| Making concrete products,including cement blocks | | | | block molds which makes starting cost low.The |
| and garden ornaments,is a low cost business | | | | appropriate concrete mix is made from Portland |
| opportunity. | | | | cement,gravel,sand and water in the correct |
| Concrete bird baths are,by far,the best selling | | | | proportions.As your business builds you can decide |
| garden ornament.There is a huge demand and | | | | to go full time when you are ready. |
| they sell readily.You can make a variety of these | | | | For volume production of concrete blocks you will |
| easily with hand made molds and you can sell | | | | need a concrete block making |
| them to local building supply or garden stores. | | | | machine.Commercial models are available.They are |
| Transporting these heavy items from a distant | | | | quite expensive however. The other option is to |
| supplier is expensive.These businesses will be | | | | build your own machine.From available plans you |
| happy to find a local supplier who has low costs | | | | can build a fine concrete block making |
| and competitive prices.With no transportation | | | | machine.The components are used auto |
| costs you can make an excellent profit from your | | | | parts,sheet metal and a few odds and ends. You |
| work. | | | | can build one of these at very low costand it can |
| You can also make many other types of | | | | turn out all the blocks you will need very easily. |
| concrete garden ornaments and garden furniture | | | | As business grows you will probably need to rent |
| from available plans.Vases,large and small,including | | | | premises large enough for the racks needed to |
| 'Ali Baba' style vases,are easy to make without | | | | store your cement blocks for drying.You will also |
| molds.You can learn the simple production | | | | need a helper to move the blocks from the |
| methods quickly and make a wide variety of | | | | machine to the racks.At this stage however your |
| these.They are very popular decorative items for | | | | business will make enough profits to more than |
| patios and gardens.Your basic business of | | | | justify the extra costs. You can start your own |
| concrete block making can be supplemented by | | | | concrete product business on the proverbial |
| these items.They are easy to produce and very | | | | shoestring. With hard work it will rapidly grow into |
| profitable. | | | | a full time very profitable business.You will give up |
| You can make many other types of garden | | | | your job and be an entrepreneur.The sky is the |
| ornaments from either hand made or commercial | | | | limit in this business. Demand never dies for |
| molds and you will find a ready sale for your | | | | concrete products and you can have an income |
| products. By starting part time,in your garage,you | | | | you could only dream about while working at a |
| eliminate all risk.Plywood and sheet metal are the | | | | job. |
| only materials needed to make your cement | | | | |