Books for Starting your Craft Business

Everything artisans need to know for turning their crafts into a lucrative income is spelled out in this guide to tapping into today?s booming craft show industry. Based on his extensive experience and success both as an exhibiting crafter and as a teacher/promoter of craft shows, the author tells readers exactly how to market and price crafts, select shows, work with promoters, create effective booth displays, and deal with customers to build skyrocketing sales. Straightforward language and easy-to-follow instructions make this the essential business companion for anyone who wants to flourish in the world of craft shows. 6x9, 208 pages; Softcover.

by Susan Joy Sager. Craftspeople, hobbyists, students, teachers, and all businesses dealing with crafts will find this revised and expanded edition an indispensable source of information on selling in today's marketplace. Drawing upon in-depth profiles of craftspeople and the helpful insights of crafts administrators and small business managers, this unique guide not only gives tips and tactics for promoting and marketing crafts, but also provides the necessary forms and contracts for starting a business. Readers will learn how to devise a business plan, construct a budget, create marketing and self-promotion plans, compose product descriptions, handle trademarks and copyright, write proposals, and start a mail-order business. This volume explains how to get into craft fairs, sell crafts on the Internet, and network effectively, as well as offers listings of organizations, business associations, helpful Web sites, and craft publications. Anyone wanting to enter the craft business or keep savvy as business grows will need the essential tools in this handy guide. 6 x 9 , 296 pages, Paperback, ISBN 1-58115-266-3.

The fifth edition of this definitive guide helps craftspeople to thoroughly understand the law and successfully tackle the business and legal issues they face every day in their field. Prominent arts attorney Leonard D. DuBoff explains the legal and managerial elements that are crucial to any thriving crafts business.

Handy, ready-to-use forms for a craftsperson's every need fill this practical guide, with detailed instructions for completing each one, along with negotiation checklists and advice on standard contractual provisions. This indispensable book includes forms for sales; resales with royalty rights; commissions; limited editions; exhibition loans; gallery agreements; consignments; licensing contracts; lecture agreements; copyright applications; permission forms, agreements with independent contractors; and others. In addition, a CD-ROM with electronic versions of each form is provided, making this package the cutting-edge business guide for craftspeople.

by Lee Wilson. This is the definitive handbook for artists, writers, musicians, software designers, photographers, and anyone else who creates, acquires, or exploits copyrights in their business or personal creative activities. Updated to reflect recent changes in U.S. copyright law, this revised edition states fully: what can and cannot be protected under current laws; infringement and how to avoid it; and more. The author explains copyrights in a logical, progressive fashion, making a complex subject easy to understand. Several standard form agreements are included that alone are worth more than the price of the book. 6 x 9, 192 pages; Softcover, ISBN 1-58115-067-9.