A scrap yard is a dirty business - literally. It involves trash of other people. But who says there is no business opportunity in this dirty, taken-for-granted business?
If we harness our creativity and imagination, we can turn an ordinary scrap business into an excellent and socially responsible business.
Our company is a construction firm. After every project that we finished, scrap materials are always plenty. Cut steel bars, pipes, paint containers, bent nails, damaged tools, and beyond-repair equipment that cannot be of good use for the company and are ready for disposal. Monthly, we generate almost P10,000 worth of scrap materials from our construction projects, and we sell them to scrap yards.
Resourcefulness is the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties given the scarce resources available. It is one of the best characteristics of human beings that allowed them to survive in the harsh conditions of the earth such as the Ice Age and the World Wars. And this characteristic is what separates us from all the other creatures in the planet.
I am thinking of putting up a Creative Scrap Business - a small business that will integrate creativity and resourcefulness with an ordinary scrap business. The idea is I will buy scrap materials from other companies such as our own company on a cheap "per kilo" price, and these will serve as my raw materials for my products.
From there, I will ignite my creativity and resourcefulness. I will use these scrap materials to create something that will be useful, and sell it to people at a profitable price.
Scrap metal sheets, short pipes, and deformed steel bars can make a lamp shade. An empty pail of paint, some scrap metals, and a few plastics can make a flower vase.
Most materials can be combined creatively to create a furniture or an abstract art for home decorations. Abstract art is the trend in decorating our homes. This business creates abstract arts with a twist of creativity, resourcefulness, and thinking outside the box. 3. (please be more specific)
Scrap business has never been out of its box until my proposed Creative Scrap Business.
Paolo S. Bellosillo
No comments:
Post a Comment