JimGlass
Stainless
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2003
- Location
- Genoa, Illinois
Have friend and former co-worker that has retired and now working on a project. He is actually
quite wealthy and has a summer home in Northern Wisconsin. He conducted a college course in
starting a small manufacturing business. He learned from the students that their challenges were finding shop space for a small business. Most of these students already had new product ideas like special fish cleaning tools and products for handicaped people. Another problem was the students had no experience in manufaturing. They had product ideas but were clueless as to how to manufacture their products.
Most people would run to the government looking for money for these people and all their needs. But, not my friend. He purchased with his own money, a manufacturing facility from the local bank.. He plans to rent space by the square foot to people wanting to manufacure their products. It is called a small business inkubator. A place for business to startup, grow and move on to more permanent business space.
In addition, he plans to supply the inkubation facility with a machine shop for people to develop their products and tool up for manufacturing. There will be some liability issues and abuse issues that will need to be worked through but I'm sure it is going to happen.
I have already built some jigs and fixtures for a client in the up North and I did it for FREE as my contribution toward the project.
Some how we have come to believe that when people need help it is up the government. My friend identified people needing a little help. Rather than run to the government, he decided to address the problem himself along with other private investors. Just think how much better off we could be if able people stepped up to the plate and helped others that needed a little help. Leave the government out of it.
Opinions?????
Jim
quite wealthy and has a summer home in Northern Wisconsin. He conducted a college course in
starting a small manufacturing business. He learned from the students that their challenges were finding shop space for a small business. Most of these students already had new product ideas like special fish cleaning tools and products for handicaped people. Another problem was the students had no experience in manufaturing. They had product ideas but were clueless as to how to manufacture their products.
Most people would run to the government looking for money for these people and all their needs. But, not my friend. He purchased with his own money, a manufacturing facility from the local bank.. He plans to rent space by the square foot to people wanting to manufacure their products. It is called a small business inkubator. A place for business to startup, grow and move on to more permanent business space.
In addition, he plans to supply the inkubation facility with a machine shop for people to develop their products and tool up for manufacturing. There will be some liability issues and abuse issues that will need to be worked through but I'm sure it is going to happen.
I have already built some jigs and fixtures for a client in the up North and I did it for FREE as my contribution toward the project.
Some how we have come to believe that when people need help it is up the government. My friend identified people needing a little help. Rather than run to the government, he decided to address the problem himself along with other private investors. Just think how much better off we could be if able people stepped up to the plate and helped others that needed a little help. Leave the government out of it.
Opinions?????
Jim