Creative Cash

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Creative Cash—by Barbara Brabec

A classic in its field for more than twenty years—has helped thousands of creative people launch successful art or craft businesses at home. In fact, several people who started a business with an earlier edition of this book in hand are featured success stories in this new edition.

Through interviews with over a hundred business experts and professional artists, crafters, designers, teachers and publishers, the author has crafted a unique crafts business book for the New Century. It is filled with fresh ideas on how to succeed in many different types of businesses as well as how to sell handcrafted or handmade products of all kinds, including fine art, original designs, patterns, special "know-how" and services related to the field of art or crafts.

Whether your goal is just to make a little extra "pin money" from a hobby, start a part-time business, or grow an established activity into something much more profitable, Creative Cash will guide you to success.

The ultimate "how-to" book in its field, Creative Cash is chock-full of moneymaking strategies for craftspeople at every level—an invaluable roadmap you can use for success in your chosen endeavor. Here's how to:

· Develop confidence to realize a secret dream

· Legally start a business at home

· Successfully compete in today's marketplace

· Succeed at craft fair selling

· Start your own home shop, holiday boutique or party plan business

· Sell through shops, galleries, malls and other outlets

· Move into wholesaling, trade shows, working with sales reps

· Write how-to articles for craft magazines or sell a book of designs

· Develop and sell original patterns by mail

· Wholesale a pattern line

· Develop and sell kits

· Design for manufacturers (or license your designs)

· Publish booklets, directories or reports

· Publish a newsletter

· Write a book and publish it yourself

· Offer your book to a trade publisher

· Get started teaching at home or in local craft shops

· Computerize a crafts business and get on the Web

· Get it all together at home

· Hone your sense of humor . . .

and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

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