How to Start a Home-Based Craft Business - Softcover

Comprehensive yet practical step-by-step explanations give readers the tools to launch and grow a home-based craft business. Worksheets, quizzes, and checklists help to turn dreams into reality.

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based craft business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you will need to launch a successful business.
Author Kenn Oberrecht, a successful home-based woodworker, shares his experiences and down-to-earth advice to help you estimate your start-up costs, manage your cash flow, and stay profitable once you're in business. From painless record keeping to finding craft supplies on the Internet, his step-by-step methods are practical and easy to understand. Use his handy worksheets, quizzes, and checklists to turn your dream into a reality.
Whether you want to earn a living from your craft or just make some extra money, this guide can help you experience the satisfaction of building your own home-based business.
Any of these crafts can be the basis of a successful business:
Woodworking
Basketry
Jewelry making
Silversmithing
Pottery
Leather craft
Folk art
Silkscreening
Needle craft
and many more!

Use these special features and workbook pages:
Quick Quiz for Artisans
Sample Business Plan
Market Survey for Retail Outlets
Sample Pricing Equation, Invoice, and Statement
Income/Expenses Worksheet
Profit-and-Loss Projection/Report
Computer Systems Comparison
Directory of Craft Associations, Suppliers, and Publications