I bought a long arm a couple months ago... haven't set it up yet because the week the drywall finishing was to be done turned into 2 months.
I started talking to a few people... (only four, LOL) and now 2 months out I've got people asking me to quilt and the machine isn't even set up yet!
I'm cautious though, I want to spend at least 6 months doing charity quilts, and my own, before taking in anyone else's quilt. I'm told there are online resources to help learn how to start a LA business... I owned a small business for 12 years so I haven't checked online resources, but you might continue asking on the quilting board. The people here are faaaaabulous, like no other place online I've found. >>>