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- Accounting and Bookkeeping (15)
- Administrative (16)
- Advertise Your Craft Business (19)
- Advertising: Ads on Your Site (9)
- Arts and Crafts Magazines (21)
- Blogs and Blogging (27)
- Build a Website (28)
- Business Materials (11)
- Business Opportunities (9)
- Business Resources (17)
- Copyright (29)
- CPSIA and Child Products Law (10)
- Craft Councils and Related Organizations (32)
- Craft Fairs and Trade Shows (20)
- Directories (5)
- Etsy Tools (21)
- Forums (14)
- Free Tools (15)
- Funding (7)
- Google Analytics (17)
- Handmade Online Market Places (28)
- Insurance (18)
- Interviews (28)
- Legal (9)
- Legislation (6)
- Marketing and PR (35)
- Miscellaneous (14)
- Payment (9)
- Photography (33)
- Pricing (26)
- Resources (3)
- Selling Online (29)
- Selling Tips and Advice (5)
- SEO (11)
- Shipping, Postage and Handling (18)
- Shows for Crafters (2)
- Snark Sites (7)
- Social Networking Tips and Tools (24)
- Software (20)
- Starting a New Business (28)
- Tax (15)
- Video Tutorials (17)
- Wholesale (14)
Administrative & general tasks that can assist in the smooth day to day running of a craft business.
Administrative tasks are often regarded as being those 'necessary evils' of running a business.
If you're serious about making a successful business from your craft passion, you need to have a sound understanding of basic business administrative routines.
There are many resources available that will help you with the administrative tasks required to run your craft business, whether you are a start-up Etsy seller or an experienced and successful craft studio.
We've gathered up some useful advice on business administration in this section, but if you know of any pages that we've missed, please do let us know.
Check out the Business Resources section for more information.
Free Online Time Tracking with Invoice Option +tab
Time tracking can link with a paid for invoicing module
Sample Business Letters +tab
100s of letter text templates that can be used to base business letters upon. Note the site's disclaimer
Subscription Business Letter Builder +tab
Over 3,000 business, sales, and personal letter samples that can be customized and downloaded
OpenOffice Free Office Suite +tab
All the essential software needed for daily business administrative tasks
SunbirdŽ and Lightning - Free Calendar Software +tab
Mozilla's two free calendar applications - SunbirdŽ is a standalone app while Lightning plugs into Thunderbird email client
Open Workbench Project Management +tab
Touted as a free alternative to Microsoft Project - for those who like to micro manage their projects
Timesheet - Time Tracking Software for Mac OS X +tab
Free time tracking software that allows the tracking of time by project
InstantAdmin Small Business Management Tool +tab
A simple all-in-one software solution to handle accounts, contacts, mailings and ideas that can run on Windows and Mac. Aimed at UK/EU users.
Using Google Docs Forms to Help with Orders -Part I +tab
Amy Vander Vorste from Avlor's Imprints explains how to get Google Docs working for you. Very detailed tutorial.
Using Google Docs Forms to Help with Orders -Part II +tab
Amy Vander Vorste from Avlor's Imprints explains how to get Google Docs working for you.
Toggl - Time Tracking +tab
Knowing how you spend your time is an important part of running your own business. It is also an essential part of pricing. This is an easy to use application with a free and paid for option.
