| Online Class: Basics of a Craft Business | Crafts are a big business today. As per the 2001 survey by the Craft Organization Directors Association (CODA), the fine crafts market is a $13.8 billion industry and is growing. This survey also found that median household income, where part of the income came from crafts, is $50,000, which is significantly higher than the median national household income of $40,800 as reported by the US Census Bureau (1999). These numbers point towards a huge opportunity. The size was the crafts market is huge and is growing.
In this course, craft would include any item that require artistic skill and are prepared by hand. Some of the most common crafts today are:
Candle making,
Soap Making,
Scrap booking,
Sewing,
Doll making,
Gift Baskets,
Woodworking,
Flower and Herb Crafts,
Decorative Painting,
Jewelry-Making and
Hand made paper.
This course has all the information you need to start your own craft business and run it successfully. You learn how to set up your business, price the craft items, create marketing materials, and sell your craft items effectively. You also learn about additional ways to earn an income from your craft than just selling.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish.
An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools
to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service
that manages all your course completions.
This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.
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1.0 CEUs |
Course Description The course teaches you how to make a full-time or a part-time income selling your craft items. This course has all the information you need to start your own craft business and run it successfully. You learn how to set up your business, price the craft items, create marketing materials, and sell your craft items effectively. You also learn about additional ways to earn an income from your craft than just selling. If you already have a passion for making things with your hands, why not make money doing so. It can be fun and a satisfying way of making a living.
This self-paced course is a "must" for anyone interested in making money from their crafts. The course introduces you to new aspects of the craft industry and explores craft as a business opportunity and a viable option to earn a living. Taking Basics of a Craft Business can help you decide if you are ready to start your own business and
understand the requirements of starting a small business. You will learn to price your craft and how to sell at fairs, via mail order, and online. The course will give you ideas for additional income opportunities related to crafts plus extra
tips on how to succeed.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
Course Lessons Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Appreciation
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
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