Make Money from Makes: A guide to turning your hobby into a business (Prima) - Softcover

Jones, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908003480 ISBN 13: 9781908003485

Publisher: Harriman House, 2012

Synopsis

Make Money from Makes is for anyone who has a passion, skill or hobby and an interest in turning this into a business. You may be baking cakes for friends and family and dreaming of doing this full time or have a way with words that could be turned into commissions. Maybe you paint or draw and wonder if those who offer praise would be prepared to pay for your creations, or whether your flair for fashion could lead to financial return. Whatever your talent, it's likely you can turn this into a business with customers paying for the quality products or services you offer. Whether artisan or tailor, writer or baker, what you will discover from this book is how to: - Make sales beyond friends and family - Promote your brand and become well known - Register the company and manage the finances - Embrace technology to save time and money - Convey a professional image; online and off - Create a support network and work with partners Above all, it shows how to make money from doing what you love! The book is divided into clear chapters with stories throughout of people who have successfully started and grown their own business; from Laura Helps who started out making cakes and is now building a business around helping others do the same, to Sandra Lewis who left a 20 year corporate career to develop a global VA business, and Mother and Daughter team Marion Paterson and Emily McIntyre who have turned misfortune into a thriving venture that sells handmade jewellery to customers locally, and further afield. They all offer their stories and top tips for success. With clear steps, useful links and expert advice, consider this book your guide as you launch your business, and share it with friends and family who are doing the same!

About this title

About the Author

Emma Jones is founder and editor of Enterprise Nation, the home business website, and has started two businesses herself from home offices in London, Manchester and rural Shropshire. Following a career with an international accountancy firm, Emma started her first business at the age of 27 and successfully sold it just 15 months after launch. The home business website was launched in 2006, and has attracted a regular readership of more than 250,000 people and national press headlines. Emma has written for Enterprise Nation since its launch and also for the Financial Times, City AM and customer magazines, including for Orange, Microsoft, BT and Viking Direct. Emma is regularly called upon by the government to speak on the subject of home business and she advises Regional Development Agencies on how to encourage and support homeworking.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harriman House
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908003480
• ISBN 13: 9781908003485
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150