Creating a Successful Craft Business
Author | : Robert Robbins |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2003-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781621531050 |
ISBN-13 | : 1621531058 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: From writing a business plan and financing an idea to choosing the most cost-efficient production method and best-suited sales approach, Creating a Successful Crafts Business provides a sound blueprint for turning a beloved hobby into a lucrative career. Written by two experienced craftspeople who have been through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of running a crafts business, readers will learn, step by step, how to negotiate with bankers, choose the ideal retail location, promote the business on-line, expand into lucrative new markets, and much more. Filled with the infectious spirit of people who have “been there,” this down-to-earth book will bring fledging craft businesses to new levels of profits and success.