BUSINESS: How to Organise a Successful Craft Fair
Craft fairs have become increasingly popular in recent years and most of them are organised by crafters themselves. With so much competition it is...
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BUSINESS: Why Buy Local?
Since the UK plunged into recession, it's perhaps more important than ever to buy from local suppliers and makers to ensure that our local businesses...
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BUSINESS: The Real Value of Handmade
Many designers and makers struggle to value their work and set prices that truly reflect their time and talent that go beyond the intrinsic cost of...
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BUSINESS: Retailers Running British Design Open Door Event to Discover Emerging Talent
Most designer-makers will have heard of the much-attended Liberty Open Call events, held annually at Liberty department store in London, where...
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BUSINESS: Facebook E-Commerce Trends
It appears that an increasing number of designer-makers are selling their wares via Facebook Shops.
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BUSINESS: How to sell your products, a maker's tale.
Andy Driscoll is the owner, designer and maker of Andycrafts, a small company specialising in handmade gifts. Here he shares his experiences in...
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BUSINESS: Selling Online – Creating an Identity Part 2
In Part 2 of this series about creating a strong identity online for your creative business, Lorrie Whittington of Illusio Creative talks...
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BUSINESS: Selling Online – Creating an Identity Part 1
In this two part series of articles, Lorrie Whittington of Illusio Creative talks us through how to create a strong identity online for your...
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BUSINESS: First Timers Notes From The Country Living Magazine Fair
The idea of exhibiting at a large retail or trade show might seem daunting.
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BUSINESS: The Design Trust to relaunch with new website
Here's a great resource we'd like to re-introduce you to for 2012.
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BUSINESS: We Make London Christmas Popup Shopping Experience - A Recipe for Success!
This year, We Make London's Christmas Fair (or popup shopping experience) graced the Battersea Arts Centre on Lavender Hill SW11 5TN for the...
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BUSINESS: Get Britain Trading
UK Handmade are very pleased to support and be one of the case studies for the fantastic Get Britain Trading campaign and this morning we received a...
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BUSINESS: Insiders View ~ What Retailers Look For When Choosing Products
Clare Callanan, owner of gorgeous boutique Calladoodles in Carshalton, Surrey gives us an insider's view on what retail outlets look for when...
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BUSINESS: Alternative Ways to Sell ~ Organising & Running Home Jewellery Parties
If you're a jewellery designer-maker considering running your own home jewellery parties but don't know how to go about it, then today's article is...
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BUSINESS: Setting up a new venture: Part 3 - Finishing Touches & Launch
In the 3rd and final part of her mini-series of articles on setting up a new venture, Carla De Azevedo talks to us about finishing touches and...
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BUSINESS: Setting up a new venture: Part 2 - Preparation / Organisation / Management
Today, in Part 2 of her mini-series of articles on setting up a new venture, Carla De Azevedo who started her own handmade accessories brand "Maus...
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