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Handmade to sell : Hello Craft's guide to owning, running, and growing your crafty biz / by Kelly Rand ; with Christine Ernest [and others] ; illustrations by Jaime Zollars.

Rand, Kelly, 1979- (author.). Ernest, Christine. (Added Author). Zollars, Jaime. (Added Author).

Summary:

An all-encompassing guide to starting and running a successful craft business draws on the expertise of the well-known nonprofit trade organization and provides authoritative coverage of everything from developing successful product lives and preparing taxes to forming LLCs.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307587107
  • ISBN: 030758710X
  • Physical Description: 175 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Potter Craft, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1 Making Things -- Handmade Movement 11 -- Fulfilling Work 15 -- Chapter 2 Starting Your Crafty Biz -- Eyes Wide Open 23 -- Don't Quit Your Day Job-Yet 24 -- Business Formation 25 -- A Crafty Education 31 -- Owning Your Awesome 33 -- Chapter 3 Learning the Nuts & Bolts -- Getting Paid 36 -- Pricing Your Work 40 -- Keeping Inventory 43 -- Accounting 44 -- Paying Taxes 45 -- Copyright and Trademark 48 -- Arranging for Health Insurance and Other Benefits 54 -- Chapter 4 Creating Something Awesome -- Having a Passion for Your Work 58 -- Meeting a Need 59 -- Telling a Story 60 -- Doing Market Research 61 -- Developing a Product Line 62 -- Branding Your Business 63 -- Chapter 5 Selling Online -- Chapter 6 Selling at Craft Fairs -- Chapter 7 Talking Shop -- Chapter 8 Marketing -- Chapter 9 Expanding Your Business -- Chapter 10 Walking the Work.
Subject:
Selling > Handicraft.
Handicraft > Marketing.
Small business > Management.

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