Re: starting own business??? sewing or diesel?
You can find easy "how to" books to learn to sew. I learned to sew as a kid and taught my husband when we first met. Obviously you won't be a whiz when you first start, but it gets better.
There are a zillion embroidery machines on the market. Personally my favorite, that I cannot afford, is the Janome Memorycraft 11000 - it has very wide range of capabilities and a large embroidery area.
Having an embroidery machine doesn't require much sewing knowledge because the machines use the patterns and "sew" by themselves. There are more affordable machines. You can usually go to sewing stores that carry machines and will let you try them out. There are a ton of brands.
Online would definitely be the way to go to start both your business and parts business. Overhead is MUCH cheaper. And let me tell you, if you design the website right, people will find you. Living in the country, I use the internet to find nearly everything. Even going into the city, I often cannot find what I need and look to small business owners with an internet presence to ship me what I need.
The Small Business Association
www.sba.gov has LOTs of online courses, etc to help you learn about starting a business and all the resources and options that are available. They also give free online seminars, inperson seminars, and counseling. Your local/state Small Business Development Center usually works in conjuction with the SBA and they are a great resource also. You can take great online business prep courses from other state's SBDC websites.
PM me if you want to talk more. Am crafty myself and there are other avenues to explore besides Ebay as well.
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