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.
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.
Being a creator of great handmade products is one step toward success. Now it's time to build a community behind your brand. Here are seven ways you can do that.
You may have a Facebook Page for your handmade business already but there are added benefits of building a community from within the confines of a Facebook Group.
Handmade crafters and artists have some big decisions to make these days. Everyone wants a piece of this market and deciding where to sell your merchandise is a big question that needs to be answered.
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