How to Start a $30K/Month Woodworking Business

What does it take to start a woodworking business? Today we’re taking a behind-the-scenes tour of Westbrook Carpentry and Millwork, a $30K/month woodworking business that’s become one of the most sought-after carpentry shops in Seattle. Daniel Westbrook is a third-generation woodworking craftsman, and that long experience is the cornerstone of Westbrook Carpentry and Millwork’s success. Today, he’ll talk us through the woodworking tools you need to open a home woodworking business, along with how much it costs to start, what experience is a must-have, and other advice about woodworking for beginners. You can’t make money woodworking if you don’t have customers. We’ll hear Daniel’s marketing strategies for reaching the right customers, and how (and why) he rebranded his company from Westbrook Restorations to Westbrook Carpentry and Millwork. The types of woodworking projects he took on changed, too. We’ll find out the pros and cons of working on smaller projects compared to whole home restorations, and how to start a woodworking business that focuses on either niche. Woodworking is a career with a long tradition, and this tradition is integral to Daniel’s business values. We’ll find out why concepts like hard work, respect, and trust are important to him as a business leader, what living those values looks like in the real world, and how holding to those principles has helped him sustain long-term growth. Start your own woodworking business. Get access to Ryan’s step-by-step blueprint 👉https://www.upflip.com/course/cnc-woo... OR… 🎓 Join UpFlip Academy to “copy-paste” the top million-dollar service businesses you can start in weeks and profit from in months - https://links.upflip.com/academy-yt More UpFlip Official Resources: 📕 FREE access to 137 Most Profitable Businesses - https://go.upflip.com/137-business-ideas 🎙️ Follow the UpFlip Podcast - https://links.upflip.com/podcast-yt 📩 Join the UpFlip Newsletter - https://links.upflip.com/newsletter-yt 👉 Check out Daniel’s business - https://builttowithstand.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:52 Meeting Daniel 2:56 Revenue 3:55 Initial Budget 4:56 Monthly Expenses 6:16 Daniel’s Other Businesses 7:04 Inside Look To Daniel’s Truck 8:44 Advertising 10:02 Equipment 11:10 Most Important Skillset 12:40 Inside Look of Daniel’s Truck Part 2 14:07 Skill an Entrepreneur Needs To Have 14:57 Estimating Cost of Projects 16:27 Daniel’s Advice For Those Just Starting Out 17:13 Social Media 18:15 Shop Setup 20:18 Advantages or Disadvantages to Employees 21:54 Insurance 23:49 Tools in the Shop 24:55 Seasonal? 26:01 Daniel’s Current Project 27:35 Profit Margins 29:03 Mistakes 30:24 Competitiveness in the Industry 31:50 Daniel’s Biggest Challenge 33:03 Switching From Hands-on to General Contractor 34:37 How To Increase Your Hours 37:30 What’s Next For Westbrook Carpentry #woodworkingbusiness #woodworking #earnmoneywoodworking