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With some woodworking equipment you could make loudspeaker enclosures. Add a CNC machine and you’ll be making enclosures just as good as the big brands.
There might be an opportunity there.
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Did they explicitly tell you that's why the order was cancelled? I've placed many personal orders with them and never had issues.
Their reply, verbatim: Hi xxxx, We only ship to large businesses and schools in Canada. We can't accept your order. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. You might want to try Fastenal or Motion Canada. Lauren
Can beat a lake-cabin, especially for people who live near lots of connected lakes.
I currently manufacturer a fairly niche product with nothing but a 7 year old $250 3d printer, some off the shelf parts, and a bit of custom electronics. Very high profit margin, as I am the only producer of this item (!). I'd love to move to a more "robust" process, but options for materials and widespread access to 3d printing provides a lot of versatility for a single-person business where I want to control the en…
If it's custom Guitar Hero guitars I'd like to get in touch to buy one. If not, I hope someone reading this does.
For a guitar, however... possibly having the body made of wood like a real electric guitar could be a selling point.
If you're ignoring legality, then the list is very long. Choose something that you know and are interested in. Figuring out how to produce it quickly and in large quantities is a secondary concern.
My understanding is that OP is setting aside legal issues such as zoning, etc for the moment and focusing on feasible business ideas.
However, I could be wrong.
The legality should interest you. I saw someone have their small business shut down by police because they were running it out of their basement. It wasn't the noise or pollution (which realistically are the nuisances you're going to be inflicting on neighbors) but the excess cars parked and delivery trucks coming and going down the street. One neighbor ratted them out. The problem with the space isn't really the cap…
I'm curious, what legal issues are we talking about here? What is not legal about running a business out of one's basement, and what law were they "ratted out" for breaking?
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On the SAM site above you can do an advanced filter for small business set aside and leave the search string empty. Not in this space so someone correct me if this is not what it means.
Former DoD contract specialist here, Sam.gov is the correct jumping off point for both information on how the process works and for where to find opportunities. The small business set aside is very important, since the regulations require that small businesses be considered to the maximum amount practicable, before larger companies can even be considered (Federal Prison Industries gets first dibs though). Veteran, wo…
So even if your spouse doesn't check all three boxes, having the company officially be owned by your wife can help.