Before You Start

An important part of making your new craft business successful is knowing and understanding your main competitors. So before you launch your business, here are some tips on assessing the key...

In the early days of thinking about your potential new craft business, there are a lot of issues to consider. As part of your planning process, and to help you notice and work through any possible...

So you want to start a business and you’re considering entering the craft field. Whether you’re thinking of selling your own handmade crafts, sell craft supplies or perhaps sell your teaching and...

Before you launch into the hard work of setting up a crafts business, it’s important to look carefully at the services you’d like to provide, consider whether it’s something that’s needed right now...

Two of the main types of crafts business involve selling craft products and selling craft supplies. But what’s involved with each, what are the pros and cons and how can you decide which one to opt...

Once you’ve decided on what your business is and what you want to do, you need to decide on what your business status will be. Three of the main options are running your business as a sole trader, a...

Teaching and demonstrating craft can be a lucrative and rewarding way of running a business, either in its own right or as part of a craft business. But what’s involved and how can you make it...

When you’re first starting to run your own crafts business, there’s a huge amount to do. But despite the fact that you may feel run off your feet already, one important task to set aside some time...