Thanks for you reply - I appreciate it. I’ve been trying to do as much research as I can and I’ve reached out to several people in the industry as well as posting on this bboard. I spent some time speaking with a veteran of the industry to get some perspective as well. I just I figured I would try this site, too, to get additional points of view.
I’ve not worked in this specific industry so yes, I am very green, and I don’t want to spend a ton of money without making sure I have as many of my ducks in a row as possible. It could be that after looking into this and putting together some figures I realize that this isn’t for me or I’ll have to reformulate the plan, but I’d like to find that out by gathering as much info as I can.
BTW, I plan to attend ICFF next month, I’ve been following coverage of the fairs at High Point and Milan and I’ve been reading furniture trade magazines while doing market research at SIBL in NYC…
Thanks!