Over the years many have asked us for advice on how they can do what we have done. This collection of articles is a distillation of those conversations. This collection has been purchased by Wood News magazine and chapters were posted as they published them. http://www.SmokyMountainWoodworks.com/libr_articles.php#gopro Now that the final chapter has been published, here is what the publishers had to say about the series. http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/archive/wn48.html http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/archive/wn48.html The day may come when you want to step back away from the daily production and focus on something more specific. Will you be ready? http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009july/goingpro.html http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009july/goingpro.html There is alot more to hiring employees than just running an add and writing a weekly paycheck, here we discuss some of the do's and dont's. http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009may/goingpro.html http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009may/goingpro.html You can do the best woodworking on the planet and still starve to death if you have no customers. Here is how to find them.http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009may/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009may/goingpro.htmlHere are some methods to determine fair pricing for the items you sell.http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009april/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009april/goingpro.htmlJust has having the right hand and power tools can make our woodworking easier, having the right financial tools will help up manage the business end of things.http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009march/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009march/goingpro.htmlHelpful hints on finding the supplies you need at wholesale prices.http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009february/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009february/goingpro.htmlA frank discussion of woodworking tools, what you need, what you don't, and why.http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009january/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2009january/goingpro.htmlWhether you are carving birds in a converted closet or building boats in a warehouse, certain commonalities exist in a good workshop.http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2008december/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2008december/goingpro.htmlThere are some people who can not work effectively without the structure of a 9:00 to 5:00, Monday through Friday job. There is no shame in that; it is just a difference in personalities.http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2008november/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2008november/goingpro.htmlWhen you take a hobby and turn it into your occupation is ceases to be a hobby. Along with this change come responsibilities that weren't there before. Your hobby becomes your JOB. Can you handle that change?http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2008october/goingpro.htmlhttp://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/2008october/goingpro.htmlHere we talk about why we are writing this series of articles and mention some things that are important to consider. Also includes a list of resource links taht were edited out when published.http://www.SmokyMountainWoodworks.com/Library/GoingPro/intro.phphttp://www.SmokyMountainWoodworks.com/Library/GoingPro/intro.php