My Craft Biz Site Map

Alphabetical Sitemap

• Web Graphics
  Website Sales graphics for any sales promotion you need. Discount sale guarantee and a whole lot more. Buy Now buttons and templates for yo to use.
  Web-Graphics.html
• Business Planning Ideas to Help you succeed in your business.
  Business Planning Ideas that discuss all the business essentials for a proper analysis of a start up business
  Business-Planning-Ideas-to-Help-you-succeed-in-your-business.html

• Planning Considerations
  There are many areas to consider when planning a Craft or for that matter any business. Following is a discussion about the major areas to consider.
  Planning-Considerations.html

• Self Evaluation
  You are the major driving force behind your own Craft Business, but are you ready for the job.
  Self-Evaluation.html
• Product Definition
  Any area of Craft inevitably has many sub-branches. There are many advantages in defining only a few key areas of your craft that you want to bring to market
  Product-Definition.html
• Sales and Marketing
  Many a fantastic idea or product has failed as a business venture because of the inability to get the sales and marketing mix right.
  Sales-and-Marketing.html
• Finances
  Without doubt, the largest Achilles tendon of any start-up business is the financial aspect.
  Finances.html
• Business Growth
  Planning for growth is often overlooked in the early planning stages.
  Business-Growth.html

• Action Planning
  Action Planning
  Action-Planning.html

• Gantt Chart
  A Gantt Chart very clearly outline your action plan.
  Gantt-Chart.html
• Business Visualization
  Visual clues are a big motivator. When you get your chart filled in, hang it on the wall
  Business-Visualization.html

• Product Planning
  The product is your silent salesperson
  Product-Planning.html

• Quality Assurance
  Quality means everything when marketing crafts.
  Quality-Assurance.html
• Product Costing
  Use the time making these initial products to double-check your
  Product-Costing.html
• Promotional Products
  Depending on how you are marketing your product, you may need to specially prepare some product
  Promotional-Products.html

• Marketing Plan
  Marketing Plan - some of the areas you should consider when doing a plan.
  Marketing-Plan.html

• Photography
  Pictures still speak a thousand words.
  Photography.html
• Display
  How well your goods are displayed is almost as important as the goods themselves.
  Display.html
• Empathy
  We are not quite as different as most people imagine.
  Empathy.html
• Staff
  Staff - how you present will reflect on the business.
  Staff.html

• Opening Day
  Whether it is a market stall, distributorship line or a website,
  Opening-Day.html

• Rehearsal
  You should prepare a checklist of all relevant items and check this off every time you display.
  Rehearsal.html
• Pack n Go
  Get a good night sleep before the big day.
  Pack-n-Go.html

• Lead Follow Up
  Up to 20% of trade can be achieved from a good follow up system.
  Lead-Follow-Up.html
• Revise and Analyse
  Revise and Analyse - people often get so busy that they fail to see if all is going according to plan.
  Revise-and-Analyse.html
• Conclusion
  Owning your own craft business can be a lot of fun.
  Conclusion.html

• Need a Free Business Plan Template? Learn how to write your own business plan.
  Business Plan Template Guide - Step by step business planning process with descriptions of each planning element.
  Need-a-Free-Business-Plan-Template-Learn-how-to-write-your-own-business-plan.html

• Writing a Business Plan Step by Step
  My Craft Biz Business Planner This section is specifically geared to assist you in planning your business with a resultant business plan. It enlarges on basic business principles and formalises all your thoughts into an action plan. I realise that this process often feels laborious and painful but the focus that it gives you is what will empower you to be successful with a sustainable business as opposed to a fly by the seat of your pants approach..
  Writing-a-Business-Plan-Step-by-Step.html

• Cover Page
  A cover page for any plan is a very powerful visual clue. It is a powerful reminder that the document is an important one.
  Cover-Page.html
• About You
  The act of putting down your basic company details is again a delineation of who you are as a business.
  About-You.html
• About The Plan
  Outlining whom you are and what you want to achieve with your business plan is the first step in focusing on the job at hand.
  About-The-Plan.html
• Plan Summary
  Plan Summary This is where all your hard work in planning your business comes together. The plan summary is only to be written after the rest of the plan is complete.
  Plan-Summary.html
• Business Strategies and Mission Statements
  If you are not clear with what you represent and how to achieve that, then your business is off to a very shaky start.
  Business-Strategies-and-Mission-Statements.html
• Statuss
  Any business idea starts from a moment in time and generally by the time you are looking for some assistance to formalise the business, much talk and some action will already have taken place.
  Statuss.html
• Your Products
  Your Products - List here the main products that you want to take to market. You do not need to identify every product, just the general group. This will help you to refine in your mind the many articles that you theoretically could make.
  Your-Products.html
• Market Profile
  This is possibly one of the most difficult areas of any business to address. Most crafters can comfortably work through what goods to make and sort out a pricing strategy. Planning for operational and administrative growth is not rocket science either.
  Market-Profile.html
• Sales and Marketing Strategies
  This section gets to the nitty gritty of the sales and marketing section of the general business strategies outlined earlier. This is basically what specifically are you going to do and what specific policies have you in place.
  Sales-and-Marketing-Strategies.html
• Operational Plans
  While many of the other sections deal with marketing, sales etc issues, somehow the goods need to be either bought or manufactured for sale. Simply put, what are your plans to make the stuff you intend to sell?
  Operational-Plans.html
• Administration and Management
  Within startup businesses there are often only one or two people fulfilling all of the Admin and Management roles. This may be obvious to you but if you need to see a financier or new people come into the business defining this structure makes it very clear to them where they belong.
  Administration-and-Management.html
• Financial Forecasts
  While true financial forecasting should always be done in conjunction with an accountant, you can get a good initial idea if you apply a few basic financial principles.
  Financial-Forecasts.html
• Business Financing
  In a large startup or if the business plan in being compiled specifically to find equity partners or such like, this section needs to be quite comprehensive. Comments re Returns on Investment, equity shares etc need to be looked at. These larger types of business plans should definitely be compiled with the aid of an accountant.
  Business-Financing.html
• Plan Execution
  Here is where the foot meets the pavement so to speak. Think of this area as if you were giving someone a major to-do list of how to progress this plan. Generally you will refer to section 5: Business Strategies to assist you
  Plan-Execution.html
• Plan Conclusion
  Just a few warm fussy positive statements will do the trick here. This is really where you sell the plan to investors or family or even yourself. Keep the tone upbeat.
  Plan-Conclusion.html

