pasogrande 0 Posted May 24, 2015 Together with my older daughter and younger son I am starting in this business. Many years ago my son had a small shop making cars look and sound faster. This must have been 17 or 18 years ago. He went to a show in Las Vegas where they were demonstrating vehicle graphics. So I bought a Roland CAMM=1, Flexi and a supply of vinyl. That machine paid for itself many times over. When I decided to stop funding the business I kept the machine at home. Since then I have done a few odd paying jobs; and quite a few charity and family (ie non-paying jobs) When I crashed my last Dell that had serial & parallel ports, I sort of lost interest. Recently we were asked to make a number of items - several thousand dollars' worth - which involved printing and cutting. After a lot of research I bought a used Roland BN-20. This is a great machine for small run jobs, but only takes a maximum width of 20" media. I am amazed at the quality of the printing and am trying to learn how to get full advantage of it. With a lot of connections, we have been given a lot of work. My younger daughter has given up her embroidery and T-shirt business; so my older daughter made her an offer and we drive to pick up the equipment in two weeks' time. So mid-June we will move into an office, and be offering several services, mostly online and word-of-mouth. We are going through the legal stuff right now - corporate name setting up Federal and State taxes, and getting some legeal and tax/accounting advice. Since I am retired, my daughter is also running an office and my son has two full-time jobs we do not want a storefront. Another posting on this forum gave very useful information on true costing (thanks mac6986) and this will be a good guide to us, not just for vinyl cutting. We are trying to work out how we can have a rtail pricing, a 'friends' price and a 'family' price. Also a way to compensate people who bring us work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,708 Posted May 24, 2015 welcome from Indiana.. good luck with your venture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr300s 1,272 Posted May 25, 2015 I agree sounds like your headed in the right direction Good Luck... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwp99 283 Posted June 3, 2015 Hello Welcome to the forum and good luck with your business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
