A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: The 3 Ps of Pricing: Positioning – The final post in a great 3 part series about some of the psychological considerations of pricing. Business Grounding and Ethics through Yoga’s Yamas – Tara of Ink + Wit talks about using yoga teaches to [...]
Today I’m so excited to share a guest post from Diane Gilleland, better known as Sister Diane of CraftyPod. CraftyPod is an amazing collection of podcasts created by Diane that focus on crafting and business. Diane is also a co-founder of and contributor to Make & Meaning. She’s been sharing lots of thoughts about the [...]
Yesterday, Chris Brogan posted about the importance of developing your marketing mind. As an example, he highlighted Field Notes. According to Brogan, there are a lot of things Field Notes is doing right to entice us to buy their product. One thing he didn’t mention was video. But as I was browsing their site, I [...]
Well, I’ve officially given up the battle with Quickbooks. Partly because it makes my head spin, and partly because I’ve found something better. A few wonderful readers had suggested outright.com, and after giving it a go, I have to say I’m in love. If you’re running a small business, particularly one that relies heavily on [...]
I had such a great time presenting business workshops the other weekend through the PA Guild of Craftsmen that it got me thinking – wouldn’t it be great if I could make those workshops available to more people in more places? Well, through the magic of the Internet, it is possible! I’ve hooked up with [...]
May is just around the corner and that means the next installment of the CMBA book club. This time we’ll be tackling Business and the Buddha* by Lloyd Field. I think many CMBA readers started their creative businesses to focus on more than just profits. If that’s the case, Business and the Buddha is a [...]
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: The Importance of Modeling for Business Success – To understand how your business will grow, you need to understand what kind of business you’re in. How to Write Smart, Actionable Goals – Inspired by growth week, Sarah shares her tips for goal setting. [...]
Thanks to everyone for all your wonderfully supportive comments on all the growth week posts! A little later today I’ll be posting this week’s business buzz with a focus on more articles about helping you grow your business. (Plus a few links to peoples’ responses to growth week – so if you were inspired to [...]
When you’re just starting out wanting to sell the products you make, Etsy is an obvious first choice. It’s low cost, low risk, and it lets you test the waters of the marketplace. Add to that a growing legion of fans and a built in sense of community and there are plenty of reasons to [...]
We’ve been talking a lot about strategic business growth this week, but let’s not forget about another area of growth – creative growth. Specifically, I want to talk about how investing in your creative growth can actually help your business. One of the biggest challenges in the crafts community, especially if you sell in a [...]
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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