Originally Posted by
BArnold
Well at the beginning of the week the county where I live had three quilt shops, but now all are closing. I really wish I knew how to go about opening one up. The only "quilt" shops are 40 minutes away from my home, other than JoAnns. I really like to quality of the material carried by the shops. I guess I will just have to stock up before they close for good.
In order to open a quilt shop you need about $100K for fabrics, enough to pay rent and salaries for a year. You also have to replace all that fabric as it is sold. Bottom line, you have about $150K invested at any one time.