Start & Run a Craft Business

Start & Run a Craft Business
Author: William G. Hynes
Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Self-Counsel Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2005-05-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781551803722

If you want to turn your hobby into a money-making venture or improve your current sales, you will benefit from the dozens of tips inside this book.

How to Start a Home-based Craft Business

How to Start a Home-based Craft Business
Author: Kenn Oberrecht
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-07-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0762769297

Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying craft business from your home From business and financial planning to marketing your business both online and through traditional outlets, this comprehensive guide provides practical solutions and solid advice on how to tap your creative skills to earn a living. Learn all about business plans, finding supplies on the Internet, publicity, zoning ordinances, and much more. Whatever your goals are, join the thousands of successful crafters, artists, and entrepreneurs, and experience the satisfaction of establishing and building your own home-based craft business. Look for useful charts and worksheets throughout the book, including: Market Survey Form Estimated Start-Up Costs Profit and Loss Projection/Report Balance Sheet Sample Invoice

Craft Business Tips

Craft Business Tips
Author: Marc Sandri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-07-02
Genre:
ISBN:

If you enjoy crafting and making fancy stuff you can most probably turn your hobby into a business. Crafts and DIY can be a great way to make a side income, and some people have translated their crafting skills into full-time businesses. The secret to making money is selling crafts with the highest profit margin. In this book, the founders of Liberty Jane Clothing share their journey to build a profitable online craft business. They've sold over a million dollars of products online and they outline a 15-day plan for launching a profitable craft business that is easy to follow, filled with practical advice, and proven to work.

Start Your Own Arts and Crafts Business

Start Your Own Arts and Crafts Business
Author: Entrepreneur Press
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1613080506

Do you dream of spending the day working on your favorite craft? Would you like to make money in the process? If you’re ready to take your crafting to the next level, your favorite hobby can become a fun, lucrative, homebased business. Hundreds of thousands of working artisans earn their entire income from the crafts they produce—selling on eBay, at their own online stores, in retail stores, at carts and kiosks, or at craft shows and street fairs. With this expert advice, you can become one of them. This comprehensive guide is packed with useful information from crafts professionals and dozens of resources, such as helpful organizations, publications, software and websites. It covers all aspects of a crafts business: • Exploring the market and choosing a profitable niche • Setting up a workshop that’s conducive to business success • Making your products available in retail stores, carts and kiosks, craft shows and other local markets • Selling your products on eBay, Half.com, Overstock.com, Amazon.com and other global online marketplaces • Advertising and promotion to get the word out about your crafts • Record keeping, taxes, accounting and other business essentials

Starting a Craft Business

Starting a Craft Business
Author: Millicent Lownes-Jackson
Publisher: A Business of Your Own
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2005-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780943267197

Starting A Craft Business is a fresh and innovative inspirational business guidebook for individuals who love to make handcrafted or art items and want to make money while enjoying their talent. Whether the craft artisan is a retired school teacher, vacation bible school craft teacher, disabled professional, or simply a lover of any form of art or craft, this book will help to make their dreams and aspirations of business ownership become a reality.

The Craft Business Handbook

The Craft Business Handbook
Author: Alison McNicol
Publisher:
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2011-01-02
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781908707017

Wish you could turn your talent for making lovely things into cash? Bored of the 9 to 5 and dreaming of starting your own crafty business, but not sure where to start? Then this is the book for you ! The Craft Business Handbook has ALL the information you need to get started making money from your crafts - NOW ! From setting up as a proper business, producing and pricing your goods for maximum sales and profit, to the various options for selling online, at craft fairs, trade shows and getting your products into retailers, right through to gaining magazine coverage, promoting your business online and managing your business as it grows, this is THE essential guide for any would-be crafty entrepreneur! Whether you're just considering getting started with a crafty business idea, or already selling your wares and looking for ways to grow your business ( think sales reps, fulfillment houses and more!), this handy book - written by craft business expert Alison McNicol - shares tons of insider tips, practical information, and shows how you too can achieve Craft Business success! PLUS - some of the most successful crafty business people around share their stories - how they started and grew their successful craft businesses - prepare to be inspired with in-depth interviews from some of your favorite crafty entrepreneurs around! About The Author Alison McNicol is a serial crafty entrepreneur who has launched several successful craft businesses, selling her products in stores worldwide. She is also the author of several successful craft and craft business books, and founder of The Craft Business Community.com, an online community that provides resources and networking opportunities for crafty entrepreneurs from all over the world. Alison is also author of Craft Business Heroes: How We Did It ( 30 Creative Entrepreneurs Share the Secrets of Their Success)- a companion book to the Craft Business Handbook, featuring 30 more interviews from leading craft entrrepreneurs - Amy Butler, Amy Karol, Sublime Stitching's Jenny Hart, Subversive Cross Stitch founder Julie Jackson and tons more !

Craft Business Basics

Craft Business Basics
Author: Terri Anderson
Publisher: Booklocker.Com Incorporated
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781591132516

Craft Business Basics: How to Start and Operate a Successful Home-Based Craft Business provides the information needed to launch a home-based craft business including working at home, making the business legal, and making a profit A successful career at home can happen and this book will explain how.

Start and Run a Profitable Craft Business

Start and Run a Profitable Craft Business
Author: William G. Hynes
Publisher: Self-Counsel Press
Total Pages: 106
Release: 1984
Genre: Handicraft
ISBN: 9780889085794

-- Profit from the popularity of handmade crafts-- Make things that sell-- Find markets for your crafts

Etsy

Etsy
Author: Christopher Kent
Publisher: Novelty Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2021-03-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Discover the Money-Spinning Secrets to Turning Your Handmade Arts and Crafts into a Thriving Business with this Definitive Guide to Selling on Etsy Have you ever thought about starting a craft business on the side, but don't know how to start? Or do you have a passion for handmade arts and other vintage collectibles, but have no idea how to make money from them? Would you like to sell your handmade creations and build an Etsy empire while doing the things you love? If yes, then this guide is for you. Etsy is a global platform where craft entrepreneurs like you make thousands, even millions of dollars selling handmade crafts. The problem is, with thousands of sellers on this marketplace with active listings, how are you going to stand out? This guide provides the answer. In this guide, you're going to learn everything you need to know about starting a profitable Etsy store. With tips ranging from branding and setting up your processes, you're going to discover strategies that will help you sell your creations consistently and make bank! Here's what you're going to learn in this comprehensive guide to selling on Etsy: • How to create a solid business plan for your store • The 8-point checklist to complete for a successful Etsy store • How to choose the right business structure for your store • 5 powerful branding tips for your craft business that will help you skyrocket your sales • The 6-step method for opening your first (or next) Etsy store that will ensure you hit the ground running • 7 things to keep in mind when running your store • 5 easy-to-make but deadly mistakes that are going to cost you sales on Etsy • How to run the "backend" of your Etsy store without losing your sanity: Finances, pricing, customer service, packaging, shipping and taxes • ...and tons more! Designed with beginners in mind, this guide is the only resource you're ever going to need for building and running your own successful crafts business.