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Books, CDs, DVDs, VHS - The
Business of Clay
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Setting up a Pottery Workshop
“This book is a useful guide to
setting up a pottery workshop. It looks at fundamental issues of
types of premises, equipment, materials, and finance as well as giving
advice on practical considerations such as making simple tools and ideas
for marketing. To illustrate these points, the author discusses how
various potters have tackled the issues raised and gives examples of a
wide range of workshops around the world.” (128 pages, 9” x 6”
x 1/4”, 75+ color/b&w images) (Alistair Young)
C-300-202
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Creating a Successful
Craft Business
Craft artists dream of profiting from their skills, but many lack the
know-how to make that dream a reality. Written by an established
craftsperson/artist and a savvy business manager- who together have lived
through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of starting and succeeding
with their crafts business-this book explains in plain English how to turn
a beloved hobby into a lucrative career. In twenty-four accessible
lessons, readers will learn how to:
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- Evaluate business
opportunities
- Tackle lean and
financial maters
- Write a business plan
- Create a
cost-efficient production method
- Develop a marketing
strategy
- Establish a pricing
formula
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- Promote and sell
products on the Web
- Set up and run a
store
- Buy and sell
wholesale
- Expand into new,
lucrative markets
- And much more
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By: Rogene A Robbins and Robert O. Robbins. 243 Pages |
C-300-338
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Selling
Your Crafts: Revised Edition
Craftspeople, hobbyists, students, teachers and any businesses that deal
with crafts will find this revised and expanded edition an indispensable
source of information for selling in today's marketplace. Drawing upon
profiles of craftspeople and the insights of crafts administrators and
small business managers, this unique guide not only gives tactics for
promoting and marketing crafts, but also provides the necessary forms for
getting a business up and running. (9" X 6" X 3/4"
Softcover) By Susan Joy Sager 284 Pages
C-300-339
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Stayin' Alive:
Survival Tactics for the Visual Artist
Internationally recognized artist and author Robin Hopper offers practical
and encouraging survival strategies for developing a personal lifestyle as
a creative artist. A combination of pragmatism, practicality, and
philosophy, Hopper's guidance is relevant for all creative persons, no
matter what their medium. The book is liberally filled with humor and
anecdotes from 45 years of Hopper's personal experience and incorporates
personal life stories by 19 other full-time studio artists, who combined,
have more than 500 years of studio experience in the art of "Stayin'
Alive."
Also included are chapters from four
specialists on, Legal Considerations, Financial Considerations, Achieving
Visibility in the Art World, and Photographing Works of Art. (128 Pages
8-1/2" X 11" X 1/2" Softcover) (over 85 Full color
photographs) By Robin hopper
C-300-331
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Bailey Price: $17.15
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Crafting
As A Business
Provides artists with a blueprint for success in starting a business in
crafts, from drafting a sound business plan, product design &
development, copyright issues, marketing and the day-to-day management
challenges of regulating production and keeping accounts. This book
provides all the guideposts any serious craftsperson will need to navigate
the way to success in business. This expanded 2nd Edition also includes
hundreds of resource references for craft organizations, galleries, show
producers & products, education, material suppliers, publications,
professional services and consultants. (256 Pp/ All in Color/ 8½”x11”/
Paper) (Wendy Rosen)
C-300-34
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The Potter’s
Professional Handbook
You’ll appreciate the expert advice from Steve Branfman in this
friendly, useful guide for everything from determining how to set-up a
pottery (studio layout, acquiring equipment & materials and health
& safety issues) to selling your work (marketing, salesmanship and
record keeping). It is a real, practical course in how to get started in
the real world for both teachers and aspiring professionals alike. (240
Pp/ 40 Color+100 B&W Photos/ 7”x9”/ Paper) (Steve Branfman)
C-300-104
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Artist’s Resource:
The Watson-Guptill Guide to Workshops, Conferences, Artists’ Colonies
and Academic Programs
Insider info on places to train, brainstorm and network. (192Pp/ 5”x9”/
Paper) (Chambers)
C-300-146
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Business
& Legal Forms for Crafts + CD ROM
Addresses the
business and legal needs of Craftpeople. Contains essential forms and
contracts with instructions on filling them out and their applications.
Includes a CD-ROM for PC or Mac platforms. A smart way to structure and
organize the business aspects of your art or craftwork. (176Pp/ 8½”x11”/
Paper) (T. Crawford)
C-300-157
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The Business of Being
An Artist -
3rd Edition
A clearly written
handbook on building a successful career through promoting your work,
winning grants, earning commissions and more. (272Pp/ 6”x9”/ Paper)
(D. Grant)
C-300-60
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The Art
Business Encyclopedia
Thoroughly
researched listing of legal and business terms that pertain to the arts,
plus Appendixes on laws, statutes and organizations. (320Pp/ 6”x9”/
Paper) (L. DuBoff, Attorney at Law)
C-300-62
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How to
Sell What You Make
A classic text on
turning your hobby into a business. Includes information on marketing,
pricing, shows, bookkeeping, legal issues & more. (151Pp/ 5½”x8”/
Paper) (P. Gerhards)
C-300-35
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The Law
(In Plain English) for Crafts, 5th Ed.
An excellent guide
to legal matters as they pertain to craftspeople and their businesses,
written in understandable language. (224Pp/ 6”x9”/ Paper) (L. DuBoff,
Attorney at Law)
C-300-37
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