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.
CNC machine+ skills+ network
Tons of companies outsource some if not all of their mechanical parts productions, either because it’s not their core business ( but they still need some custom parts made every so and on) or to manage production peaks without paying equipment/workers used 3 months a year