How to Start a Craft Business

no certificate
with CEU Certificate*
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13Lessons
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20Exams &
Assignments -
2,881Students
have taken this course -
7Hours
average time -
0.7CEUs
Course Description
Congratulations on considering opening your own craft business! This course offers an introduction to business and guidelines that will help you create a successful and sustainable crafting business. In this course, you'll learn what to expect, how to create a business name that people will remember and determine what type of crafts you want to sell.
Targeting your market is essential for the success of any business, and we'll give you the basics on how to determine who will buy your crafts, how much to charge for them, and how to market your business to reach the widest audience range. You'll also learn some important marketing skills that will help you run your business. We'll discuss different ways to sell your crafts, including online venues and craft shows.
Creating a sustainable business means keeping your overhead low. Lessons in this course will offer tips on wholesale and retail purchasing of supplies, developing attractive packaging, and how to determine how much to charge for your crafts, as well as a number of pricing strategies that will help you set prices that generate profits.
No business, and that goes for home-based craft business, can succeed without customers. Good customer service is essential. We'll explain some of the do's and don'ts when dealing with customers, as well as how to deal with difficult customers.
Finally, we'll discuss (briefly!) your financial obligations regarding income taxes and the importance of keeping good records. Balancing your craft business with family responsibilities will be discussed, as will reaching the masses to help you develop the best ways to reach audiences both locally, domestically and abroad.
This course will provide you with enough information to feel confident when starting your own business, and provide pointers that will help to ensure that your business endeavor is successful.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Developing Your Own Home-Based Craft Business
Lesson 1 Video
Take Poll: Craft Business
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 1: Developing Your Own Home-Based Craft Business
Lesson 2: Starting Your Home Craft Business
Lesson 2 Video
Complete Exam: Lesson 2: Starting Your Home Craft Business
Lesson 3: Targeting Your Market
Lesson 3 Video
Review 2 Articles: Finding your Target Market; Defining the Target Market
Complete Exam: Lesson 3: Targeting Your Market
Lesson 4: What About Marketing Basics?
Lesson 4 Video
Review Article: Crafts Marketing
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 4: What About Marketing Basics?
Lesson 5: Selling Your Crafts
Lesson 5 Video
Take Poll: Selling your Crafts
Complete Exam: Lesson 5: Selling Your Crafts
Lesson 6: Saving on Supplies
Lesson 6 Video
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 6: Saving on Supplies
Lesson 7: Costs and Sales
Lesson 7 Video
Review Article: How to Price Your Crafts
Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 7: Costs and Sales
Lesson 8: Customer Service
Lesson 8 Video
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 8: Customer Service
Lesson 9: Financial Obligations
Lesson 9 Video
Complete Exam: Lesson 9: Financial Obligations
Lesson 10: Reaching the Masses
Lesson 10 Video
Take Poll: Social Media
Complete Exam: Lesson 10: Reaching The Masses
Lesson 11: Time Management
Lesson 11 Video
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
Complete Exam: Lesson 11: Time Management
Lesson 12: Getting Paid
Lesson 12 Video
Review Article: Making the Internet and Ecommerce Work for Your Craft Business
Complete Exam: Lesson 12: Getting Paid
Lesson 13: Ten Tips for Home-Based Business Success
Lesson 13 Video
Review Article: Craft Show Tips
Take Poll: Final Course Poll - Your Opinion
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete Exam: Lesson 13: Ten Tips for Home-Based Business Success
Complete: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Summarize developing your own home-based craft business.
- Describe starting your home craft business.
- Define targeting your market.
- Summarize about marketing techniques.
- Describe selling your crafts.
- Describe saving on supplies.
- Recognize costs and sales.
- Describe customer service.
- Identify financial obligations.
- Summarize reaching the masses.
- Identify time management.
- Describe getting paid.
- Summarize ten tips for home-based business success, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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- Earn an Official Certificate Documenting Course Hours and CEUs
- Verify Your Certificate with a Unique Serial Number Online
- View and Share Your Certificate Online or Download/Print as PDF
- Display Your Certificate on Your Resume and Promote Your Achievements Using Social Media

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Student Testimonials
- "There was a great overview of what would be required when starting a craft business. I especially felt like the marketing and pricing of items was very helpful. The instructor was very helpful and got back to me right away if I ever emailed her or turned in any assignments." -- Natalie C.
- "Overall I was satisfied with this course, it was a lot of fun and the information I got from taking this course was useful and I feel a great starting point for gaining confidence to building my own craft business. I really liked how the course delved into creating a business name, finding your target market and the importance of being focused on providing great customer service." -- Jerrica L.
- "The most important part was that I need to account for my sales for income taxes. I did not know this." -- Lisa L.
- "This instructor was more hands on by letting you know when have done a good job. I enoyed that." -- Ellena H.
- "Every lesson contained information I would need, but I guess what helped me most was the lesson about selling online and also the lesson about different forms of payment. I enjoyed the course, learned a lot, and my instructor had nothing but positive comments to add." -- Carol C.
- "All of it was helpful -- the class went from the beginning point for a small craft business owner to think about the reasons he/she is thinking about undertaking the venture through all the steps including financial responsibilities and obligations, various marketing techniques to customer service. It was comprehensive; I've never seen anything like that before." -- Cynthia S.