A weekly round-up of craft, design, and business related news and links: Small, Simple, and Shared: The Three Ss for 2010 – three trends that could boost your business next year. Focus on a single product or idea, look for ways to simplify, and find ways to share with your customers. A must read! What [...]
The new year is only a few days away. Have you set your goals for 2010 yet? Done. Ok, but what about your long term and five year goals? If its been a while since you last looked at your long term goals, now is a good time to do that. Grab some paper and [...]
Its that time of year again. Time to reflect on how your business did in the twelve months, and to plan and set goals for the upcoming year. One resource that is sure to help you in your planning is the Craft Inc. Business Planner. Written by Meg Matteo Ilasco, author of Craft, Inc., the [...]
A weekly round-up of craft, design, and business related news and links*: 1,000 True Fans – This 2008 article seems to be getting a lot of recent coverage, and its a must read for every craft business owners. It looks at where you need to situate yourself on the long tail to make a living. [...]
Its taken me longer than it should have to launch this website. I spent well over a month agonizing over little details and obsessing over each little thing. (Actually, its taken me over a year too long to launch this website, but that’s a different story.) In all that obsessing, I forgot one very important [...]
Hi! I’m megan auman, and I’m the founder of craftMBA.com. For the past 3 1/2 years, I’ve been running my own business – designing and making jewelry and objects – and teaching jewelry, metalsmithing, and object design. I’ve also had the privilege of traveling across the country to teach business thinking and social media to [...]
Megan Auman is a designer, maker, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design and sustainable business. Her eponymous jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and online. In 2009, Megan founded Crafting an MBA to help designers and makers develop their business skills. In 2011, the site name was changed to Designing an MBA.
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