Starting a button-making business involves a modest investment in equipment, supplies and marketing aids, and you can operate this type of business from a spare room in your home or a small rental ...

Francesca Froy receives PhD funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Many British towns and cities grew up around manufacturing. The north of England was once the ...

HAMDEN After 36 years, with clients in 50 states and more than 30 countries, few people would think Jack Alpert could learn anything about his business from a bumper sticker. But fewer people would ...

Garment manufacturing usually involves the use of purchased fabrics, although you could produce your own fabrics as well as garments made from them. You could specialize in a certain apparel ...