will bring a steady income.

What wood products to make?

Wood products have their own character, which gives not only the apartment, but also the same office comfort and harmony. Therefore, the choice of products is very large, from door handles to furniture of different categories. An entrepreneur in the carpentry business has a wide range of choices, the main thing is not to make a mistake.

There is a sea of wooden products, among which souvenirs, talismans, toys, amulets, they are some of those that are popular among buyers. Especially the amulet "Knock on wood". Its design is pretty simple. They take a birch log with a diameter of 5 cm and a length of 10 cm, cut it in two in length, and clean it from the bark. A wooden figurine of the spirit is placed in the lower part of the log, or the very image of the spirit is carved. People say that by knocking on such a talisman, you can contact the spirits of the tree, which will give you protection from evil forces and wickedness.

Varnish is not applied to such a charm; they decorate it with pieces of birch bark. The chip of the manufacturer of such amulets is the so-called instructions for knocking on wood. The people believe in all sorts of superstitions, therefore, by printing instructions for communicating with spirits to your amulet, you will attract the attention of buyers. Such a product costs about 300 rubles.

Using the cheapest material for business slabs, you can make benches, tables, stools for summer cottages, and decorate with various geometric patterns. At the moment, such things are in demand and are quite well appreciated in Moscow.

The most common slab bench costs about 2,500 rubles, and by adding some kind of ornament to it, you can customize it for 3,500 rubles. In the summertime, you can make and sell 25 pieces a month. Stands for hot food cost 25-40 rubles, and made from polished sections up to 100 rubles, napkin holders from 150 rubles, but good original bread bins can cost up to 1000 rubles.

Expenses and incomes for a mini business.

The expenses of the business plan will include the following items:
... - rent of the premises itself up to $ 200, if you do not have your own;
... -room lighting up to $ 10-20;
... -materials up to 300 dollars. USA.
... -tools - $ 2500

It will take about $ 3170 to open a small mini carpentry workshop. With a business efficiency of 23%, the net profit will start from $ 1000 per month, and the payback period will be up to 4 months. The carpentry business should be launched before the start of the construction season.

An approximate income plan for a mini carpentry business.

Subject to your premises:
Let's say your mini workshop makes the simplest joinery - doors. A craftsman with no experience will be able to make 10-12 doors per month. To do this, you need to purchase 1.5-2 cubic meters of wood. The cost will be $ 270-360.
Price per door $ 120-130. $ 120 * 10 doors = $ 1200 income. Net income: $ 1200 - $ 270 = $ 930. Here, the possibilities of a master without experience are brought into play, since usually a carpentry workshop with one worker manages to make large volumes in a month.

Setting up a business for the manufacture of medium-sized wood products.

The system for the production of window and door blocks can be broken down into the following stages:
1. cutting lumber, checking its quality;
2. creation and processing of blanks;
3. assembly of the structure;
4. product grinding and coating.

For each above-pointed stage, you can buy a separate machine or choose a woodworking center that will be able to perform all the above-pointed points. You can also kill two birds with one stone, that is, purchase a multifunctional installation that can combine several functions and work in 2-3 workshops at the same time.

When purchasing such installations, you also save space in your premises, because one installation takes up less than two or three spaces, but includes the same functions. An example of such an installation is the D 300 machine, which can perform the functions of several types, such as: thicknessing, milling, grinding, planing shops.

Additional tools.

For high-quality and complete work of your carpentry shop, you need to buy the following tools:

The minimum set of locksmith tools;
... drill;
... screwdriver;
... jigsaw;
... Sander;
... moisture meter;
... roulette;
... calipers;
... electric plane;
... circular saws with mains supply;
... a tool for applying coloring, antiseptic substances;
... fan with bags for organizing filing.

A small carpentry workshop can be set up on an area of 60 m2. Space savings can be achieved by combining all equipment in a woodworking center. To achieve success in business, it is necessary to hire at least two professional carpenters, as well as at the first stages of publishing, the director needs to be personally present in the production processes.

