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Making Epoxy Resin Products? Here Are Some Helpful Tips

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One of the fun hobbies you might want to take up during the pandemic is epoxy resin crafting and selling. If you have been at home for the last year scrolling through social media you have likely seen videos of people making epoxy resin tables and other items for their homes. 

As a fun hobby as well as a money making opportunity it can be a great idea to try your hand at this craft this winter and see if you can get some income alongside your job. 

Today we want to show you a few of the things you need to think about when starting epoxy resin crafting to give you some help along the way. 

Choose good quality products 

It is incredibly important if you are to start crafting with resin that you use the best quality products you can. Resin is a unique tool for crafting and it can create some beautiful designs, but you need to invest in a good one to get the result you want. Choose a good resin as well as good quality pigments to make the most of your crafting. 

Have fun with colour 

Colour is a huge part of epoxy resin crafting and you will notice that many videos of people making epoxy tables and crafts have the most stunning colours that have a metallic feel. Invest in good pigment powders and don’t be afraid to mix and match colours to create something unique and beautiful. You can test your colour combinations in a mini mould before you try a full craft and start to build yourself a little colour recipe book with different combinations written down. 

Use a good release agent 

One of the biggest problems newcomers face when creating with something such as resin is getting it away from the mould once you are done. The best way to negate this problem and ensure smooth removal when you have dried your resin is to use good quality rubber molding release agents. Using a spray such as these will just add that element of greasing needed to help you along the way. 

Use a heat gun 

It is so important when you are working with resin that you use a heat gun on it when wet to get rid of air bubbles. When mixing resin and pouring it it is all too easy to end up with air bubbles in your piece and these bubbles get in the way and disrupt the design of your resin piece. By using a heat gun on freshly poured resin you will be able to avoid the issue of air bubbles and end up with a smooth and professional looking product. If you don’t have access to a heat gun you can also use a hairdryer for a similar effect. 

Sand and wax 

When working with resin you still need to do work when you have finished pouring the resin. Once dried, now is the time to sand and polish your piece to bring out that beautiful shine and make the piece picture perfect! 

Resin crafting is a brilliant thing to try this year to make some money and you may even one day be able to make a small business from these works.

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Building A Business Premise From Scratch: Factors To Take Into Account

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When it comes to finding the right premises for your business, it’s not always a simple or straightforward process, is it? The fact is that when it comes to finding a business premises, there’s a lot of factors to take into account. You need to ensure that the premises picked is a good fit for your business and what your business plans to offer, which is why it can sometimes be a real struggle to find the ideal location. 

It’s for this reason that a lot of business owners opening unique businesses often choose to build their premises from scratch. Of course, while the process of building a business premises from scratch allows you to create the perfect business premises to meet your needs, it’s important to understand that there is a lot to think about and consider. 

Bearing that in mind, below is a guide to a few key factors that you need to think about when it comes to building a business premises from scratch. For everything that you need to know about building a business premises from scratch, have a read of the guide below! 

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Find the right location

One of the most important steps to take into account when it comes to building a business premises from scratch is making sure to find the right location for your premises. This is important because when it comes to the success of your business, it’s vital that you think about where your building is situated. 

For instance, if you were building a crazy golf business premises, then you might be wondering where the right place would be to situate your business. You would want to find a location that got plenty of footfall and was somewhere where there would be a lot of families visiting, such as a local seaside area, for example. 

If you’re going to make a success of your venture, it’s crucial that you find that right location to launch it from. 

Think about the logistics 

Another key factor to think about and take into account is the logistics of the situation. When it comes to building your own business premises, there’s a lot that you need to think about. If the building doesn’t already exist, then it’s important that you work with a range of highly skilled contractors to build the right premises for your business and its needs, as well as getting the key logistics right. 

For instance, you would need to work with a range of contractors, including a plumber for instance, who would know where and how a pipe plug could be used and where pipes should be laid. You might also work with a specialist decorator, who would be able to bring your design ideas to life. 

It’s not just a case of picking a location, you also need to think about the logistical side of things. 

There you have it, a few simple tips and ideas for making building a business premises from scratch a little simpler and easier. 

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Earning Money from Residential Property During a Pandemic

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The COVID-19 crisis sent the real estate industry into a whiplash. While pundits can always make predictions on what can potentially happen during an economic downturn, no one could have pinned down exactly what would happen to real estate investors and their properties due to a pandemic-related recession. If you’re one of those investors and find yourself having a hard time looking for buyers or tenants, here are some ways you can turn yourresidential property into a money-making venture-especially if you worked hard and invested in its aesthetics.

