Growing a business can be both an exciting and a scary process. But when your work is backed up and you are yearning for more embroidery heads to share the load, be careful in your considerations. Ask yourself some questions: Is this just a temporary spurt or will it last, justifying a multi-head machine? Could I make do with what I have by working longer, adding a shift or an employee? Another factor to consider is yourself. Do you have the desire and, more important, the management abilities and experience to train and direct employees? Do you have the temperament for that? What about the added bookwork it brings? Do you have the patience and experience to tackle it, or someone to whom you can delegate that job? With such questions in mind, let’s consider the stories of two embroiderers who opted to grow. . . .

A well-considered avenue