I don't mean to be discouraging, but it's quite a big investment of money, time, and space. Is there a very high demand you are aware of for business cards? What experience do you already have with printing? It would be a lot more realistic to act as a print broker - take orders, doing design if you're able, and then outsource the printing. That would help you to have a wider range of products for your customers, too! More on reddit.com

If you can find all that for $500-share the link. I’d take a dozen for that price. Try and buy old printing machinery from a shop that may be closing? They may give you a deal… but as to the latest greatest technology-that’s going to be costly. Get a guillotine cutter + extra blades. I change the blade every 3-4 weeks on our Polar 78 cutter. (Find a blade sharpening service to sharpen your dull blades) I’d consider leasing a higher end machine from a digital press company (we run 2 Xerox Versant 180s currently-among other things). I recommend to get a service contract with them as well so that you are supplied with service when the machine is down-as well as toner refills and drum replacements. Supplies aren’t cheap for printing at home. Almost everyone who calls and doesn’t like the quote they are given for copies/prints hasn’t walked down the ink isle at Walmart lately. After they go buy several toner containers-they call us back and realize it’s cheaper and quicker to print on a commercial production machine than your inkjet printer. Look for a scorer/cutter/creased-I saw one a t a trade show a few years ago. I think this would work for what you are looking for. Feed 12” x 18” press sheets. It cuts (closer to a diecut) and the Bursts after. I agree with the above poster tho-the initial investment will likely be far greater than $500.- that is a toner purchase for a week or two for us. Truly-Good luck finding what you’re looking for. Outsourcing may be the way to go u til you can purchase what you’re looking for. More on reddit.com

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This isn’t a viable home based business. Business cards are printed on a digital printing press ($75,000 used and they are larger than your car) https://www.hp.com/us-en/industrial-printers/indigo-digital-presses.html . You then need an industrial paper cutter. Not only are you competing with huge online competitors, but you are also competing against local print shops for a $10/500 cards job. More on reddit.com