Starting and Running a Greetings Card Business
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Starting and Running a Greetings Card Business by Elizabeth White
Making and selling greeting cards is one of the most popular ways for creative people to set up in business. It makes a useful part-time business that can be run from home and started with a limited amount of capital. The skills needed vary greatly depending upon the type of cards produced. They can involve all the creative skills from design to photography, from painting to lettering, from enamelling to metalwork. Running a greetings card business is exciting and challenging. The sector is fast moving and every day is different. It can bedone by the young and by semi-retired people and can also be an excellent business for those who have other responsibilities. This book takes you step-by-step through the process of starting and running a business with lots of useful practical advice to help you. The topics covered include: Deciding what type of cards to produce; Finding your market; Dealing with printers; Copyright and licensing; and, Pricing for profit.
'Tells the reader everything they need to know about building an exciting and profitable business' Greetings Today 'Full of pratical tips and advice to help you on the way... this handy guide has the answers.' Crafts Beautiful
Author Elizabeth White is an artist who owns Littleborough Gallery where she sells her own range of cards and paintings. She is an experienced business advisor who has worked with over 30 greeting card companies in the last 10 years. Some of these have gone on to become household names. As a writer and presenter of workshops for the creative sector she is well-known for her knowledge of the market and her methods of communicating business skills to creative people.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845282646 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845282647 |
| Title | Starting and Running a Greetings Card Business |
| Author | Elizabeth White |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 223 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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