I’m trying to find ideas for what each reader of this question could do given a small loan that could re-“factory” there local economy.
I don’t have capital, but I think that some production canning equipment could be used in our local farms. I wonder if I can invest in that instead of an index fund.
And I have always wondered where all the little various size rubber grommets and stuff come from … like perhaps it would be interesting to start micro-factories with each just making one thing. Like drawing back manufacturing locally instead of waiting for mega-corps to do it.
I think asking this question is getting a list of stuff like that could be helpful to our various locales.
Years ago a retired friend of my dad made widgets.
He’d get a like two boxes of parts that needed to be fit together. Sometimes it required simple tools. He never knew what the parts were for.
He’d assemble it and ship it back.
Self-sealing stem bolts?
It was very unique stuff. Could never figure out what would be used for. One batch looked like soft close cabinet door hinges sort of.