Feasibility study.

Capital investments (in rubles):
... purchase of the necessary equipment - 184,000 rubles.
... expenses on instruments - 85,000 rubles.
... transportation costs - 50,000 rubles.
... purchase of raw materials - 400,000 rubles.
... registration of a business in the form of an individual entrepreneur - 21,000 rubles;
... other expenses (labor costs) - 15,000 rubles.
Total investment in business: 755,000 rubles.
A sketch is created for each future product separately. First, this is done by hand, not on the scale of the future product. This is a sketch by eye in which the author develops the idea of the product itself. Then he coordinates this with the director of the enterprise, if you like this development, then another drawing is created already beyond the scale, directly according to which future products will be made.

The designed product is depicted in three views from above, from the front and from the side. If necessary, make a cut of the part. If the model of a part is very complex, then it is divided into parts and each part is depicted separately. Each part receives its own number, under which it is included in its specification. All drawings are made on paper, with a simple pencil, so that, if necessary, it would be easy to correct a mistake, or introduce some kind of amendment, revision.

Most use special paper - graph paper. This is paper, which is divided into cells, so that it is easier to calculate the scale and draw to scale.

In one step with the sketch, they think over the manufacturing system of this product. What kind of materials will be needed, what machines will be needed for this development, what tools will be used in the process of creating this product, and the costs are calculated. They calculate everything to the last nail in order to avoid a shortage of some materials in the future, and of course, so that production is organized.

Also during this period, they are preparing the place of work of the master. They choose a workshop that is more convenient in size, which will correspond to the size of the product. They choose a convenient arrangement of drawings, placement of materials in the workshop, from which future products will be made. Provide the master with free access to the machine, as well as tools. Provide him with a comfortable working environment. Then, the manufacturing system and the design of the future product are checked again in order to avoid damage to quality and various failures in the manufacturing process.

Metal and plastic are gradually going out of fashion. The modern city dweller prefers to fill his home with products made from natural materials, the most popular of which is wood. The growing demand, coupled with the availability of wood processing technology, makes this industry extremely attractive for start-up entrepreneurs looking to start a small scale production.

To determine whether such an idea is viable, you should develop a business plan for a carpentry workshop. Within the framework of the project, it is necessary to identify the market need for a particular product, determine the optimal composition of the technological line, consider supply and sales issues, and also calculate the expected payback period of investments. Practice shows that many small businesses are closed precisely as a result of erroneous decisions or actions at the initial stage - the wrong choice of a niche, underestimation of competitors' strategies or overestimation of the possible level of demand.

Business specifics

The carpentry workshop is a small, specialized enterprise with a team of several people that manufactures products from natural wood. To open such a production, it is enough to purchase several universal machines, stock up on raw materials and find distribution channels. Therefore, many craftsmen who know how to hold a plane and a hacksaw in their hands create and turn it into a source of constant income.

Obviously, the turnover at the garage workshop will be quite modest. For this reason, it is advisable to consider ways of organizing a medium-sized woodworking workshop that can take a more prominent place in the market. Why this idea attracts the attention of entrepreneurs:

The profitability of the carpentry business at home reaches 30–35%;
In the workshop, you can simultaneously produce a variety of products aimed at people with different incomes;
If the original idea for a carpentry workshop is unsuccessful, the production line is quickly reconfigured to produce other products;
A phased expansion of the shop is allowed as the sales volumes grow.

Before starting a carpentry workshop, an entrepreneur must choose a basic concept - technical or artistic. The first option is more suitable for people with an engineering education and a technical mindset. In this case, the basis of the assortment of the workshop is made up of utilitarian products - furniture, construction and finishing materials. Business profitability is achieved through the production of products in series for the mass consumer.

