Home Jewelry Business Management Tips

Easy but important solutions for your tax, financial, insurance, business license, studio, and legal responsibilities

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Home jewelry business management doesn't usually come easily to jewelry artists. We're very much at home with the right-brained creativity involved in designing and crafting our work. But when it comes to left-brained issues of taxes, finances, banking, insurance, accounting, pricing, and law, we tend to be out of our comfort (and interest) zone.

But although we artists tend not to be interested in these nuts-and-bolts business issues, it's vital to the health of our businesses to handle them professionally.

While the articles in this section have been carefully researched by their respective authors, none of the information in this website is intended to be legal advice. Please use your own good judgment in determining when the services of a lawyer, accountant, or other professional would be appropriate to your situation.

The following articles should help you navigate these home jewelry business management issues easily and painlessly:

How to Start a Jewelry Business
Easy but important legal and financial steps for setting up your successful home jewelry business. How to choose and register your jewelry business name, get your business license / permit, get your resale tax number, handle the IRS, and open your jewelry business bank account.

Your Home Jewelry Making Business
When you start a home jewelry making business, many people won't understand that you're busy working and unavailable for other activities. Guest author Lenna Green offers tips for separating your personal life from your home business.

Ready to Start a Home Based Jewelry Business?
Taking the plunge into your own home based jewelry business is an exciting step. Find out if you have what it takes to run a successful home jewelry business.

Your Jewelry Business Plan
A jewelry business plan can put you on the path to success. By visualizing your desired outcome and focusing on your business goals and objectives, you can write up a simple plan for your success.

Success Tips for a Teenage Jewelry Artist
If you're a young jewelry artist, you have some great opportunities to sell your work and start your jewelry business. Here are ideas and success tips to get you started.

Lapidary Start-up Costs - What You'll Need to Make Cabochons
Thinking of doing your own lapidary work? Here's the equipment you'll need to make your own cabochons - and how much it costs to get set up.

Should I Start a Home Jewellery Business?
Guest author Ken Sutton reviews challenges such as competition, building and maintaining a website, accepting payment, and advertising.

Build Your Jewelry Business Slowly
Are you just starting your jewelry business? It pays to plan well, take your time, and do things right. Newbie entrepreneur Staci Adams shares her thoughts on building a jewelry business slowly.

Can Jewelry-Making Friends Become Jewelry Business Colleagues?
Great things can happen when you combine friendship with jewelry business. Tips for jewelry making buddies who are considering working together as jewelry business colleagues.

Tips for Selling Your Jewelry Creations
If you're like many jewelry artists, selling your jewelry is the most challenging part of your business. Cheryl Coccaro shares her tips for getting your work out there - and getting it sold.

Starting a Successful Jewelry Business
There are as many paths to starting a successful jewelry business as there are jewelry artists. Read how Patricia Swayze went from taking one jewelry-making class to giving a $2000 home jewelry show.

Your Small Business Accounting System
A small business accounting system is a must if you want to stay in business. Guest author Sally Jones discusses accountants, small business accounting software, and other bookkeeping resources.

How You Can Benefit from a Craft Barter Exchange
A craft barter exchange can be used in place of money in some creative ways to the benefit of all parties involved. Liza Schmitt has some ideas for you, and ways you can benefit from these trades.

Security and Your Home Jewelry Business
Security is an important issue for your jewelry business. You can protect your inventory and yourself from becoming a jewelry crime statistic by taking these security measures.

Jewelry Business Insurance
Do you need jewelry business insurance? Christy Perry, a jewelry artist who's also an insurance executive, simplifies the issue of insuring your home jewelry business in this must-read article.

Home Business Insurance
How much home business insurance coverage do you need? Guest author and home security expert TC Thorn details considerations for determining your home based business insurance needs, and tips for getting the best deal.

Should You Incorporate Your Home Jewelry Business?
Learn why you may want to incorporate your jewelry business, what type of business entity you should choose, and how incorporating can protect you. Guest author Simon Maher demystifies the concept of incorporation.

Risk Management
Risk management includes assessing and controlling risks that arise during your business operations. Guest author Sally Jones discusses the four qualified advisors who can help you with business management and risk management concerns.

Custom Jewelry Orders
Custom jewelry orders can be a nicely profitable part of your business, if you follow these simple procedures to protect yourself and prevent misunderstandings with the customer.

A Jewelry Studio in My House? That Sounds Complicated!
Guest author Ellen Leonard's solutions for a home jewelry studio. Inspirational tips for finding, clearing out, and organizing the space for your dream jewelry making center.

Mixing Jewelry Business with Kids
Making jewelry and running a business can be tricky when your children are small. Laurie Davis shares her solutions for combining jewelry and small children - with happy results for all.

Reaching Success in Jewelry Making
Grab a cup of coffee and savor this insightful article on the spiritual path to jewelry business success.

Living Creatively - Avoiding Routine in Your Home-Based Art Business
Routine is a part of business, yet it kills creativity. Discover Carolina's timeless secret for changing your life and avoiding creative blocks. This article includes several beautiful images of Carolina's various types of art.

My Path to a Jewellery Business
Join Liz Caplen on her journey from jewellery hobby to jewellery business - including lessons learned along the way.

Accepting Credit Cards for Your Jewelry Business
What you need to know to get started accepting credit cards, which is the number-one thing you can do to boost your jewelry sales and increase your earnings.

Online Credit Card Processing for Your Jewelry Business
Online credit card processing is a must if you really want to sell your jewelry from your website. Here are some tips about accepting credit cards and other forms of payment on your website.

A Layaway Plan for Your Jewelry - should you consider this payment option?
A layaway plan can increase your jewelry sales by offering customers an installment payment option, but it requires extra time and paperwork from you. Layaway policy recommendations; example layaway forms.

Inventory Tracking at Jewelry Parties
Is inventory tracking important at home jewelry parties? Our readers respond to a survey with thoughtful insights and some great tips.

Inventory Management - readers' responses to survey
Inventory management is an important aspect of keeping your jewelry business operating smoothly. Here are our readers' tips for numbering your jewelry pieces and managing your inventory.

Jewelry Business Questions and Answers
Jewelry business questions, answers, and tips. Post your questions here, and contribute tips and answers to help others.

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