398 – The StartUp Story of Little Rebels with Marjorie Spitalnik

Have you ever wondered how the dolls you see on store shelves come to be? Today you’re going to hear the details behind the story of Little Rebels dolls, how MJ (short for Marjorie) came up with the idea, and everything it took to get to where she is today. Particularly impressive is the detail…

389 – BASH – How to Handle Product Donation Requests

By nature of being a product-based business owner, you WILL be approached to donate to an event or cause at some point. It’s inevitable. And while I know in your heart that you’d like to give to everyone … as a business owner, you need to balance these requests with sound business choices. In today’s…

Tips & Talk 77 – What Kind of a Maker Are You?

If you think about your approach to product development, where do you fall? Do you stick with what’s standard and proven or do you venture off and test new things just to see what happens? While there’s nothing wrong with either approach, I’m going to suggest that the greater opportunity for your business lies in…

Tips & Talk 58 – Workshops: A Way to Scale Your Handmade Business

Makers of all sorts are leaning into this up and coming sales strategy because it provides a solution to one of the biggest challenges you have as a handmade creator – limited production time. Even if you hire people to help you in certain facets of your business, there is a ceiling to how much…