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The Crafts Business Answer Book: Starting, Managing, and Marketing a Homebased Arts, Crafts, or Design Business

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This is a very good resource. It is easy to use and read. However, do not also purchase "The Craft Business Answer Book and Resource Guide" by the same author. The cover is different, and the description makes it sound as though it contains different information, but it is basically the same book.

This book provides a lot of useful information needed when starting a new business. I plan to keep this book as a reference. What is nice is that you can look for a specific subject and not have to scan paragraph after paragraph to find what you are looking for.

The first edition of The Crafts Business Answer Book: Starting, Marketing, and Managing a Homebased Art, Crafts or Design Business received much acclaim, and its updated, revised edition here continues to provide crafty workers an invaluable key to business success. An A-Z reference format makes it easy to look up key concepts, while over 150 web links and feature articles accompany boxed quick tips for success. An excellent reference with many new pointers.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

I bought this book a while back and have turned to it so many times. It's such a fantastic resource to have. I would definitely recommend it for any crafter starting up a business. Literally every question you could have abut starting your crafting business is in this book, complete with a thorough answer!

You can tell Brabec has been around the block a few times in the crafting industry! Legal issues are among the most challenging aspects of starting your own crafting business, and with most crafters being right-brained creative types, it is so nice to have a book like this to walk you through each challenge. I've owned this book for several years now, yet I still return to it each time a new question pops into my head regarding the running of my craft business. It covers all the topics, everything from wholesaling to taxes, pricing to labeling, online retailing to copyright laws.

The reason I say 4.5 stars is because my only qualm about this book is the index in the back isn't very helpful. It's not detailed enough, so sometimes when I'm trying to find a very specific topic it takes some time searching. If Brabec was ever to update and re-release a new edition of this book, this is the ONLY request I'd have: add a detailed index so that I can search by topic.

Other than that, this book is perfect. An absolute must-have for the craft business owner or anyone aspiring to become one!

I have purchased all of Barbara Brabec's books over the years. She is a very knowledgeable and experienced crafter. She really knows whereof she speaks! Having been in the craft business herself, the tips she gives come from both her own experiences and those of crafters who have corresponded with her over the years. She is also a real person- will respond to emails!
This book is both informative and practical. Wish we had more writers like her.

I used this book as I was launching my creative business and found it to be straightforward, easy to use, and no-nonsense. The Q & A format was great and the indexing was very complete and thorough. A lot of technical information was covered in a simple style but with enough completeness to help me take the needed next steps in the development of my business. This book is a great resource to keep on hand for the every day business questions that come up when you are just getting started and your learning curve is exponential!

I totally recommend this book. I bought 4 books in all and the only ones I'm reading are the two books I bought by Barbara Brabec!