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Most of the guides out there about starting a laser engraving business are written by companies trying to sell you a machine. This one is written by someone who actually runs one. I own Busy Bee Printing and Engraving in Plant City, Florida, and I started this business from scratch. No investors, no business degree, no team of employees. Just me, a laser, and a lot of figuring things out as I went. If you are thinking about starting a laser engraving business, here is what I

Every year at the Florida Strawberry Festival parade, I see the same thing happen. Businesses invest time and money to walk the route, they hand out thousands of items, and by the end of the parade you can see most of it scattered along the sidewalk. Candy wrappers, crumpled flyers, cheap plastic pieces that did not make it more than ten minutes. If you are going to participate, it should be strategic. The goal is not just visibility for one afternoon. The goal is to create s

I use this any time I have a stack of items where the artwork stays the same but the text changes, like names on tumblers, name plates, awards, and tags. It saves a ton of setup time, and it is repeatable once you understand what LightBurn is actually doing. LightBurn’s Variable Text feature works by letting you type special “replacement codes” into a normal text object, then LightBurn substitutes real values when you Preview or send the job. Step 1: Turn on the Variable Text