I saw this question asked somewhere, “Does a business owner need a resume?” (And in a way, a quilter is a business owner if she/he is utilizing the art in a way to earn an income.)
Immediately I thought, “No, only someone applying for a job needs a resume.”
Then I began pondering some more and it’s application […]
In a previous post, Would You Like an At-Home Quilt Bookstore?, I mentioned the idea of operating a bookstore for quilters, either from your home, online, or in conjunction with a quilt fabric shop. Yvonne Russell, of Grow Your Writing Business, who wrote a post about this on Home Biz Notes, also contributed information recently […]
The copyright issue, concerning patterns and fabrics, affects most quilters, especially if they’re planning to sell their quilts and fabric art. If you’re making quilts simply for your own use or to give as gifts, then it doesn’t come into play so much with your work.
I came across an interesting article at Quilting Business.com, titled: […]
Essentially, look before you leap before setting up your quilting or fabric arts home business. I’ve mentioned before the need to check out zoning regulations pertaining to your home before you decide to set up a quilting business, particularly one that involves customers/clients coming to your home. (However, online business might be affected, too, in some areas.)
I just […]
Over at Home Biz Notes, guest blogger Yvonne Russell provides advice and suggestions for operating a home based bookstore, whether it’s one where customers come to your home shop or you sell solely online. In Start Your Own Specialist Home Based Bookstore, Yvonne discusses how to research before starting your business, how and where […]
Whether you collect sales tax for mail order and Internet sales or in a quilt shop, you may find yourself in a quandry at times.
*What if you live in a no tax state but sell to customers in a state where there is a sales tax?
*What if you have a sales tax in your state […]
Paying attention to your customers to ensure you have satisfied ones and repeat business becomes an important considerationn for quilting and fabric art business owners.
Yvonne Russell, of Grow Your Writing Business, pointed out to me concering this topic of return customers, “There is quite a bit of research on the fact that it costs a lot more in […]
What happens to your quilting or fabric business when you move? With the traditional quilting or fabric store that depends on customers stopping in to purchase, you lose business when you relocate. An Internet fabric or quilting business, often operated out of your home, continues wherever you may move.
Of course, with a business that’s entirely […]
The question of what to charge for our quilting services and products often is a quandry for quilt business owners, whether they sell items they’ve made, resell those purchased wholesale, or perform a service. There are various formulas based on cost of materials plus operating expenses plus an income, yet there is no absolutely fixed one. […]
If you’re involved in quiltmaking and fabric art as a business, you may want to check out my recent post, Being a Home Worker in a Home Business, at Home Biz Notes. There I discuss my experience when I made samples and later the finished products for a customer who was involved in finding markets […]
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