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Nioco’s is a home-based business that focuses on custom cabinetry, furniture design, carpentry and maintenance, and decks and patios. Custom wood-work and furniture are in high demand in today’s market, everything from custom toy chests to commercial decks and patios. Some businesses may be small with carpenters who work from their home or they may be larger construction type businesses that specialize in cabinetry for homes and decks and patios. There are many benefits for a home-based carpentry business, like Nioco’s, to be online. Being online will give Nioco’s more exposure to their individualized work, letting people see first-hand the type of work Nioco’s can do and receiving customer feedback on the product will expand their customer base. Nioco’s currently operates by word-of-mouth, starting off by doing work for friends and posting pictures of the products on Facebook and letting those customers tell their friends, etc. If Nioco’s had an online web page, customers would be able to see examples of Nioco’s work, be able to contact and make orders easily, and receive customer feedback or testimonials to gain potential clients or improve customer experience.
Nioco’s is operated and owned by one person, Jay Walden. As a home based business, he has all the tools necessary to make the most intricate designs and personalize projects. He has constructed wine racks, toy chests, keepsake boxes, picture frames, coffee tables, nightstands and storage benches. He has also done more commercial type projects such as deck and patio refurbishing and building a bar top and bar wall for a restaurant.
Some challenges Nioco’s could face are that small businesses like Nioco’s usually outsource to larger manufacturers or it is easier to find a mass-produced piece than to have an original, handcrafted piece of work. It also depends on the amount of time that person has,