Welcome to the Small Business Trends handmade business column featuring Handmade Business expert Donna Maria Coles Johnson. This weekly column highlights topics of interest to entrepreneurs and business owners engaged in handmade crafts. Here you will find business issues, legislation, marketing tips, the latest trends and other matters of interest to small business owners and managers in handmade and crafts businesses.
We've reached out to an Etsy expert to get advice on growing your small business on the handmade marketplace. Get his 10 tips on how to be successful on Etsy after the jump.
Handmade products makers have found a place to sell their wares at Amazon and, if you want in on the action, here are 10 steps to creating a business with Amazon Handmade.
Crafters who sell via Amazon Handmade can now ship handmade products via Prime Now, extending their business' holiday season up until the last minute.
The new Amazon Handmade Wedding shop is another foray into that market as it looks to edge out some competition to become the “everything store."
if you’re looking for something that will let you exercise your creativity and work from home, then consider one of these 50 handmade business ideas.
Etsy Studio is exclusively designed for buying and selling the supplies that Etsy sellers use to create their unique products.
The new Etsy Shop Manager is aiming to give sellers a cleaner and more organized interface for running that part of their business.
A partnership between Etsy and Intuit brings the power of QuickBooks for Self-Employed to users on the handmade ecommerce platform.
Want to make a change to your business in a hurry? Here are some things you can do in abut 10 minutes that can have a lasting impact.
Burnout from too much work can lead to uninspired work. Here are ways you can avoid it.
What does it take to stand out in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Check out some examples of how it's being done now in handmade goods.
Some customers are looking for something specific. And you can be the one to provide that to them. Here are 4 tips to creating goods to reach a target market.
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