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The Business of Making: Turning Passion into Profit
A plain overview of the business side of making: what selling handmade work involves, where the costs hide, and why results are uncertain. General information only.
Community And Business
Making A Business
The maker movement and turning making into work.
Crafting a Business: Turning Your Maker Skills into a Career
Possible career paths for makers, from employment to freelance and self-employment, plus how to build skills and a portfolio. General information, no promises.
The Art of Storytelling: Using Narrative in Design and Marketing
How makers can use honest narrative to explain a product and connect with buyers, without hype, exaggeration or invented claims about origin or impact.
The Maker Movement: A New Era of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
A cautious look at the maker movement: where the idea came from, what it values, how cheap tools and shared spaces helped, and how it connects to small ventures.
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