Turn Your Passion Into A Lucrative Vocation Did you know that you can turn your creativity into a profitable business? Imagine making thousands of dollars a year from a hobby you love! Millions of people just like you are using their creative talents to make big money. With the help of this crafts business classic, so can you! The nation's top expert on this topic, Barbara Brabec, gives you everything you need to know to launch a lucrative home-based business. Packed with dozens of moneymaking ideas and the success secrets of more than 100 professional crafters and industry experts, this guide shows you how to: ·Discover the hobby that will pay off for you ·Start your own home shop, boutique, or party planning business ·Sell your work through retail or wholesale outlets ·Develop and sell your original patterns and designs ·Write how-to articles for craft magazines ·Get started teaching at home or in local craft shops ·And much, much more! "The liveliest, most down-to-earth, non-intimidating approach to making money from your crafts that I've ever seen." —Interweave Press "An invaluable road map based on the real-life experiences of craft entrepreneurs. . . . The ultimate 'how-to' in crafting." —Renee; Chase, Webmaster, Crafter.Com "Easy reading, with plenty of interesting real-life examples sprinkled in, providing practical advice from those who've been there." —Miriam Olson, editor, Crafts Magazine "Chock-full of moneymaking strategies for craftspeople at every level." —Amy Detwiler, editor in chief, Sunshine Artist "Amazingly fresh and insightful . . . inspiring to read . . . a brilliant book to help keep crafters on the road to success." —Maria Nerius, host of "Creative Chat" on Aleene's Creative Living show (TNN) "As usual, Barbara has her hand on the pulse of the craft industry." —Linda Coomer, Coomers Craft Malls

Creative Cash : How to Profit From Your Special Artistry, Creativity, Hand Skills, and Related Know-How

Business & Money

Brabec, Barbara

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Potter Craft

If you're making crafts, you should be making money.

Handmade for Profit!: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts & Crafts

M. Evans and Company, Inc.

HOMEMADE FOR PROFIT! is the outcome of many years of craft business experience, teaching and writing by twenty-five year veteran Brabara Brabec, THE guru on making money with a home-based craft business. This book is one of the most profitable books that you will ever read on the subject. Use it to start making money right now form something that you love to do, or to increase sales and profits if you are already selling. This book includes step-by-step guidelines on how to sell successfully: **At art and craft fairs, festivals, and mall shows; **In your own home shop or studio; **Through home parties and open houses; **In bazaars, holiday boutiques, and community markets; **In craft malls and rent-a-space shops; **In consignment craft shops and art galleries; **Through local retailers and service providers; **With a pushcart in shopping malls; **In schools, hospitals, clinics, and retirement centers; **Through your own craft cooperative and **On a military base. With this book in hand, you can start making money right now! You will find confidence building strategies and home-based business start-up tips...pricing examples and record-keeping ideas...guidelines for designing original and more salable products...idea-generating lists of best-selling products, markets, and selling methods...ideas on how to create and use printed materials...plus checklists, worksheets, success formulas, and nearly a hundred lively illustrations to make the reading fun!

Handmade for Profit!: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts and Crafts

M.Evans & Company

Topics include startup, managing, and marketing of a homebased crafts business.

The Crafts Business Answer Book & Resource Guide: Answers to Hundreds of Troublesome Questions About Starting, Marketing, and Managing a Homebased Business Efficiently, Legally, and Profitably

Reference

Have people told you that you should sell your craft items? Are you ready to take the next step in your craft making hobby and sell your items, and actually make money? Then this book is for you. It is written by the well known home-based business writer Barbara Brabec. Here is what the book addresses: **Do I really need a separate checking account for a small home-based business? **What local, state, and federal laws and regulations apply to craft sellers? **What kind of books do I have to keep to meet IRS requirements? **What home-business expenses can I deduct on my Schedule C form? **What are my chances of getting a loan for my home-based business? **How can I collect on bad checks and unpaid invoices? **How much will my sales increase if I offer charge card services to my customers? **How can I tell if my prices are right for the wholesale markets I want to reach? **Is the Internet an effective marketing outlet for artists and craft sellers? **How do craft malls operate and what costs are involved in this type of selling? **What is the difference between a copyright, patent, and trademark? **Is it okay to make items for sale from patterns found in magazines? **What is the profit potential of a crafts or home-business newsletter? **How can I get my craft or needlework designs and projects published? There is even a chapter on resources that includes a bibliography of crafts books and magazines, organizations, governmental agencies, and suppliers.

The Crafts Business Answer Book & Resource Guide

Make It Profitable is a down-home presentation of the best ideas and information from 80 professionals in various fields of the craft industry.

Make It Profitable!: How to Make Your Art, Craft, Design, Writing or Publishing Business More Efficient, More Satisfying, and MORE PROFITABLE

Barbara Brabec, who BOOKLIST calls America's "bona fide crafts business guru" has brought the craft business into the 21st century. Craft-making, like everything else, is changing with the times. MAKE IT PROFITABLE! emphasizes how creative people are using computers and the internet to save time, cut costs, and increast profits. Brabec has garnered the best ideas and information on the present and future of the craft business from 80 professionals in various fields of the craft industry. Each chapter contains illustrations, sidebars, and "Networking Sessions"--conversations between the author and various professionals discussing the topic at hand. Seasoned veterans and beginners alike will benefit immensely from Brabec's expert research on all aspects of the home business industry. The book covers subjects such as: *business planning and goal setting; *time management and organization; *finding a new or additional workplace; *design and packaging; *pricing; *supplies and shipping; *marketing skills; *keeping everything in perspective; and *production methods and strategies. Here is the best advice that money can buy for anyone with a mind to succeed in the modern crafts business. If you're looking to start your home business or update or expand the one you have, MAKE IT PROFITABLE! will provide you with the most sensible, honest, and proven information on the subject

Management & Leadership

Through her books, articles, and periodicals, Barbara Brabec has been showing people how to profit from their creative talents and know-how for over twenty-five years.

Marketing & Sales

The ultimate idea book and business generator for people who want to earn money from home. With an emphasis on how to begin with practically no money at all, this book explains how to turn existing talents, experience and know-how into a profitable business.

Homemade Money: Starting Smart

Creative cash: How to sell your crafts, needlework, designs & know-how

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Countryside Books

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Creative Cash : How to Profit From Your Special Artistry, Creativity, Hand Skills, and Related Know-How

Handmade for Profit!: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts & Crafts

Handmade for Profit!: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts and Crafts

The Crafts Business Answer Book & Resource Guide: Answers to Hundreds of Troublesome Questions About Starting, Marketing, and Managing a Homebased Business Efficiently, Legally, and Profitably

The Crafts Business Answer Book & Resource Guide

Make It Profitable!: How to Make Your Art, Craft, Design, Writing or Publishing Business More Efficient, More Satisfying, and MORE PROFITABLE

Make It Profitable!: How to Make Your Art, Craft, Design, Writing or Publishing Business More Efficient, More Satisfying, and MORE PROFITABLE

Handmade for Profit!: Hundreds of Secrets to Success in Selling Arts & Crafts

Homemade Money: Starting Smart

Creative cash: How to sell your crafts, needlework, designs & know-how