I posted a while back about offering screen printing services for BTC. Since then I have done research on operating competently with BTC and feel confident I could offer the service. My boss didn't seem at all interested in being a part of this, other than me converting the BTC to fiat, handing her cash, and basically just brokering work for them while dealing with the BTC myself.. This is nice and all, but I'd like to be able to function a bit more detached from fiat, obviously overhead would need to be covered in fiat.. But why shouldn't I print materials myself and send off product for BTC, being confident in them as I am, why shouldn't I reap the benefits of my new knowledge?
So basically I am seeking funding to turn this idea into a reality. The main startup expenses would be the presses, the screens, the chemicals (emulsion, ink, ect), the light box and some fiat on deck to order the shirts to size/color preference of the customer, with a few other odds and ends I am forgetting at the moment... I have a very empty garage that would supply the shop space, and yes I pay my own rent every month by working! So there would be no risk of me spending the BTC feeding my face!! Haha!
I would be very happy to provide identifying information and personal/business references to prospective loaners with a good reputation/ who are good contributors here, although this all must be shared through PGP encryption as I want to keep my details as private as possible.
The timeline for this loan would be somewhat open ended, I would prefer to pay it back all at once but this really relies on how successful the startup is.. We could make an agreement that if not enough progress has been made towards the whole loan amount in say 4 months that installments could be made monthly. There is also the matter of the interest, this is something I think we should haggle on. I do not want an abusive rate but I also want you to make a fair margin.
I am in no hurry for this as I am here to stay. This is something I plan to pursue passionately and regardless of a loan or not, but a loan could help me get started faster and hopefully give me the edge I need to get the ball rolling in a significant way.
I am experienced in the screen printing trade and I think custom apparel could appeal to the BTC market, I would love to be the one to push this service and share the initial profits with the kind soul who would get me started.
There is also the matter of the actual amount of BTC I'll need. I'll be shopping around very frugally over the coming days to come to a number that would cover all bases. There is a local who is retiring and I believe his whole setup is still for sale, I will try to contact him tomorrow and see what the price would be for all his used gear.. Barring this I would take a guess at $7000 for all the bare-bones necessities for a small shop, more or less should be around here.
Edit; I saw that collateral is king around here after reading through some other threads.. I don't have any altcoins or anything so with this we'd have to get creative.. But I'm not totally broke so I would be willing to offer some form of collateral if we could think of something that would suffice and could be given to you.. Maybe I'll start mining LTC..
thank you
