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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)
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- 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)
Business Resources to Help Run a Successful Craft Business
There are a wide range of small business resources available to help you run a successful craft business. These include important information about business planning as well as details about different entity options.
Understanding the mechanics of running a small craft business is essential for a crafter starting in business and their natural crafting skills will count for little if they can't successfully execute the business side of their enterprise.
The round up of pages in this section is devoted to those that offer aid and assistance in the organization and running of a small business. Most are territory specific, though in many cases they still contain general information that could be valuable to a craft craft business owner in another territory.
If you know of any other pages that offer useful information that we've missed, please let us know.
For more information about starting a business see Starting a Craft Business
Online Shop Order Ledger Template +tab
Whether you're running an Etsy shop or a big brick & mortar store, you needto keep track of your sales in one way or another. This free template may help.
Free printable templates for home office or business +tab
Templates for a wide range of business use
How to Use SBA's Free Business Plan Template from Miranda Miller +tab
Learn how to customize the U.S. Small Business Administration's business plan template to ease the e-business planning process, cut start-up costs, and apply for new business funding.
Small Business SWOT Analysis +tab
A SWOT analysis helps to identify the Strengths,Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats that face a business and is as relevant for small businesses as it is larger ones.
Art of Negotiation - Contracts, Lawyers, Copyright Laws: Negotiation Tips for Artists +tab
Learn about the art of negotiation, finding a lawyer, and copyright laws. For artists and craftspeople.
Prepare a business plan from Business Link UK +tab
How to write a business plan. While this is from a UK organisation, the general advice will aplly anywhere.
Template Gallery | SCORE +tab
Score offers useful business templates for both entrepreneurs starting businesses and entrepreneurs with established businesses.
Business Licenses and Permits from Business.gov +tab
Learn how to obtain a business license or permit for your small business - US
Incorporating A Business - What Entity is Right For Your Business? +tab
When you are considering incorporating a business, there are several questions to ask...what type of entity? How do they compare? What are the steps involved? Read on for more answers...
Flow-Through Business Entities +tab
Find out about the flow-through type of business entity. Partnerships and S corporations are two types of flow-throughs.
Types of Business Entity - Corporations +tab
The main advantage for a craft business interested in forming a corporation is the limited liability aspect that applies to shareholders and officers of the corporation. A big disadvantage is having to learn how to write payroll checks.
Doing Business As a Sole Proprietorship +tab
Most brand new arts / crafts businesses start out as a sole proprietorship because it is the easiest and cheapest type of business entity to start and maintain.
The Three Different Types of Financial Statements +tab
There are three types of financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows. Each one serves a different purpose and contains different information. You should regularly review each one.
US Small Business Administration +tab
Wide ranging site offering much general small business information, as well as some specific to the USA