But first, you should consider hiring a team of real estate agents and specialists who boast of a dynamic property marketing strategy and know exactly how to showcase your real estate asset in the best possible light during this pandemic. Make sure they have expertise in the area and know the ins and outs of digital technology, so they can market and eventually rent out or sell your property at the best price. Here are some ideas to market your property or some business ideas you can play around to earn money from it while you’re waiting for buyers.

Pop-up cafe or coffee shop

If you have a passion for coffee and pastries, consider turning your residential property into a small cafe or coffee shop where people can enjoy their coffee and/or food. The beauty of a residential property, especially if it’s on the smaller side, is that you would be abiding by state restrictions on the number of people who can gather in a small space. If you have a garden, you can also turn it into the main dining area so that customers can have their coffee outdoors, where chances of infection are much lower.

Studio

If your residential property allows for natural light and is clean and spacious, you can turn it into a studio where media professionals can do photo or video shoots. Professional photographers and videographers are always on the lookout for beautiful locations where they can do their projects or build their portfolio, so consider turning your space into a studio where marketing teams can hold their shoots.

Small event venue

Another option for a beautifully-designed residential property is turning it into a venue for small events. With gathering restrictions still in place in many states, small events like micro-weddings and birthday parties have been all the rage. If your residential property has a stunning backyard or designed in a way that allows for a romantic aesthetic and styling, consider marketing it as a potential venue for special events that are smaller in scale.

Bed and breakfast

If the property has several rooms and you want to maximize income possibility, consider marketing it as a bed and breakfast. Services like Airbnb have had to pivot in major ways to make sure that guests and hosts alike remain safe and healthy during the public health crisis. If you take every safety precaution possible, you can also turn your residential property into a bed and breakfast.

Storage space

The storage space industry has always been considered largely recession-resistant. The COVID-19 crisis didn’t necessarily change this since the pandemic has brought on many 4Ds: deaths, divorces, displacements, and disasters. There will always be a huge demand for more storage spaces because there will always be many people who need to find secure locations for their belongings while they figure out their next steps. During the pandemic, CNBC reported that more than a thousand universities and colleges had closed their doors to curb infections, affecting about 14 million college students. Students who needed to find new locations for their possessions while considering their options and storage spaces can be a godsend for them.

Market gardener

Regardless of where you live, you can turn your residential property into a place where you can grow your own produce that you can then sell. These include vegetables, fruits, and even flowers. If your residential property is in acreage, the possibilities are endless. While this would take a lot of investment and effort on your part, it can also help you save money in the long run if it paves the way for self-sustainability.

Endless Possibilities

The COVID-19 pandemic should not preclude you from earning money from your real estate investments. With some creativity, imagination, and the help of real estate experts, you might be able to turn the situation of your real estate investment around if you adjust to society’s current demands.

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How An Entrepreneur Can Achieve Work-life Balance

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The life of an entrepreneur sounds great, doesn’t it? You get to be your own boss, you have freedom of choice, and you can make a lot of money.

And while some of that might be true, being an entrepreneur won’t make your life easy and give you all the freedom you want. To build a successful business, you will have to take on many responsibilities, including securing new customers, servicing existing customers, developing new products, selling current products, and building strategic relationships. There is so much to be done in so little time. Many entrepreneurs get exhausted from running this marathon and ruin their work-life balance. If you are one of these entrepreneurs, here are a few tips that can help you balance your personal and professional life.

Implement your schedule

As an entrepreneur, every day will be different for you. Operating as per a strict schedule would be difficult. However, even though it is important to immediately deal with some issues, not every little thing must need your attendance straightaway. Not every phone call, text, or email needs your immediate response.

What you can do is create a schedule the night before. It should prioritize the activities according to their importance. This schedule must include business as well as personal activities. You need to make an effort and time for your personal life as well.

Make compromises

It is impossible to achieve the perfect work-life balance. However, this doesn’t mean that you can make your loved ones happy. You can ask them to be patient while you focus on building your business. Communicate with them about how you are working to improve their lives. Set a timeline as to when you will accomplish your goals. Let them know that whenever you achieve a goal, they will be rewarded in the form of an outing or a vacation. Giving them something to look forward to helps them understand why you spend so much time on your business.

Create a system that helps you

The only way to maintain a real work-life balance is to work on your business and not in your business. You have to create a business that doesn’t need your constant involvement for operating. If you implement automation or hire employees, you can delegate day-to-day activities. After all, as your business grows, you don’t have to make every sales call. You don’t have to create every single marketing campaign or talk to the clients for hours.

