Hiya all, Newbie finding way round

[BlogTelf]

Hi all i just joined up tonight, i was browsing the web looking for somewhere that has hints and tips for businesses, i have just started my own business and am currently working on my business plan (oh the joy) im looking forward to being able to chat with you all and share and accept brainstorming ideas . Im very interested in any suggestions on using recycled products in art as currently im kinda restricted to recycling wool, wood, material, wallpaper (unused rolls of course not ones peeled off the wall) and various other scraps

 

[Dizzydiza]

welcome to the forum

 

[Mike Seddon]

Hi,

Recycling is certainly becoming the rage. CAn yuo attract one of the big corporates to invest in you or buy from you? Just to be assocaited with you is good PR for them so you might have a good angle to leverage.

Cheers
Mike

 

[BlogTelf]

Thank you for the welcome DizzyDiza

 

[BlogTelf]

Hi Mike and thank you, i think recycled is the way forward now with so much being thrown away, my latest recycle was using my mum's old duffle coat (it had a hole in it) to make teddy bear cards, of course the buttons have been kept to go onto a knitting project, i dont see the point in buying new when there is so much out there that can be recycled (after a clean). I wouldnt know where to start with attracting corporates etc as im just starting my own business, but thats something im willing to find out about
Thanks for the post

 

[Paula Barrett]

Hi and welcome to UKBF. Sounds like you have an interesting business - do you have a website or a shop? You might find The Green Room useful - as its for discussion of ethical/eco practices in business which recycling certainly is!

Freecycle might be a good way to find materials also - find your local group online and you'll probably find lots of people offering all sorts of materials.

Anyway I hope you find the forum useful, let me know if you have any problems or questions.

Paula

 

[BlogTelf]

Hi Paula thank you for the advice, im just starting up in business and on a NVQ3 Business course for self employment so as yet i havent set up a web site but do plan on doing so in the not too distant future. I love to freecycle and believe that lots more people should use the service i have been given a few things from fellow freecyclers. I will try out the green room it sounds like a good place to swap ideas about. Many Thanks yet again


Oh im also looking for ideas for a business name at the moment, so far its been called *the business* lol all ideas welcomed, its a carving/crafting/metaphysics/author kinda business a bit of a mixture but needs one name

 

[RED ARC]

Welcome to UKBF - enjoy !

Phil

 

[frockery]

Welcome to UKBF from another big fan of recycling and waste reduction. I love the sound of the teddy bear cards.

You'll find plenty of support and advice here and I see Paula has already pointed you in the direction of the Green Room.

Good luck with your venture!

 

[BlogTelf]

Hi thank you for making me feel welcome, im up to my eyes at the minute with a whole heap of coursework....how do you do market research for 5 different areas of a business its much more fun just making things im looking forward to finding my way round the site properly the green room sounds just up my street
Hope to chat with you soon

 

Welcome to UKBF

 

[s brown]

hellow there welcome nice to meet you xx

 

[Fergus]

Hello & welcome aboard

 

[telemax]

Hi and welcome to the forum

I've seen a couple of stalls in Camden Market in North London selling stuff made out of old Printed circuit boards for a lot of money!!

I guess old electronics are easy to get hold of too

All the best

Jonathan

 

[BlogTelf]

Thank you all for the warm welcome the circut board things sound good Jonathan I shall have to think of how we can incorporate electronic waste into card, I currently use obsolete fuse wire to create hand crafted flowers but im sure more can be done i shall have to get the creative mind onto it

 

[Delboy]

howdy!

i always thaught resistors looked good when i used to push them thru my jeans ( only cos it made it easier to steal them from collage)

and the only thing i would say about the electrical stuff is be careful as lots of it has chemicals that need special hadleing (ie lead in solder and electorlite fluid in capaciters)

Anyway good luck

Del

 

[jimbo1974]

sounds like you have some interesting ideas
anything that can help recycle has to be good!

 

[BlogTelf]

Thank you for the tip Del, we currently check all we can via a local health and saftey guy who just so happens to be a neighbour, will pass on what you have said and ask him to research it for me ... got to love delegation
Nice to hear from you both Del and jimbo