• Example Business Plan
  My Craft Biz Example Business Plan Often viewing how someone else approaches a specific business area helps you to formulate your own strategies. The example business plan has been written with the Business Planner processes in you’re My Craft Biz package and will help you in writing your own. I have used a typical scenario with a husband wife team who make wooden craft products at home and want to turn this hobby
  Example-Business-Plan.html
• Manual Business Plan Templates
  My Craft Biz Manual Templates There are several templates available to be printed as manual fill in sheets. It is often a good idea to scratch and scribble before committing to entering data into a computer spreadsheet. It will become obvious through reading you’re “My Craft Biz” guide as to when the use of a template is appropriate. The templates are complete enough in fact that you can complete an entire business plan including financial projections without using any of the electronic templates
  Manual-Business-Plan-Templates.html
• Excel Business Plan Templates
  My Craft Biz Excel Spreadsheets and Templates You will find all of the “My Craft Biz” Electronic files in the folder which you installed to in Setup which by default is C:\Program files\My Craft Biz. The easiest way to access these files is to double click the appropriate files from within that folder. The electronic templates are designed to be used with either of two Office suites. 1. Microsoft Office These templates use Microsoft Word and Excel and are in the “C:\Program files\My Craft Biz\Templates\Office” folder. 2. Open Office. If you do not have the Microsoft Office suite, there is an excellent FREE office suite with which you can access all the templates. These templates are in the “C:\Program files\My Craft Biz\Templates\OpenOffice” folder in your installed folder.
  Excel-Business-Plan-Templates.html

• Craft Business Supplies and Services like Free Web Hosting Links
  This craft resources index lists a lot of useful links to help crafters sell crafts that include web creation software, templates and guides, keyword tools and many other helpful craft business related sites or products.
  Craft-Resources.html
• Marketing Ideas
  Free or Cheap Marketing ideas that you can implement straightaway to enhance your business.
  Marketing-Ideas.html

• Brand Awareness
  Brand Awareness - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Special Events as an assist if you know how.
  Brand-Awareness.html
• Complementary Marketing
  Complementary Marketing - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Email Newsletters as an assist if you know how.
  Complementary-Marketing.html
• Database Marketing
  Database Marketing - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Word of Mouth as an assist if you know how.
  Database-Marketing.html
• Email Newsletters
  Email Newsletters - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Word of Mouth as an assist if you know how.
  Email-Newsletters.html
• Free Giveaways
  Free Giveaways - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Complementary Marketing as an assist if you know how.
  Free-Giveaways.html
• Free Publicity
  Free Publicity - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Testimonials as an assist if you know how.
  Free-Publicity.html
• Know Your Customer
  Know Your Customer - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Repay Loyalty as an assist if you know how.
  Know-Your-Customer.html
• Pareto’S Principle
  Pareto’S Principle - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Brand Awareness as an assist if you know how.
  Pareto’S-Principle.html
• Referrals
  Referrals - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Suppliers as an assist if you know how.
  Referrals.html
• Repay Loyalty
  Repay Loyalty - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Suppliers as an assist if you know how.
  Repay-Loyalty.html
• Special Events
  Special Events - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Sponsor an event as an assist if you know how.
  Special-Events.html
• Sponsor an Event
  Sponsor an Event - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Database Marketing as an assist if you know how.
  Sponsor-an-Event.html
• Suppliers
  Suppliers - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Repay Loyalty as an assist if you know how.
  Suppliers.html
• Testimonials
  Testimonials - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Email Newsletters as an assist if you know how.
  Testimonials.html
• Word of Mouth
  Word of Mouth - Craft or business marketing cheaply or on a budget is possible by using for example Free Giveaways as an assist if you know how.
  Word-of-Mouth.html

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