The artistic direction assumes the piece-production of decorative items and focuses on their exclusivity. Craftsmen can make custom-made carved furniture from precious woods, interior elements, patterned frames for paintings and mirrors, office sets for directors and officials. One of the options for implementing this is the production of souvenirs, caskets, panels and other handicrafts, which does not require complex expensive equipment.

Workshop assortment

Sometimes it is difficult to determine which products are in demand in the local market. In such cases, it is recommended to use a win-win type of joinery - design and manufacture of furniture, door leaves, window blocks or finishing materials: such products are always in demand. Products must be non-standard and original: otherwise, the workshop will have to compete with large factories that mass-produce standard models.

Or in a medium-sized workshop:

Bedroom furniture - wardrobes, dressers, bedside tables, beds;
Living room furniture - walls, headsets, shelves, coffee tables;
Hallway furniture - cabinets, hangers, shelves;
Kitchen furniture - sets, dining tables, chairs, stools;
Business furniture - showcases, bar counters, tables and chairs;
Furniture and items for the bath - basins, benches, deck chairs, buckets, tubs;
Garden furniture - benches, dining sets, armchairs and sun loungers;
Wooden shutters, carved address plates;
Prefabricated structures - gazebos, animal booths, swings, fences;
Ladder structures, railings, fences, balusters, balconies;
Window frames for ordinary glazing and double-glazed windows;
Doors and door frames;
Finishing materials - wall panels, plinths, platbands, parquet;
Kitchen utensils - bread bins, stands for hot dishes, napkin holders, curly and ordinary rolling pins, shovels, bowls, cutlery, cutting boards.

Another production format is a creative workshop. With an artistic mindset, you can start by making exclusive do-it-yourself joinery at home, and as your client base grows, hire assistants and open a specialized workshop that produces:

Furniture styled as antique;
Carved jewelry boxes;
Corporate souvenirs, boxes for expensive gifts;
Photo frames, baguette for paintings and mirrors;
Carved vases and candlesticks;
Flower pot stands;
Carved panels, icons;
Board games;
Children's toys, constructors and puzzles;
Keychains, talismans, charms.

Production technology

An entrepreneur with no experience in the woodworking industry will inevitably have a question - where to start a carpentry business? Obviously, first of all, you need to understand the technology for the production of wood products:

At the sawmill, the trunks are cleared of branches, dismantled into boards and sorted. Material with obvious flaws is discarded;
In drying chambers, the moisture content of the raw material is brought to 6–8%. After that, the wood is ready for making do-it-yourself woodwork;
The master cuts the boards into blanks, leaving certain allowances for planing and grinding;
Future parts are given the necessary shape, processing them on planing, planing, milling and thicknessing machines;
The ends of the boards are cut at predetermined angles on miter machines;
To connect the parts, spikes and corresponding grooves are milled on them. If necessary, curly edges are made on the same milling machine;
Further, the surfaces of the elements of the future product are processed on grinding and calibration-grinding machines, bringing their dimensions to the specified;
If the terms of reference provides for veneering, glue is applied to the parts and the veneer is pressed in special hydraulic presses;
The product is assembled by connecting parts of the structure with fasteners or glue. In the second case, the parts are compressed with clamps until the glue mass hardens;
At the final stage, oil or special impregnations are applied to the surface of the product, and after they have dried, a paint and varnish coating is applied.

Requirements for the premises

If an entrepreneur decides to get down to business on his own or with an assistant, then he can limit himself to arranging a workplace in the garage and purchasing a pair of wood lathes for a home workshop. However, to achieve more ambitious goals, it will be necessary to find a warm and dry room of 120–150 m², located at least one hundred meters from the nearest residential and public buildings. Suitable options can be found in industrial zones and on the outskirts of the city, where the rent usually does not exceed 180-220 rubles / m² per month.

When developing a plan for a carpentry workshop with the arrangement of equipment, it is necessary to divide the workshop premises into zones and separately highlight:

Section for preliminary cutting of blanks;
Planning and forming section;
Grinding area;
Assembly and finishing area;
Isolated painting area;
Warehouses;
Administrative premises;
Household premises.

