Would love some help with a startup :)

[RockyAussie]

@Fukovskiy to answer your questions properly one would need to get a better understanding of the type of product you expect to produce. I realise that you have mentioned "Specialty:Wallets, belts and bags  Interested in learning about:Machinery " Unfortunately the machinery required for this can be quite different depending on the style (carved and stamped with burnished edges using veg tan leathers?) I manufacture very little of that but a look at my profile in the about me section would show a very wide range of products and some of the machinery used to make it. The best I can can offer at this stage is to not buy any machinery until you know exactly what that machinery can do for you and how it compares against other similar machines. I would try and stick with reliable brand names like Adler,Pfaff, Comoga, Fortuna but also take into account the local people that would be available to service any of these if needed. If it were not for the Covid restrictions I would say come over and spend a week or so here but I would urge you to find any local manufactures that would be willing to help you make good decisions with this. I would offer to pay them to show you how the machinery works, how to do the adjustments etc. I have wasted many thousands of dollars over the years getting machinery that is not really ideal for the required work and I could have saved a lot by paying the right people for advice before I started off if I could have found them then. You will see in my profile where I make use of a laser and 3D printer a lot these days and I would make sure I had those on my shopping list early. They save me huge amounts of time and money compared to how I had to do things some years ago.

Brian