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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)
Interviews with Craft Business Owners
Reading interviews with crafting movers and shakers is a great way to learn more about how others run their businesses and also to pick up some useful hints and tips.
While the process of establishing and running a craft business can be broken down into many disparate elements, there isn't any sure fire recipe to guarantee success.
That's why we've devoted a section of Make For Business to rounding up interviews with craft business owners, where they share their experiences.We've included interviews with people covering a wide range of different arts and crafts.
Different people will do things differently and interviews with craft business owners can offer fascinating insights into techniques and actions that have been successful or, in some cases, not so successful.
If you've bumped into any interesting interviews with craft business owners that aren't listed here, do please get in touch with us.
How to Start a Craft Business +tab
Interview with Anne-Marie Faiola of Bramble Berry, suppliers of materials for soap and candle makers
Quit Your Day Job: adVintagous +tab
Allison of adVintageous had been working as a theme park photographer before bringing new life to vintage finds through her Etsy shop.
Wednesday Artist Feature: The Haunted Hollow Tree +tab
Interview with painter, mixed media artist and woodburner talking about selling art online
Quit Your Day Job: jill2day Etsy +tab
Jill of jill2day spent many years in corporate design departments until the economy's downturn left her unemployed. She took her career change as a motivating opportunity to start her Etsy shop.
Interview with Amy Turn Sharp of Little Alouette, Handmade Wooden Toy Company - StartupPrincess.com +tab
1000 Markets Review by Handmade Marketing +tab
HandmadeMarketing interviews Caryn Stockwell, from Second Star Designs
Jenny Hart: Crafting Heroes Interview with Jenny Hart; Owner of Sublime Stitching, authoress, and saviour of Embroidery! +tab
Kristin Link: Crafting Heroes Interview with Kristin Link: Owner of the fabulous Sew Mama Sew! fabric store. +tab
Alicia Paulson: Crafting Heroes Interview with Alicia Paulson of Posie gets Cozy: crafter and author! +tab