If possible, you can outsource your work and save a lot of money and time. But, it is important to ensure that you hire outside experts for the right task. For example, if you need a website, you can work with a web design company. However, you should not outsource your company’s core skill set, be it sales, manufacturing, tech support, or marketing.

In entrepreneurship, there is no alternative for hard work. But, you didn’t choose this path to work every hour, every day for the rest of your life. You became an entrepreneur for the financial freedom it offers. You need to have a healthy, well-rounded life with the best possible work-life balance for yourself and your loved ones.

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Advice On Running A Plumbing Business

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A plumbing business may not be all glamour, but it pays if you do it right. If you have just started up a plumbing business, we have some tips to help you out. Read on for some useful advice that will help you to take your plumbing company to the next level. From pricing to choosing products with care, read on to discover more. 

Don’t be a jack-of-all-trades 

A lot of company owners assume that it is better to be a jack-of-all-trades, as opposed to having a niche company. In fact, the opposite is usually accurate. Plumbing is a very varied and wide-ranging industry, and it is critical to locate your own niche and develop it. You may want to work on home projects or you may prefer to be involved in big construction projects. Think about what you would want from your local plumber, and provide that!

Make sure the price is right 

Pricing is something a lot of people struggle with when it comes to their business. Do not undervalue your worth. It is easier to reduce prices than it is to increase them

Don’t put your eggs in one basket  

If you have gotten a contract with a lucrative connection, you will be excited. However, do be cautious. Relying on just one client is never a wise idea, no matter what sort of business you run.

Only work with quality materials

As a plumber, you have many different options available to you when it comes to pipe materials and branded equipment. It is critical to remember that the work you carry out is a reflection of you and the levels of quality associated with your service. This is why it does not make sense to cut corners by using low-quality materials. Instead, make sure you’re doing a quality job that people will rave about, rather than a cheap service that could result in bad reviews. 

Do not take any of the knockbacks personally

Establishing a plumbing business has its challenges. There are going to be frustrations and knock-backs along the way. This is the nature of business as a whole. Try not to take these knock-backs personally. Instead, take them as an opportunity to better yourself and your business.

Create a website

In addition to the suggestions that have been discussed so far, it is also a good idea to build a website for your business. In the past, tradespeople probably did not need a site. However, times have changed, and having a website to show off your work and post your contact details is highly recommended. 

Make sure you do not overcomplicate your business 

On a final note, it can be very easy to make things complicated while you are running a business. However, the best way to run your company is by keeping things as simple as possible. After all, the best things in life are simple, aren’t they? Business should be as well; it does not need to be complex!

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The Best Tips For Project Management

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Project managers are often posed with real challenges that can derail a project. The most common of these challenges include keeping up with a fast-paced project, managing resources, and make sure everything is on track and on budget. A successful project needs the manager to know the details, effective planning, work management, and evaluation of the project. There is no one way to ensure project management success, but there are some tips that can be included in your management style to get results. 

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Know The Project Inside Out

The first thing that needs to be done to make a project successful is to lay a strong foundation. To do this, you need to identify the clients and the stakeholders and know their interests and expectations for the project. Deliver a solid project plan where the roles and job responsibilities are clearly defined. 

You need to define the goals and objectives, so they are clearer and easier to understand. To plan more effectively, you can set measurable and trackable criteria for success so you know if the project is on track or not. IT project management can help with tracking these goals. 

Identify The Project Requirements

It is important to identify the project requirements because the project resources are the key factors that contribute to making a project a success. Once a plan is developed, you need to set up a team capable of implementing this plan effectively. Define clear roles and allocate the right set of tasks, keeping in mind the personalities, strengths, and weaknesses of your team. 

If your team needs a skilled professional in a particular area in order to grow, then get your HR department on the task of hiring the right candidate so future projects don’t suffer. Project management resources are the key contributors in delivering a successful project.  

Get A Qualified Project Manager

In order to make sure that the project progresses in the right direction, you need to appoint a qualified project manager. 

This project manager must know how to manage a team of different personalities by allocating the right work to the right person and making sure the process is productive. They will entrust the team with their decisions but step in if something takes an unexpected turn. They will know how to gain the trust of clients and how to communicate their expectations to the team, so they can work together to achieve a shared goal.

Define Critical Milestones

The success of the project depends on the identification of the key milestones throughout the project. This can be done by providing the life cycle of a project which includes the main phases, including initiation, planning, execution, and closure. You can perform an evaluation test after every phase of the project. 

From parts of the product to the technical documents, you need all of the elements of the project to be correct and perfect to make sure that it is exceeding expectations of the clients. 

