Handmade to Sell Hello Craft's Guide to Owning, Running, and Growing Your Crafty Biz
by Rand, Kelly; Ernest, Christine; Dick, Sara; Dorn, KimberlyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-07-10
Publisher(s): Potter Craft
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Summary
Hello Craft's Guide to Owning, Running, and Growing Your Crafty Biz.
Author Biography
Kelly Rand is a cofounder and executive director of Hello Craft, a director of the Summit of Awesome, a Crafty Bastards organizer, and coeditor of CraftingaGreenWorld.com. Christine Ernest is Hello Craft's communications director. Sara Dick is the CEO of Hello Craft and a director of the Crafty Bastards arts fair. Kimberly Dorn is a cofounder of Crafty Bastards and Handmade Mart.
Table of Contents
| Making Things | |
| The Handmade Movement | p. 11 |
| Fulfilling Work | p. 15 |
| Starting Your Crafty Biz | |
| Eyes Wide Open | p. 23 |
| Don't Quit Your Day Job-Yet | p. 24 |
| Business Formation | p. 25 |
| A Crafty Education | p. 31 |
| Owning Your Awesome | p. 33 |
| Learning the Nuts & Bolts | |
| Getting Paid | p. 36 |
| Pricing Your Work | p. 40 |
| Keeping Inventory | p. 43 |
| Accounting | p. 44 |
| Paying Taxes | p. 45 |
| Copyright and Trademark | p. 48 |
| Arranging for Health Insurance and Other Benefits | p. 54 |
| Creating Something Awesome | |
| Having a Passion for Your Work | p. 58 |
| Meeting a Need | p. 59 |
| Telling a Story | p. 60 |
| Doing Market Research | p. 61 |
| Developing a Product Line | p. 62 |
| Branding Your Business | p. 63 |
| Selling Online | |
| Selling at Craft Fairs | |
| Talking Shop | |
| Marketing | |
| Expanding Your Business | |
| Walking the Work | |
| Resources | p. 170 |
| Index | p. 175 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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