December is the time of year when orders can get lost, packed wrong or even sent out incorrectly. The crazy business that goes on this time of the year makes it hard to keep up and mistakes are easier to…
Author: Gift Rep Sandy
Sandy Dell is an experienced independent sales representative for the gift industry. Having operated her own business for over ten years, she has gained valuable knowledge in working with gifts store buyers and producers. She is also co-owner of Gourmet Innovations which makes gourmet foods and gifts. "I have been on both sides of the counter", she tells her buyers. More than that, she understands the needs of the producer and the gift buyer and knows how to communicate to both groups!
Business Tips from The Craft Business Handbook
A series of Business Tips from the book: The Craft Business Handbook – The Essential Guide To Making Money from Your Crafts and Handmade Products By Alison McNicol Starting a business to sell your crafts isn’t just about making stuff…
Six Holiday Sales Mistakes
This is a busy time of the year for most producers who sell retail or wholesale. Personally, we do nearly 2/3rd of our Tastes of Idaho business this time of the year. Having said that, I was looking for a…
Business Tips on Stress Management for Dummies
A series of Business Tips from the book: Stress Management For Dummies By Allen Elkin …people experience more stress whenever they aresubjected to a lot of change in a short span of time. If anything characterizes our lives these days,…
The Real Cost of a Holiday Booth
Last week, we exhibited our Tastes of Idaho products in a holiday booth at a local fair. We have done lots of shows in the past — mostly kiosks in the Mall — but this is the first time in…
Business Tip from Your Best Year Planner
Business Tip from … Your Best Year 2016: Productivity Workbook and Creative Business Planner by Lisa Jacobs I choose to do my annual review and intention setting when I can find some solitude, over a period of about four days. I…
Typical Payment Terms When Wholesaling
Business Tips on Quick Ways to Market Your Business
A series of Business Tips from the book: 49 Quick Ways to Market Your Business for Free: An Instant Guide to Marketing Success by Sarah-Jane White Forget the old rules and make sure you communicate … Talk to your customers as…
Packing & Shipping Tips
With holiday orders coming in over the next months, having a good shipping procedure will save much time and frustration. My husband, Malcolm is a packing & shipping expert. Here is his advice for efficient packing & shipping during the…
FREE 10 day Telesummit for Creative Entrepreneurs!
Are you a Creative Entrepreneur that’s struggling to turn your ideas into a profitable business? Do you hate making sales calls or working on marketing? Are the day-to-day tasks of running a business getting in the way of your creativity?…
Business Tips from Etsy Empire
A series of Business Tips from the book: Etsy Empire: Proven Tactics for Your Etsy Business Success, Including Etsy SEO, Etsy Shop Building, Social Media for Etsy and Etsy Pricing Tips (Almost Free Money) (Volume 7) By Eric Michael Etsy.com…
Communicating with Difficult Customers
Handling customer communications, especially during this time of the year, can really be challenging. If you are like me, I am in such a rush to get all the orders out in a timely basis, that I don’t always have…