Synopses & Reviews
Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying craft business from your home From business and financial planning to marketing your business both online and through traditional outlets, this comprehensive guide provides practical solutions and solid advice on how to tap your creative skills to earn a living. Learn all about business plans, finding supplies on the Internet, publicity, zoning ordinances, and much more. Whatever your goals are, join the thousands of successful crafters, artists, and entrepreneurs, and experience the satisfaction of establishing and building your own home-based craft business. Look for useful charts and worksheets throughout the book, including: Market Survey Form
Estimated Start-Up Costs
Profit and Loss Projection/Report
Balance Sheet
Sample Invoice
Review
“Answers basic artisan questions of what it takes to start and run a successful crafts business from ones home. . . . This [book] packs in the advice.” —Midwest Book Review
Synopsis
This book provides advice from personal experience on how to run a successful craft business from home. This edition is fully revised to reflect the latest tips and information related to starting a home-based craft business.
About the Author
Kenn Oberrecht is the author of more than thirty books and numerous articles in home-and-workshop magazines. He has been running his diversified full-time home-based craft business since 1975. Reviser Patrice Lewis is a freelance writer and author of The Home Craft Business: How to Make It Survive and Thrive. She and her husband have run a home woodcraft business since 1993. Visit her website at www.patricelewis.com.