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I have a couple questions. So I've been in business for 3 years now. On the embroidery side, I have a single head barudan that I bought new in 2014. I'm at a point now where on some months, I'm so overloaded with work that I have to work 16 hour days 7 days a week to keep up. Yet other months I barely scrape by. My current machine is payed off in December this year and I'm thinking about getting a 6 head after it is. I do a lot of 3D caps and don't think I can go backwards and get a much older machine and I'd like to stick with Barudan. I also don't think I can afford a new one. I essentially have no money saved up and am ready to/need to grow to support my family.
So to my established colleagues: How did you do it? Did you get a loan or did you save up? Buy new or used? When you hit the point I'm at, did you start subbing out before you were ready to buy? Any advice/experience is appreciated.
To be honest, I feel stuck and I'm terrified of taking the risk of adding another $1000+ bill every month. Especially when my sales fluctuate so much.
So to my established colleagues: How did you do it? Did you get a loan or did you save up? Buy new or used? When you hit the point I'm at, did you start subbing out before you were ready to buy? Any advice/experience is appreciated.
To be honest, I feel stuck and I'm terrified of taking the risk of adding another $1000+ bill every month. Especially when my sales fluctuate so much.