Originally Posted by
Rmgoode
Thank you all for your responses. They are all very good and valid points that I have considered. However, I am looking for resources, specifically to the long arm quilting business; books, classes, articles, etc. I guess you can say I am doing my "homework" in order to get started and started well.
If you remember that it's a business first and a longarm business second, that would be a good start. If you're just looking to make a few extra bucks in your spare time, that's not a business, it's a hobby-for-hire.
Talk to the folks at SCORE and the SBA, make actual contact with people who are successful in business, any business to start with, your focus on longarming businesses can come a bit later. There are a ton of resources for entrepeneurs available if you're serious about it, but the best is always face-to-face interaction with qualified, professional advisors, not books, articles, and message boards.