The Craft Business Handbook: The Essential Guide To Making Money from your Crafts and Handmade Products - Softcover

McNicol, Alison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908707011 ISBN 13: 9781908707017

Publisher: Kyle Craig, 2012

Synopsis

Wish you could turn your talent for making lovely things into cash?  Bored of the 9 to 5 and dreaming of starting your own crafty business,  but not sure where to start? Then this is the book for you !

The Craft Business Handbook has ALL the information you need to get  started making money from your crafts ? NOW !

From setting up as a proper business, producing and pricing your  goods for maximum sales and profit, to the various options for selling  online, at craft fairs, trade shows and getting your products into
retailers, right through to gaining magazine coverage, promoting your  business online and managing your business as it grows, this is THE  essential guide for any would-be crafty entrepreneur!

Whether you’re just considering getting started with a crafty business  idea, or already selling your wares and looking for ways to grow your  business ( think sales reps,major retailers, fulfillment houses and more!), this handy
book shares tons of insider tips, practical information, and shows  how you too can achieve Craft Business success!

PLUS some of the most successful crafty business people around  share their stories! Prepare to be inspired with in-depth interviews from some  of your favourite crafty entrepreneurs around!

"I'm thoroughly impressed, you've really thought of everything! This  comprehensive guide will clearly be an invaluable tool to anyone  dipping their crafty toe into the deep (but hopefully warming) waters  of the Craft Industry. Readers won't be disappointed!" -Gilliangladrag, Author, Felting Supremo and Crafty Entrepreneur


About The Author

Alison McNicol is a UK-based crafty entrepreneur who has launched  several successful craft businesses, selling her products in stores worldwide.

She is also and regular contributor to several craft magazines including Sew Hip and Sew,and the author of several successful craft books including  Craft Business Heroes: How We Did It ( 30 Creative Entrepreneurs Share  the Secrets of Their Success)- a companion book to the Craft Business Handbook, featuring 30 more interviews from leading craft  entrepreneurs : Jan Constantine, Emily Peacock, Poppy Treffry, Sublime Stitching’s Jenny Hart, Subversive Cross Stitch founder Julie Jackson and tons more ! Prepare to be inspired!

Edition details

• Publisher: Kyle Craig
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908707011
• ISBN 13: 9781908707017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196