Tackling Tax Season with Confidence
Craft business owners, try using these 5 tips to change your tax season mindset from fearful to empowered so you can tackle tax season.
How to Seek Out Grant Opportunities as a Small Business
As a small business, access to capital can be a challenge. Where can we go for a fair shot at a grant or low-interest loan? Here are techniques to help you search for capital you may qualify for.
Startup Costs Template
If you’re starting a new business it’s important to estimate how much it costs to become operational and how long it will take to get there. We’ve created two templates for craft businesses to create a simple startup costs budget to stay on track.
Buy Now Pay Later Apps: What Craft Businesses Need to Know
What exactly is a Buy Now Pay Later app, and what are the benefits and risks to using one for your business? We review the pros and cons as well as the features of the most popular apps.
Why this Artist Sees Value in Selling NFTs of Her Work
Oil painter Arabella Proffer is finding success selling her work as NFTs. She explains why she is committed to this new form of sale and ownership on the blockchain.
What are NFTs and What Can Makers Do with Them?
Perhaps you’ve heard about NFTs, but aren’t sure how they work exactly? We explore how NFTs benefit makers and talk to some who are already selling them.
Craft Market Data and Research
This roundup of craft industry research studies can be helpful to you when seeking funding, creating a business plan, or expanding into new sectors.
A Cooperative Future for Fancy Tiger Crafts
Fancy Tiger Crafts, the Denver, Colorado-based retailer for modern fabrics and yarns, has been sold to its employees.
Budgeting for Small Business Owners: 4 Things You Need to Know
Although a budget is crucial to the success of any business, large or small, creating and following one can be a difficult task. These 4 tips can help.
Self-Employed and Wondering About Retirement? Ask Your Financial Advisor About These Three Tools
Small business owners always have an eye on the future. And the future includes retirement. Whether planning for one’s own retirement as a solo entrepreneur or setting up funds for company employees, small business owners have options to protect their investments and take care of their workers. Here are three financial vehicles specially geared to those needs.
Creating a Cash Flow System for Your Business with Profit First
All small businesses, but particularly craft-based businesses often struggle with cash flow. Learn to create a cash flow system with Profit First.
Meet Moorit: A New Independent Crochet Magazine with Modern Style
Alyson Chu launched a Kickstarter campaign for Moorit, a biannual, print-and-online crochet magazine dedicated to showcasing the dazzling possibilities of the craft many see as marginalized in yarn shops and the handwork media.
SEWN Magazine: Stitched Together with Love
Roberta Wax profiles Michelle Morris, creator of SEWN Magazine, a fashion-forward, inclusive publication full of gorgeously photographed clothes and accessories, interviews with designers, and sewing tips and pattern resources.
Quick Start Guide: The Schedule C Tax Form
CPA Janet LeBlanc breaks down the Schedule C Tax Form into simple terms to help you prepare for the 2020 tax season.
Social Justice Sewing Academy to Launch Business Incubator for Young Entrepreneurs
The Social Justice Sewing Academy is launching a Business Incubator program for young people ages 15-25. Mentors and sponsors can get involved.
Applications Open for 2020 Etsy Design Awards
The second annual Etsy Design Awards began accepting applications today, inviting sellers to submit an item from their shop for a chance to win $15,000.
Small Business Aid for Craft Business Owners During the COVID-19 Crisis
Emergency loans and grant opportunities have emerged to help small business cover losses specifically related the COVID-19 crisis.
10 Ways to Engage Customers During a Public Health Crisis
Read 10 tips – from what you can do immediately to what you can do when the crisis is over – from Craft Industry Alliance, complete with resources to help you ensure your small craft business stays connected to customers during this public health crisis.
How to Set Up a Scholarship Program for Your Classes or Membership
Setting up a scholarship program for your craft classes means increasing access while allowing your community to participate in your business in new ways.
Working With a Partner To Bring a New Notion To Market: Spot on Dot
Carolina Moore had an idea for a quilting notion so she partnered with a major distributor to get it manufactured and into shops.