In the process of creating a carpentry workshop with your own hands, you should also take into account the basic requirements and standards for production workshops in order to increase the safety and productivity of work:

For the convenience of processing dimensional parts, ceilings with a height of 4 meters or more are needed;
Some equipment for a carpentry workshop is up to 3 meters long, so the dimensions of the room should allow for their installation;
A solid, level floor is required for the stability of the machines. Better to fill it with concrete;
The specification for the equipment of the carpentry workshop should provide for a heating system - centralized or local. In order to avoid deformation of the workpieces, it must maintain the optimum temperature at any time of the day;
The workshop needs to be connected to water supply and sewerage networks;
The power supply for the workshop is 25–30 kW. Hand tools are connected to a 220 V network, while a three-phase line with a voltage of 380 V is required for the operation of industrial equipment in a carpentry workshop;
To control the microclimate, it is necessary to provide for supply and exhaust ventilation with a separate air intake at the painting area. Other workplaces are connected with flexible air ducts to the dust collection unit;
When arranging a carpentry workshop, artificial lighting is provided using fluorescent or diode lamps.

Illumination at workplaces should be:

In the cutting area - from 300 lux;
Near processing machines - from 400 lux;
At the polishing area - from 750 lux;
At the painting site - from 200 lux.

Changes in temperature and humidity can cause deterioration and cracking of wood. Therefore, the room is constantly maintained at a temperature of 18–22 ° C and a humidity of 35–40%. The air flow speed should not exceed 0.3–0.5 m / s.

During the production of joinery, chips and fine wood dust are formed, which increases the fire hazard of the room. It is necessary to provide a fire alarm system in the workshop and install fire extinguishers.

All workshop employees must be provided with protective clothing. Workers of the grinding and painting areas are provided with eye and respiratory protection.

Equipment and equipment

What kind of machines are needed for a carpentry workshop? The suppliers' catalogs contain dozens of items with similar functions and price ranges from two hundred thousand to two million rubles: in order to make the right choice and not overpay, it is better for an entrepreneur to consult a professional. In addition, in order to save money, you can buy used machines with a short service life and make some accessories for a carpentry workshop with your own hands.

For a garage workshop with a small production volume, a multifunctional unit is an excellent choice. Such a woodworking machine for a home workshop costs no more than three hundred thousand rubles and performs all the operations necessary for woodworking - sawing, planing, planing, milling and drilling. However, when organizing the production of products at least on a medium scale, the technological line is built from highly specialized equipment:

Carpentry workshop equipment

Equipment	price, rub.	Quantity, pcs.	Amount, rub.
Workshop equipment
Lathe	65100	1	65100
Miter saw	86500	1	86500
Thicknesser	113700	1	113700
Jointing machine	135800	1	135800
Milling machine with tenon cutter	125700	1	125700
Vertical band saw	56200	1	56200
A circular saw	132000	1	132000
Used four-sided machine	250000	1	250000
Calibration Grinding Machine	280000	1	280000
Belt sander	69500	1	69500
Drilling and slotting machine	113700	1	113700
Drilling and grooving machine	53700	1	53700
Sharpening machine	20800	1	20800
Air compressor	16000	1	16000
Cutters, drills, saws, knives	–	–	30000
Hand tools and equipment
Vise	4500	4	18000
Drill	2800	2	5600
Screwdriver	2100	2	4200
Jigsaw	2600	1	2600
Circular Saw	5200	1	5200
Miter saw	10000	1	10000
Manual router	4200	1	4200
Belt sander	3800	2	7600
Electric planer	4900	1	4900
Angle grinder	2800	1	2800
Staple gun	1500	2	3000
Spray	2200	1	2200
Measuring tool	–	–	10000
Hand carpentry tools	–	–	10000
Miter box	1500	2	3000
Moisture meter	3400	1	3400
Clamps	300	10	3000
Corner clamps	400	8	3200
Clamp clamps	1500	6	9000
Workbench	15000	2	30000
Rack	2200	2	4400
Support systems
Sawdust removal system	24600	1	24600
Fire alarm	22000	1	22000
Fluorescent lamps	1500	10	15000
Fire extinguishers	2300	4	9200
Other equipment
A computer	16500	3	49500
Multifunction device	9500	1	9500
Router	4200	1	4200
Internet access line	2000	1	2000
Office table	3400	3	10200
Dining table	2500	2	5000
Chair	850	12	10200
Lamp	1000	6	6000
Bathroom and shower	26000	1	26000
Electric kettle	600	1	600
Microwave	3600	1	3600
Locker	2000	8	16000
Hanger	1500	2	3000
Overalls	1000	8	8000
First aid kit	2000	1	2000
Stationery	–	–	3000
Total:			1924600

