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Craft Business News: June 2016 Edition

June 2, 2016 by CreativeIncome Leave a Comment

When it comes to making your crafting business profitable, there’s a lot more than meets the eye. Running your own craft business or blog is essentially running your own company, in which you’re the president and CEO, manufacturer, and marketing team, as well as the head of your creative department. That is an almost overwhelming amount […]

Filed Under: General Advice Tagged With: Ashley Jones, Business Advice, business tools, expanding your business, growing your business

Craft Business News: February 2016 Edition

February 9, 2016 by CreativeIncome 1 Comment

Craft Business News (Feb edition)

Let’s get real for a minute. Making crafting profitable is basically like running your own small business. And not only are you the CEO of this business, but you’re also the creative team, the manufacturer, and the marketer all rolled into one. That’s a lot of different responsibilities for one person to juggle! That’s why […]

Filed Under: General Advice Tagged With: Business Advice, business tools, expanding your business, growing your business, Paddy Lusk, Using Social Media for Business Series

Craft Fair Tips: The Differences Between a Juried and Non-Juried Show

May 11, 2015 by CreativeIncome 1 Comment

Your handmade business is up and running. You’ve got your handmade products, you’ve got your craft booth display down pat, and your craft fair emergency kit is packed and ready to go! There’s just one more fork in the road to consider: whether to consider a juried or non-juried craft fair. One isn’t necessarily better […]

Filed Under: Craft Fairs Tagged With: craft fair booth, Craft Fairs, expanding your business, Selling Advice

Come to the SNAP! Conference With Us

April 21, 2015 by CreativeIncome Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, we gave away a ticket to the SNAP! Social Media Conference, happening this April 23-25 in Salt Lake City, Utah! We can’t wait to be send Creative Income reader Erika Senneff from LifeUnfluffed.com to the conference where she will enjoy meeting new bloggers and listening to keynote speakers. It’s so exciting! And […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: expanding your business

Handmade Business Tips: 5 Reasons to Engage With Your Local Community

February 25, 2015 by Rebecca George Leave a Comment

  Shopping local is all the rage these days, but did you know it can benefit your handmade business as well? Promoting your connection with handmade businesses in your city and state can attract more media attention and lead to more a satisfied customer base. Here are the top five reasons to focus on location […]

Filed Under: Networking Tagged With: Business Advice, expanding your business, Guest Post, Networking

Finding The Product For Your Market

August 28, 2013 by CreativeIncome 1 Comment

You probably think that title should be FINDING THE MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCT, right? Nope. Even if you’ve made eleventy hundred doodads it doesn’t mean they will sell – or are selling. You can sit at craft show after craft show and list your items in an online store until your fingers can’t type another […]

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: expanding your business, resources, sales tips

9 Questions to Ask a Potential Business Partner

August 12, 2013 by Maggie Leave a Comment

I recently wrote a post: Taking on a Business Partner and I would like to take it a bit further and share 9 questions you should be asking before taking on a business partner. Going into business with a someone is a lot like getting married. It’s legally binding, requires a lot of work to […]

Filed Under: Getting Started Tagged With: expanding your business, help, hiring

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