The "Business" of Sewing: How to Start, Achieve and Maintain Success, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

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Sykes has created a guide that enables the home sewer to combine management skills and creative talents into a home-based sewing business. The assumption here is that one already is proficient at sewing. The author offers a broad range of suggestions, tips, and guidelines, ranging from evaluating personal assets and skills and setting up a sewing office to developing and managing a business plan and overcoming emotional roadblocks. Chapters detail client interaction, time management, record keeping, and advertising. Sewers will find invaluable the specialized sample forms, including consultation/work and consignment agreements, pattern adjustment checklists, project worksheets, and price lists based on time and motion studies. This is a useful handbook for developing a custom sewing service.

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See what other sewing professionals are charging through sample price lists from Home Decor, Bridal, and Children s, Custom Tailoring, Alterations, Hats, Art-To-Wear and more. Learn how to obtain money for you business through a list of organizations and lending institutions. Discover payment methods you can offer your customers and how to get a merchant account for credit card sales. You ll gain knowledge on how to collect money on past due accounts. Save by buying in bulk with a list of suppliers and a sample letter to contact them. Determine what type of business is right for you and how to increase your knowledge to make more money. It also covers: business and financial plans; studio design, networking; time management; tackling your fears; turning sewing into a business and making the transition; how to avoid getting frustrated; industry statistics. *Extensive Resource Directory, charts, illustrations and graphs included.

Note: The "Business" Of Sewing: Vol. 2, is available in this dynamic series and has additional information not included in this book.

The Business of Sewing has received rave reviews from: Nancy Zieman of Sewing With Nancy, McCall's and Simplicity, LA Times and more. All three editions of The Business Of Sewing continue to be our best sellers.

Be sure to see all of Barbara Wright Sykes Sewing For Profit products.

Barbara Wright Sykes sewing for profit BOOKS:
Do You Sew For Profit: Wholesale, Retail, Consignment
Marketing Your Sewing Business
Pricing Without Fear
The "Business" Of Sewing Vol. 1
The "Business" Of Sewing Vol. 2
The "Business" Of Sewing

FORMS offered here for sewing professionals:
Forms On Computer Disc
Home Decor - Interior Design Forms
The Marketing Forms CD
Marketing Graphics Forms
Deluxe Marketing Forms

The "Business" Of Sewing on AUDIO CD series:
Take The Fear Out Of Pricing
Marketing Your Sewing Business
The "Business" Of Sewing
The "Business" Of Sewing Audio Album (Get all 3 and save).

Be sure to see Barbara's new book: Good Lovin' Ain't Easy

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Collins Pubn (March 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971782415
• ISBN-13: 978-0971782419
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,198,613 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, September 15, 2005

By	Daniel Nielsen "daniel" (Pelzer, SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found the book to be very thorough and comprehensive. The author obviously has been in the business a long time and knows how to share the information she has learned.