Workshop workers

Even when organizing a carpentry workshop in a garage with your own hands, it is difficult to do without an assistant. If we are talking about a larger workshop, then here you need a whole team of specialists, each of whom will be responsible for a certain stage of the production cycle:

Woodworking technologist. Its tasks include the organization of the technological process, the development of instructions for the processing of parts and assembly of products;
Joiners. Industrial machines are significantly different from equipment for a home carpentry workshop, so you need to make sure that employees have the appropriate skills;
Ancillary workers. They must also have at least minimal work experience in woodworking enterprises;
Painter. This employee must be a professional, since the appearance of the finished product directly depends on his skill;
Accountant. When organizing a carpentry business at home or in a medium-sized workshop, a part-time specialist is enough;
Supervisor. He is the owner of the company. His areas of competence include various administrative issues - finding suppliers, organizing sales.

Consequently, the organization of a carpentry workshop will require hiring personnel according to the following staffing table:

Carpentry workers

Position	Salary, rub.	Qty	Amount, rub.
Woodworking technologist	30000	1	30000
Carpenter	23000	4	92000
Auxiliary worker	17000	2	34000
Paint job worker	23000	1	23000
Part-time accountant	13000	1	13000
Cleaner	9000	1	9000
Insurance premiums	–	–	60300
Total:		10	261300

Raw materials and supplies

Wood species are divided into three types - soft (linden, pine), medium (ash, beech), and hard (oak, maple). Soft ones are excellently cut and processed, and therefore are widely used for making do-it-yourself woodwork from wood. Hardwoods are characterized by strength and resistance to damage, combined with a pronounced texture, therefore, they are used for furniture, parquet, decorative panels and building structures.

In woodworking, the most common:

Oak. Solid noble breed. Well suited for the production of furniture;
Beech. A tough heavy breed with a light texture. Used to make sturdy furniture, flights of stairs and wall panels;
Ash. Medium hard breed with contrasting texture. Suitable for almost all types of joinery;
Hazel. Hard rock with a pronounced grain pattern. All varieties of hazel (walnut, American, black) are used as raw materials in the production of expensive furniture;
Birch. A common breed that combines low price, ease of processing and durability. It is well painted and tinted;
Karelian birch. It is used to make joinery with a special fiber pattern, reminiscent of marble;
Maple. Mainly serves as a raw material for the production of veneer;
Alder. It is characterized by durability and ease of processing. Well suited for elegant curly furniture with decorative elements;
Linden. Softwood. Carved elements, cutlery are made of linden;
Pine. Easily processed, making it ideal for the production of do-it-yourself joinery;
Larch. Somewhat more durable than pine. Keeps warm well;
Red tree. A relatively rare and therefore valuable breed. It is used for the manufacture of expensive furniture, interior items.

Business registration

And other joinery can do without registration only if working with private clients. However, sooner or later, every entrepreneur thinks about selling products through retail chains or his own store: in this case, the official status of the enterprise seems to be necessary.

