Friday, June 13, 2025
  • Contribute
  • News
  • Authors
No Result
View All Result
National Headlines
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
No Result
View All Result
National Headlines
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

6 Small Business Ideas for Those Who Love Hands-On Work

by Emily Graham
04/05/2020
2 min read
6 Small Business Ideas for Those Who Love Hands-On Work
0
SHARES
149
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

There are scientific reasons to explain why you are amongst the many who love the thought of working with their hands. After all, having a job making a physical thing–evidence of a good job–somehow feels more productive than tapping on a keyboard all day. Your work is clear for everyone to see.

While technology has done a lot to replace many physically demanding businesses, most manual work still involves a human touch. Here we have put together a list of roles if you are fan of manual labour:

Carpenter

Things we so often take for granted — furniture, doors, walls, roofs, armoires— all start as raw material, usually wood. Carpenters will take the wood, then weigh it, cut it, mould it, assemble it, and make it come to life. There are no requirements for formal education. Most people learn the business through apprenticeships or training on the job.

Chef

Chefs cut, slice, season and prepare and organize simple ingredients for restaurant patrons into beautiful meals. To be sure, bakers measure and decorate, shape, and knead a range of cookies, cakes, pastries, bread, and other pleasures we love to eat usually with our hands. Most chefs and bakers receive a formal education, including college, but they can also learn on the job.

Electrician

If you want to tinker with gadgets and enjoy repairing items at home, electric work can provide the sort of manual work that is fascinating to you. Electricians build, maintain and restore power systems, power lines and wire homes and businesses, supplying us with the requisite electricity to keep the lights on.   Whether you choose to become an electrician, an apprenticeship or technical school is a common requirement. Licensing is also required in most countries.

Hairstylist

Do you know how good you look when you’re getting a day of good hair? A hairdresser is an artist who has hair as his/her canvas. A hairdresser is going to wash, dye, cut and style a person’s hair to their request.  Most hairdressers usually needing a diploma from an approved barber or cosmetology program.

Welder

When a carpenter is about wood, a welder is about metal. Welders can be used to create or repair metal objects and structures in a variety of industries, including shipbuilding and construction. Some even work underwater and repair offshore pipelines and oil platforms. You need a high school diploma and technical school or on-the-job training to become a welder.

Stagehand

Ensure sure the show continues to play the leading role behind the scenes. Sometimes trained as craftsmen, artists or painters, stagehands create and maintain theatrical decorations and transfer these decorations between scenes, both on and off the stage.

For this type of manual work, most skills are gained by on-the-job training and no formal training or licensing is required. The basic painting/crafts and woodworking skills can be needed to prepare the articles on stage, and sheer strength is common standards when moving articles quietly and quickly during production.

It’s also important to remember that it is often recommended you insure yourself and your small business. Accidents and mistakes happen, and you don’t want these to cost you your livelihood. Stay safe and make you’re protected.

ShareTweetShareShare

Related Posts

Top Mistakes to Avoid When Giving Corporate Gifts to Clients
Blog

Top Mistakes to Avoid When Giving Corporate Gifts to Clients

16/05/2025
What’s the British SME scene going to look like in 2020?
Business

Paul Simonson: Becoming an Accountant

12/09/2024
Mastering Your Channel Sales Strategy: Unlock New Markets and Maximize Growth
Business

Mastering Your Channel Sales Strategy: Unlock New Markets and Maximize Growth

09/09/2024
The Lifestyle Marketeer Programme: Improving Expat Life with Digital Marketing
Blog

How to Register a Trademark

30/08/2024
Thought leadership
Blog

Thought leadership: Four important considerations many executives overlook

12/08/2024
Retention Strategies
Business

Crafting Effective Retention Strategies to Boost Customer Loyalty

05/08/2024
No Result
View All Result

Looking for writing opportunities

Get in touch to find out more.

Start Writing

Topics

  • Automotive
  • Business
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Legal
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Property
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Travel

Latest News

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Andrea Orcel’s plans for UniCredit receive praise from investors

Andrea Orcel’s plans for UniCredit receive praise from investors

28/04/2022
Managing Waste in the Film Industry

Managing Waste in the Film Industry

12/10/2020
Perils of Efficiency: Procuring Supplies During a Crisis

Perils of Efficiency: Procuring Supplies During a Crisis

04/10/2021
Health and Safety Regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work

Health and Safety Regulations and the RIBA Plan of Work

27/10/2020
Loadhog Estimates 108 Million Metres of Stretch Wrap Eliminated Through Use of Pallet Lid

Loadhog Estimates 108 Million Metres of Stretch Wrap Eliminated Through Use of Pallet Lid

12/10/2020
PM of Qatar

Diplomatic meet between the PM of Qatar and the Defence Official of the UK

EU Election and Data Researches

EU Election and Data Researches

Nigel Dodd is skeptical of May

Nigel Dodd is skeptical of May

Another Round Of Bankruptcies Around The Corner, According To Shale Executive

Another Round Of Bankruptcies Around The Corner, According To Shale Executive

3 CBD Benefits that Have Been Proven by Science

3 CBD Benefits that Have Been Proven by Science

How Cosmetic Dentistry in Turkey Became a Trusted Choice for Natural Results

How Cosmetic Dentistry in Turkey Became a Trusted Choice for Natural Results

12/06/2025
Eight Banking Moves to Make Before Becoming a Digital Nomad

Eight Banking Moves to Make Before Becoming a Digital Nomad

11/06/2025
Rolph Balgobin: The Balgobin Family Bursary

Rolph Balgobin: The Balgobin Family Bursary

03/06/2025
Fruit Trees

How to Prune Fruit Trees

22/05/2025
Top Mistakes to Avoid When Giving Corporate Gifts to Clients

Top Mistakes to Avoid When Giving Corporate Gifts to Clients

16/05/2025

National Headlines

Recent News

  • How Cosmetic Dentistry in Turkey Became a Trusted Choice for Natural Results
  • Eight Banking Moves to Make Before Becoming a Digital Nomad
  • Rolph Balgobin: The Balgobin Family Bursary
  • How to Prune Fruit Trees

Topics

  • Automotive
  • Business
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Entertainment
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Legal
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Property
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Travel

Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to receives daily updates direct to your inbox!

*We hate spam as you do.

© National Headlines

  • Contribute
  • Sitemap
  • Authors
No Result
View All Result
  • Home

© 2019 National Headlines.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
SAVE & ACCEPT