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Category Archives: Starting and Running a Business

Laying Firm Foundations

Institute of Carpenters Posted on 05/08/2021 by IOC-Admin15/12/2023

Keeping track of money matters is vital when starting your own business. Matt Ryan FCCA, Director at IOC corporate members’ Numbers Ltd, outlines five key steps towards a firm business foundation.

1: Start with the right framework

“You may have …


Top five tools for your Carpentry and Joinery journey

Institute of Carpenters Posted on 05/08/2021 by IOC-Admin15/12/2023

With plenty of students moving through apprenticeships in carpentry and joinery, many will eventually be looking to start their own business. Here, IronmongeryDirect’s David Saxby, Senior Category Manager explores some of the innovative tools available for carpenters and joiners starting …


Building on Learning

Institute of Carpenters Posted on 05/08/2021 by IOC-Admin15/12/2023

Owen Phillips, carpentry student with Coleg Sir Gâr who won a Highly Commended certificate in IOC’s first ever Third Year Student Awards, has started his own business and has no shortage of work. “I finished my apprenticeship with a local …


Rapidly growing business

Institute of Carpenters Posted on 05/08/2021 by IOC-Admin15/12/2023

What is it like to run your own business? We asked one ex-student of East Riding College’s Construction Department, Joe Oliver of Oaks of Beverley.

In the two years since Joe Oliver graduated from East Riding College, he has not …


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