Creative Business Owners

Is Etsy too big to sell your art effectively? Or does the marketplace still deliver enough of an audience to your shop to make your investment of time and effort worthwhile?

Learn how to apply to craft shows, how to prepare for art fairs, how to sell at art shows and getting the most out of a bad art fair. Connie Mettler discusses her experience exhibiting at some of the country's legendary art festivals with IndieMade's founder, Jennifer Rapp Peterson

As a craft business owner, you may be looking to get your product in stores, and wholesale is one way to accomplish that. But is your business ready for wholesale? One craft business owner reviews Retail Readiness, a wholesale prep course led by a retail business expert.

The Urban Folk Circuit is spotlighting handmade wares made in Chicago at its first ever popup shop. Running through Sunday, April 22, the shop is loaded with handmade jewelry, clothing, accessories, and artwork all created by Chicago craft business owners.

Looking for art and crafts that are made in San Francisco? Banana Republic and SFMade, the non-profit dedicated to supporting local manufacturing and a sustainable economy, have teamed up for the second time to showcase San Francisco crafts.

As a crafter, you might not have considered selling at a flea market before, but according to veteran sellers, these shows aren't so different from your everyday art and craft fairs. Artists Jeannine Komush and illustrator Maggie Hurley share their flea market selling tips.

Productivity tips are great in theory, but how well do they really work for a craft business? In Part 1 and Part 2 of her series on productivity tips for crafters, Lisa Anderson Shaffer gathered ideas from expert organizers. Here, she takes their thoughts for a test drive in her own craft business. (Image: nuttakit / FreeDigitalPhotos.net)

Indie business owners have to keep lots of plates spinning at once, and staying productive and organized is essential to your success. Check out these productivity tips from artist and entrepreneur Willo O'Brien in Lisa Anderson Shaffer's resource article on staying productive — second in a three-part series on productivity tips.

The presentation I recently gave to the members of Independent Writers of Chicago really applies to entrepreneurs trying to understand how to use social media and defining a social media strategy.

Sci fi conventions can be a great place to sell your art or handmade crafts if your style leans at all toward the alternative or geeky. Veteran sci fi con vendor Deb Kosiba shares her experiences from selling at these unique events over the past 20 years, and offers tips on how to start showing your work at sci fi conventions.