These milestones are indicators of the teams working with sincere dedication to complete the project successfully. You can also manage projects risks and can track the project progress by defining critical milestones.

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The Importance Of Maintaining Your Restaurant Equipment

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When you spend your time running a business, you need to keep everything in good working order. A restaurant is a big undertaking, and the maintenance that it takes to keep it moving is huge. Good quality restaurant equipment is important, and it’s the backbone of your success. 

Without your kitchen equipment being in good order, you cannot serve the delicious food that the locals know you for. You can operate your restaurant without paying for regular maintenance, but it’s not ideal in the long run.

This can end up in higher costs, bigger losses and decreased kitchen ability. It’s just not good business practice, and if you bring out an expert every so often, they’ll be able to figure out whether you need sanitary tri clamp fittings or your equipment is completely running down. Research shows that efficient equipment will offer your business excellent savings, and if you want to avoid last-minute emergencies, you need to invest in maintenance for your business. Below, we’ve put together all of the reasons why equipment maintenance is important.

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  • Cost-Effective. The equipment that you paid for in your kitchen was expensive the first time you bought it. restaurant equipment is expensive to replace, and the repairs out of warranty are also expensive. If you pay for regular maintenance and check-ups, you’re going to prevent any issues from occurring before they do. Minor issues can be sported early and they can be fixed easily, too. Repairing equipment that has been badly damaged is not ideal, but regular maintenance is! It’ll increase the life of your equipment and it’ll make you feel like you’re doing better for both clients and customers.
  • Food Quality Maintenance. Spending time maintaining your equipment means that you can keep the quality of your food high. Dirty, broken ovens that aren’t heating food properly can lead to illness in your customers. If your equipment is maintained properly, you can bet that you will be churning out high quality food that is the right temperature and tastes amazing.
  • Efficient Operations. When your equipment is maintained properly, you won’t have a slow down in the way your staff work. There Is better efficiency in the kitchen and thus serving food is faster and better for the staff.
  • Better For Sales. One day, you’ll be selling that kitchen equipment you’ve spent time maintaining. When you spend the money on repairs, you sell a perfectly working piece of equipment and that will help you to fetch a much better price on the market. You can make a good chunk of money back on what you spent, which is perfect to put towards a new piece of equipment as its replacement.
  • Hygiene Standards. Every piece of restaurant equipment needs to be maintained so that you meet regulations from your local government. You could be fined or shut down if your hygiene in your kitchen isn’t up to code – so don’t make that mistake!

Spending the money in new kitchen equipment for your restaurant is vital, but maintaining that equipment is worth it in the long run!

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What To Do After A DUI

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No one wants a DUI. No one wants to get behind the wheel of a car and cause an accident – but it happens. No one wants to have to tell their friends and loved ones that they weren’t careful with their life or with the lives of others. The thing is, this happens every single day. People have a great night with their friends and they drive. Or, they have a drink with a friend and then don’t drive for several hours – and still have a high blood alcohol level without realizing it.

Whether you have been pulled over for drinking and driving or having drugs in your system while you drive, you need to know what to do after you are issued with a DUI. If there is a chance that you could speak to an expungement lawyer and get your record squashed, that’s not something to concentrate on for right now. There are other things to do – and we’ve listed the four things that you must immediately do once you have been arrested.

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  • Remember, 10 Day Countdown.

You only get to have your license for ten days following an DUI arrest. The citation you get is a temporary license that allows you ten further days of driving, and after that, your license is suspended for six months depending on your blood alcohol level. From here, your lawyer can request a hearing to have your driving extended temporarily. You only have ten days to do this, and your attorney will have time to request all of the records and reports for the hearing itself. If they win, you can get your driving back. If they lose, you lose all your privileges for 30 days depending on your blood alcohol level.

  • Go To The Arraignment

You will have been given a date of arraignment, and this is the first appearance that you will go to where you will enter a plea as advised by your attorney. Even if you don’t have legal representation, you need to appear and you can ask the judge for more time to hire a lawyer.

  • Write It All Down

Even if you are compromised, you need to write everything that you remember down after the arrest. The whole day from start to finish needs to be written down to be remembered, and write to everyone you encountered, too, as they may be witnesses to your case.

  • Meet With An Attorney

You need a proper DUI attorney to discuss your case. You want the experts here – this could affect your whole future. The right attorney is going to help you to get through this case, advise you on what to say and what not to say. They will also be able to tell you what could be the end result from the arrest. You need to listen to your attorney and ensure that you understand what they are telling you. Anything you don’t understand, speak up!

If there is one lesson to be learned after a DUI, it’s never to repeat the process. You learn your lesson and you grow from it.

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