S. Denise Hoyle | October 13, 2009
1) Find Your Niche Some people think that focusing on a niche is thinking too small, but having a niche product line is actually a wonderful thing! If you really want to compete with Sears and Toys ‘R Us, you can do that by offering better customer service or by providing more guarantees, but it [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 12, 2009
How many days have you had lately that you just couldn’t “get in gear” to get anything done? Have you felt like you were just “wandering” and “wondering” and accomplishing nothing? Unfortunately that happens more often than we’d like to admit when we’re working out of our homes. I’d like to offer a few tips to [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 14, 2009
How often in all the years of your home business have you been hit with something so totally out of your control that it literally knocked you off your feet? That’s what’s recently happened to me and I can’t even believe I was so “wiped out” that I couldn’t even do my share of the [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | August 31, 2009
We hear and read a lot about motivation is the key to success, or that only you can motivate yourself, nobody else can motivate you. Is all that really necessary or just a bunch of hype? For those who still have their 9-5 jobs, I’d assume that it takes a bit of motivation to get [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 20, 2009
Every once in awhile during the process of making crafts, doing a sewing project or actually needing something besides the normal things we have on hand, an “Aha!” moment occurs! An easier way to do something. A new product or design to help make the sewing or crafting process a little easier. Or the best [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 29, 2009
If you’re wanting to open a business or have come up with an idea for a new product, one of the most important things you have to think about is what to name the business or product.The first thing that comes to mind in naming a business or product may be a “cutsy” name, like “The Sewing [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 10, 2009
Now why would you want to give your customers an informational handout when you can simply talk to them when they come in to your shop?If you deal in wedding dresses, wouldn’t it be nice if you could give each customer a small booklet or leaflet explaining how to take care of the wedding dress, [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | April 17, 2009
There are a number of excellent services where businesses and individuals can get news alerts, however my new favorite is Yahoo Alerts, as they will also notify you via text message on your mobile phone. These services are wonderful for small businesses or anyone that needs to keep track of their online reputation and what [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | April 16, 2009
If you’re just getting into a home business, or if you’re starting a new venue for your current business, one of the first questions that needs to be answered is “how much do I charge for my product or service?” There is a formula that helps figure how to set your prices; however the formula is just [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 16, 2009
WOW! What a strange title for a post! However, I believe all of us in the sewing / crafting fields have done that very thing — just didn’t call it by those words. Sometimes we “make do” by putting things together that weren’t called for on the pattern because we forgot to get all the [...]
