[Nfb-krafters-korner] Starting a Business in Crafts

[Laurie Porter]

Have you ever had a business in crafts? From what you said in this post I'll 
bet not.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NCBootman" <ncbootman at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Starting a Business in Crafts


>I never discourage anybody who wants to work. But, the fact is that one of 
>the biggest factors in failure of a blind person's work experience is due 
>to transportation. This is an area that you will need to have a rock solid 
>plan of how you will deal with the issue of transportation. Employers Will 
>ask and if you seek funding for a business, they will ask. So, spend a lot 
>of time with this and have alternatives. Alternatives are necessary because 
>what happens when you have a deadline for delivery or a show or just a 
>scheduled day and the main transportation fails. Drivers have surgery, get 
>mad, aren't in the mood, ...
>
> Another important area is if you are in a selling business, you'd better 
> love math or hire somebody to do it. There's the actual adding up of a 
> sale, calculating sales tax, figuring item cost, paying bills, reporting 
> income taxes, reporting to Social Security, and just doing the day to day 
> accounting. If you have a yard sale or go to the flea market and have no 
> backers of any kind, you've still got to deal with that crook who wants 
> ten $5 items for $25. They'll work so fast you won't even know what 
> happened if you aren't on your toes.
>
> Again, this is not discouragement. This is work related facts and must be 
> considered as a part of beginning work or any business. I'm happy to 
> answer any questions and do anything I can to help.
>
>
> Greg
> Greg
>
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> From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <magkisa83 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 5:14 PM
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Starting a Business in Crafts
>
>> Thanks Annette and Joyce.  I haven't gone to any crafts shows, since I
>> don't know where any are located in my area and have no one to take
>> me.  That said, my boyfriend might be able to if it's during the
>> weekend.  I'm terrible with mathematics so all of this would just give
>> me a headache if I tried it on my own.  That said, I've saved your
>> questions and will attempt to work on them, if only for myself.  Your
>> strategy for estimating is very logical.  But I will still seek help
>> in actually writing these things out.  I didn't know that you needed
>> permits or a business license just to sell on Ebay and/or Craigslist
>> or on your own site.  I doubt that I could use my income in the
>> beginning to cover my monthly living expenses but they'll probably
>> lower my SSI payments etc. if I go this route anyway.  I'll check into
>> these resources if I don't hear back from my counselor etc.  I'm not
>> really sure how much The Comission would be willing to help me, since
>> they already paid for a part of my college education and for an
>> independence centre experience.  Still, it's worth trying.  But I'm
>> really interested in this online course.  It sounds doable and I don't
>> need to worry about transportation at all.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eleni
>>
>> On 10/2/10, Blindhands at aol.com <Blindhands at aol.com> wrote:
>>> Greg is right.  My state agency for the blind actually  drove me  to a
>>> couple of classes that the small business  was giving.
>>>
>>> Joyce  Kane
>>> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
>>> Blindhands at AOL.com
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