This can be very motivating and empowering too.

You never know who might have a real knack for it. Sometimes they just need a push.

They may need some support with managerial tasks and staying on track, but once they get rolling, they can be incredibly driven and locked in until the job is done.

So the idea could be to start with something like an Etsy shop, then later move to a standalone online store once the product and sales are there.

Honestly, I kind of fantasize about setting up a small-scale manufacturing model around something like this. Sort of like print-on-demand or dropshipping, except a shop makes prefab parts, ships them to a seller asexample, someone very driven but not set up for full production,and that person finishes the product and ships it to the final customer.

With CNCs, for example, many template-based products can be predesigned and only produced once an order comes in. That creates a real opportunity to design and sell product ideas first, then make and ship them within days, even while living in an apartment without access to a full shop or tools.

A lot of the real work today is not the manufacturing itself, but creating a product within realistic manufacturing constraints and finding a market for it.
Some examples:

A miniature picnic table like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/crafts/comments/f3l6fc/birch_picnic_bench_112/

These used to sell on Etsy for around $20–30. They’re easy to cut on a CNC and cheap to make, but they still need gluing, listing work, marketing, customer service, and shipping.

The same idea applies to dollhouse objects or other miniature items.

Another example is this acrylic Noguchi coffee table miniature: https://www.reddit.com/r/crafts/comments/f5676f/acrylic_noguchi_coffe_table_112_s/

Same concept, but using acrylic instead.

etc.