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How to calculate fragrance load when making candles

If you are considering adding fragrances to your candles, this article will cover everything you will need to know about fragrance oils and the percentage you will need to use in your candle blend.

· 3 min read

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Training and managing staff for your maker business

Once you have your new handmade hire in place, what next? We cover how to train and manage your employees to get the most out of this relationship.

· 5 min read

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How to hire staff for your handmade business

As your handmade business grows, you may need to employ staff. Here's how to get started with the hiring process.

· 6 min read

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How to pay yourself as a handmade seller

We look at how to calculate your own pay when running a sole proprietor handmade business.

· 4 min read

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How to start a handmade bathbomb business

Wondering how you can begin making and selling bathbombs? Our article gives you a step by step guide for this great handmade business idea.

· 7 min read

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How a Virtual Assistant can help grow your Etsy business

When it comes to running a small business, such as an Etsy store, it can be very tempting to do everything yourself. However, when you start exploring the benefits of seeking a little bit of help, you can soon discover that this is a great way to take your business to the next level.

· 6 min read

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Which waxes are best for candlemaking?

It can be overwhelming when it comes to choosing wax for your homemade candles, as there are so many to choose from. Each type of wax has different properties that can impact on the look, feel and burn of your candle so it’s wise to be familiar with the options so you can choose the best wax for your product.
· 5 min read

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Get Creative with These Ways to Finance Your Etsy Business Growth

Making it big on Etsy is all about creativity — in making the products you sell AND in funding your business. If you’ve ever thought about selling your crafts or handmade art for money, you’re going to need some funding to get started.

· 3 min read

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Easy ways to save your handmade business time and money

If you are looking for ways on how to save your handmade business time and money, this article will show you interesting and often overlooked ways on how to do so.

· 5 min read

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How to conduct a simple candle burn test

We show you how to conduct a simple burn test for your candles.

· 3 min read

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Resolutions to make for your handmade business in 2020...and beyond!

It's now the start of a brand new decade - what better time to make some resolutions for your handmade business!

· 4 min read

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How to apply for Handmade at Amazon

We show you how to navigate the Handmade at Amazon application process.

· 4 min read

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Using Craftybase to track your Etsy Fees

Understanding (and most importantly anticipating) your Etsy fee bill can be an almost impossible task for handmade sellers. However, help is at hand! Craftybase was created specifically for the needs of small craft sellers like yourself.

· 1 min read

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11 New Years Resolutions for your craft business in 2019

It's important to think about new year resolutions you can make for your business: this is a really great time to contemplate how you can improve and change things that may not be working so well.

· 4 min read

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Etsy news: Targeted offers now free indefinitely

Etsy has announced that following on from their recent free targeted coupon offer, they will be permanently offering this feature for free!

· 0 min read

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