Creating a Successful Craft Business [Paperback]

Robert Robbins (Author), Rogene A. Robbins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003

From writing a business plan and financing an idea to choosing the most cost-efficient production method and best-suited sales approach, Creating a Successful Crafts Business provides a sound blueprint for turning a beloved hobby into a lucrative career. Written by two experienced craftspeople who have been through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of running a crafts business, readers will learn, step by step, how to negotiate with bankers, choose the ideal retail location, promote the business on-line, expand into lucrative new markets, and much more. Filled with the infectious spirit of people who have “been there,” this down-to-earth book will bring fledging craft businesses to new levels of profits and success.





• Finally—a realistic guide to running a profitable crafts business

• Checklists, sidebars, and notes help readers through important business and legal procedures

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Here is a well-organized book to help those wishing to sell their crafts. Homework assignments, illustrated examples, and checklists make this a must-have resource. Highly recommended.” 
(James Dillehay, coauthor “Guerrilla Marketing, The Artisan’s Way” with Jay Conrad Levinson, www.craftmarketer.com )

About the Author

Rogene A. Robbins and Robert Robbins opened their first crafts store more than 10 years ago. They live in Ralston, NE.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581152779
• ISBN-13: 978-1581152777
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,082,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More a business book than an art guide, September 14, 2003

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creating a Successful Craft Business (Paperback)

Craftsmen may want to profit from their skills but many lack the business acumen to make their art profitable. Enter the Robbins, who show how to evaluate business opportunities, develop proper pricing and marketing formulas for success, and promote and sell products in a variety of mediums, from wholesale to the Web. More a business book than an art guide, Creating A Successful Craft Business focuses on the particular nuts and bolts which are essential to a craft business's success.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent reference book, April 18, 2008

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Ladybug Soapworks "Sarah" (Middletown, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creating a Successful Craft Business (Paperback)

This is a great reference book. I purchase a bunch of craft business books at the same time and this one is by far the most useful. I really like how each chapter had homework assignments so that you could write your business plan step by step with out even knowing it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it needs an updated version, but overall, informative read, April 25, 2009

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mabel peralta "bellamabella" (nyc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creating a Successful Craft Business (Paperback)

I got this book as a birthday gift. It was a very informative and interesting read. KUDOS on the formula for pricing items.BUT, it needs to be updated with more information on how to present yourself to the internet world. Everything is digital now, and perhaps a few chapters on that will help those who are not techie savvy ( myself not included, thankfully im well versed in the ins and outs of the internet)

i recommend this book to newbies and older SAHM's ( stay at home moms)but would love it if an updated version came out.