Are you ready to make a living from your craft? Learn how to map out a financial plan, expand production, automate distribution, address legal matters, and much more. Start growing your business beyond the dining room table and leave your day job behind. Kari Chapin will help by applying her trademark you-can-do-it coaching style to the nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship and covering all the issues involved in turning your creative hobby into a successful...

Crafters and craft lovers around the globe find common ground on Etsy. Learn the secrets of success on this one-of-a-kind marketplace! This guide gives you everything you need to know to make your crafts get notices, so you can make money.

"... Written for people who want to know more about what's necessary to get into the crafts business, including marketing, selling, and the day-to-day clerical aspects of running a business"--Preface.

A management and marketing guide for would-be entrepreneurs who want to operate a business from home shows readers how to manage time and stress, diversify a business, use effective advertising and marketing strategies, and hire the right people.

An all-encompassing guide to starting and running a successful craft business draws on the expertise of the well-known nonprofit trade organization and provides authoritative coverage of everything from developing successful product lives and preparing taxes to forming LLCs.

"Welcome to the indie craft marketplace! Selling your crafts can be easy and enjoyable when you know how to find outlets to sell your goods, price your products, and more."-- P. [4] of cover.