A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: The Importance of Modeling for Business Success – To understand how your business will grow, you need to understand what kind of business you’re in. How to Write Smart, Actionable Goals – Inspired by growth week, Sarah shares her tips for goal setting. …
Thanks to everyone for all your wonderfully supportive comments on all the growth week posts! A little later today I’ll be posting this week’s business buzz with a focus on more articles about helping you grow your business. (Plus a few links to peoples’ responses to growth week – so if you were inspired to …
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When you’re just starting out wanting to sell the products you make, Etsy is an obvious first choice. It’s low cost, low risk, and it lets you test the waters of the marketplace. Add to that a growing legion of fans and a built in sense of community and there are plenty of reasons to …
We’ve been talking a lot about strategic business growth this week, but let’s not forget about another area of growth – creative growth. Specifically, I want to talk about how investing in your creative growth can actually help your business. One of the biggest challenges in the crafts community, especially if you sell in a …
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One of the themes that comes up a lot with artists and makers who are trying to grow their businesses is that accelerated growth requires money. Whether it’s hiring a web designer, tackling a trade show, or simply buying materials for a new collection, everything has its cost. So how do you finance growth? …
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