| Making concrete blocks and other concrete | | | | year and the demand increases steadily. |
| products is a very profitable business. I can make | | | | 5. When you start a home based business there |
| this statement quite unequivocally since I was in | | | | is no big monetary risk. You can start with as little |
| this business most of my life. You may ask why | | | | as a few hundred dollars. All you need is the |
| making something as commonplace as cement | | | | plywood and sheet metal to build your hand molds |
| blocks should be a great money maker. Well here | | | | and a supply of the basic materials for your |
| are seven good reasons: | | | | concrete mix. These are Portland |
| 1. You can begin as a home based business. You | | | | cement,gravel,sand and water. All of these can be |
| can operate from your garage with no added | | | | obtained at your local building suopply store. |
| costs. You can start out this way and when the | | | | 6. When you supply your products to buyers in |
| business grows you can move to larger premises | | | | your local area you have no high transportation |
| to accomodate your concrete block making | | | | costs. Concrete products are costly to transport |
| machine and the drying racks for hundreds of | | | | from a distant maker because of their weight and |
| concrete blocks. | | | | size. You can supply home town customers at a |
| 2. You can start your concrete blocks business | | | | very good price and make an excellent profit. |
| with hand made molds. You make these from | | | | 7. When your business grows to the point that |
| plywood and sheet metal at very low cost. These | | | | you can no longer make enough blocks with hand |
| molds are easy to make in your home workshop | | | | molds you will need a concrete block machine. |
| from available plans and instructions. Using hand | | | | The only downside is that this is expensive. The |
| molds one person can turn out 100 concrete | | | | machine will pay for it's cost by increasing your |
| blocks per day quite easily. | | | | production greatly. The alternative is to build your |
| 3. The demand for concrete blocks,and many | | | | own low cost machine from auto parts and a few |
| other concrete products which you can | | | | odds and ends. Can you build your own machine? |
| make,never falters. They are a commodity which | | | | Yes you very definitely can from plans with |
| the building trades use to build all types of | | | | instructions which are readily available. |
| structure from tiny back yard projects to huge | | | | I could go on with many more reasons why you |
| buildings. As long as building continues there will be | | | | can do very well indeed in the concrete products |
| a demand for your products. | | | | manufacturing business. These seven reasons will |
| 4. Concrete blocks are not one day wonder | | | | paint the picture for you. Manufacturing concrete |
| widgets. Some items have a huge demand for a | | | | blocks and other concrete products is a profitable |
| very limited period then fade from the scene. | | | | enterprise which you can start part time while |
| Think of the hula hoop or Rubik's cube. Things like | | | | you still hold a job. The risk is little and the |
| this are a short term craze which is quickly | | | | rewards are great. Why not find out more about |
| replaced by the next one. Concrete products | | | | it? |
| however continue to be in demand year after | | | | |