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Craft Business Advice: Getting Started

 

I have someCraft Business Advice that will help you. Starting a business, particularly if you are starting a home based craft business, can be both exciting and intimidating.

There is no one way to begin a successful business; so much of the work is learned as you go. Remember that while there are many things to consider when starting, the most important is to pursue your passion.

Let me share with you some advice for a successful startup.

My first tip is to set goals by asking yourself:

1) What do I want to achieve with my craft business?

2) Where do I want to go with it?

3) How will I get there?

Next, try to merge and integrate the previous questions with the following  checklist. This is a great brainstorming exercise to get your neurons firing!!!! Get plenty of ideas for yourself and the approach you want to  take for your small business.

GETTING STARTED:

1. Develop a Plan and Prepare.

2. Set Cost and Price Structure.

Learn to determine real costs and set the perfect price. The Cost and Price structure of your business is a marketing decision.  This decision makes the difference between making a profit and losing money. It is also a factor that determines success, survival and failure.

Cost is the process of calculating all expenses involved in the  production and marketing efforts of your crafts.

Price is the process of figuring out for how much your craft will sell, based  on the cost of producing and marketing it; balanced against the perceived  value of your product on the market. (Perceived value: the price your  customers will pay for similar or identical or related products.)

3. Develop a Marketing Strategy.
4. Protect Your Business.
5. Develop a Small Business Investment Plan.
6. Analyze Personal Capabilities and Readiness.
7. Analyze Business Capabilities and Readiness.

Successful business planning and following through could mean the differente between long-term success and failure.

Try to develop a plan that is flexible enough to make needed adjustments according to changing market conditions.