1. Embroidery Business Guide
   
   
2. Embroidery Designs - To digitise yourself or Outsource
   
   
3. Where to operate from
   
   
4. Choosing an embroidery machine type
   
   
5. Optimising work time
   
   
6. Machinery components
   
   
7. What to embroider
   
   
8. Marketing your own goods
   
   
9. In conclusion
   
   

Where to operate from

You need to decide how much time you will be devoting to your new venture. If you intend working a few hours a day, as a part-time side income, you would be well advised to work from home, if you have the space. On the other hand, if your embroidery business will be a full-time job, you may want to consider finding business premises.

Of course, each option has its good and bad sides.

Working from home allows you to work when you please. You also have no extra costs. However, you may have business calls at all times of day and night, which can be very difficult to control, and unless your home has a large spare room, you will be limited to a smaller machine. Another thing to consider is disturbances from family, friends and other visitors when you are trying to work. Also depending at what time of day you decide to work you need to consider the impact of the noise from an embroidery machine on the people and pets around you.

Letting a business premises has many advantages. You can chose the right size workshop for your needs, and only have to take calls during your stated business hours. It will be your workshop, and many people find they work better in a proper workplace than they do in their own homes. If you can find a workshop in a busy street, you will also generate more interest in your embroidery business, just by being visible to the public. One of the biggest disadvantages of running an embroidery business from a commercial premise is the extra costs. You will have to pay rent, electricity, and water rates for the premises. You will also have to work set hours; no one likes to trade with a business that is frequently closed during advertised opening hours.

You will need to decide how big you want your new enterprise to be, how much you can afford as an initial start-up investment towards your embroidery business, and whether you wish to work fixed or flexible hours.