For a workshop, which employs 10-15 hired employees, a sole proprietor with a simplified taxation system is quite enough. If it is planned to reach the turnover of millions and participate in state tenders, it is recommended to give preference to LLC. The technological equipment itself can be used as the authorized capital.

No licenses and certificates are needed not only, but also for a larger enterprise. The only type of product subject to mandatory certification is any product for children. Nevertheless, permits to conduct activities from Rospotrebnadzor and the Fire Service will have to be obtained without fail.

Promotion and sales

No consumer-oriented business can do without a marketing strategy. In the process of developing it, the entrepreneur must figure out what to call the carpentry workshop. Nice title:

Easy to remember and associated with woodworking;
Euphonious (no abbreviations or compound words);
Does not contain terms incomprehensible to ordinary people;
Easily translated into Latin alphabet for domain name registration.

You should also think in advance about how to interest customers and lure them away from competitors. To do this, it is necessary not only to produce high-quality original products, but also to provide beneficial related services:

Deliver oversized products to the customer;
Collect and install structures on the buyer's premises;
Repair or restore wood products.

However, all these benefits will be unclaimed if customers do not know about them. Therefore, advertising is what is needed for a carpentry workshop of all sizes.

To promote sales, you can:

Distribute brochures to construction and furniture stores;
Post advertisements for carpentry services in local newspapers;
Paste leaflets in cottage settlements where construction is underway;
Send offers to potential clients of furniture joinery production - catering establishments, hotels, entertainment establishments;
Develop your own website with a product catalog and supplement it with a service for placing an order via the Internet;
Create groups of wood workshop on social networks, attract users from your region to them.

There are at least five ways to sell finished products. When considering where to start a carpentry business, you should study these distribution channels and choose the most effective ones. So, an entrepreneur can:

Take part in fairs;
Give products for sale to hardware stores;
Open your own retail outlet;
Sell products directly from the workshop;
Organize online sales.

Business investment

After analyzing the equipment specification, it can be understood that the costs of setting up a manufacturing enterprise are several times higher than the costs of organizing. To determine the final amount of initial investment, you should take into account other organizational costs:

Upfront costs

In addition to the typical costs for any enterprise, in the business plan of the carpentry shop, it is necessary to provide for a monthly allocation of funds for the purchase of conditioned wood and a variety of consumables, the list of which includes:

Joiner's glue;
Antiseptic and fire-resistant impregnations;
Paints, varnishes, impregnating oils;
Fasteners - nails, screws;
Paint brushes and rollers;
Emery tapes and sheets.

The required amount of raw materials and consumables is determined according to industry standards or empirically - according to the results of the assembly of one product. Then the indicators are adjusted taking into account the expected output volumes. Accordingly, the structure of the regular costs of carpentry production takes the following form:

Monthly expenses

Type of expenses	Amount, rub.
Rent 200 rubles / m² per month, 120 m²	24000
Phot	261300
Communal payments	20000
Advertising costs	10000
Insurance premiums	2700
Fare	10000
Maintaining a bank account	2300
Connection	4000
Garbage removal	4000
Raw materials	120000
Expendable materials	20000
General expenses:	478300

Profit and profitability

Income calculation

It remains to be determined how profitable the carpentry workshop is as a business. If the source of the enterprise's income is only production (excluding earnings on the assembly and installation of structures), then the profitability rate will exceed 20%, and the payback period will be 1.8 years:

Business payback calculation

Conclusion

Considering, many entrepreneurs are positive about the idea of creating a carpentry workshop. At the same time, it should be understood that a newcomer has nothing to do in the mass production market: not a single small or even medium-sized enterprise can withstand price competition with large factories. In order not only to survive in this environment, but also to achieve success, it is necessary to actively use the strengths of the chosen format: the ability to assemble products according to non-standard sizes, a quick change of assortment and an obligatory individual approach to each customer.
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