Arts/Crafts Business Management

Crowd funding is a web-based service bringing creative projects together with interested investors. Arts and crafts business owners can use a crowd funding platform to get risk-free financing by offering rewards to project donors.

Looking for some fantastic current resources for the business side of your arts and crafts company? I recommend six websites providing free or inexpensive services from scrapbooking software programs to legal advise to synching note taking programs.

Use the time value of money to figure out how much a $1 today will be worth in the future. It's also used to evaluate between different business decisions such as buying versus renting equipment. Find out how to do a basic time value calculation.

I have five basic rules for managing my business. I've found that if you follow these five basic rules, the other aspects of running my business fall inline.

Knowing how to figure the time value of money comes in handy when making business decisions such as figuring out how much you have to save today to open an arts and crafts business tomorrow.

Many artists and crafters, especially those working out of their homes, forget there is often a need for business insurance. But what kind and how much? The best place to start is with the insurance agent handling your home or auto insurance. This article gives suggestions for the arts or crafts business owner to consider.

If your arts and crafts business is in the fashion crafts, you should be following the televised awards shows to see what garments, jewelry and accessories the celebrities are wearing. Doing so gives you a good idea of what new styles you should add to your product line. Here's a couple of ideas from the 16th Annual SAG Awards.

Anna Sui Runway Fall 2010 MBFW features arts and crafts era jewelry. Check out some of these lovely trend-setting designs for fall 2010.

Business incubators provide arts and crafts workspace, equipment, business services and relevant mentoring to new and emerging businesses for a fraction of the actual cost. Interested in finding out more about entering such a program? This article provides info on finding an incubator in your local area and details incubators located in...

Business management information and resources on how to deal with day-to-day non-creative side of your arts/crafts business. Learn more about hiring, paying and managing labor, selecting business insurance and establishing vendor relationships.

Which type of arts and crafts company do you own? Depending on how you operate your business you can be a service, merchandising or manufacturing company – or any combination of the three.

Strike up a conversation with most artists and crafters business owners and you’ll quickly find that the creative aspect and not the lure of quick, easy cash is the reason for this career choice. However, successful artists and crafts have to keep an eye on emerging trends and constantly be ready to modify business operations to make their art...

Business insurance is critical to control risk. There are many common myths about business liability and the need for business insurance. Find out about those myths about business insurance.

Home businesses need business insurance to protect the business just like any other business. Learn about the most common types of business insurance need by the home business.

Use this checklist to help you recruit and hire a superior workforce, whether it's your first employee or one of many employees you are hiring.

Save money by operating your arts and crafts business out of your home. Here are some tips for finding and organizing space in your home for your arts and crafts business.

It's just good business to keep your arts and crafts business as green as possible. Not only do customers prefer to purchase from eco-friendly businesses, it may cut your costs to make your arts and crafts too! Check out these six resources for greening up your arts and crafts business.

The job interview is a powerful factor in the employee selection process. Review sample job interview questions, both legal job interview questions and illegal job interview questions.