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How To Start A Home Based Business

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Welcome
We at Creative Hobbies are dedicated to helping anyone interested in starting their own ceramic business. Whether you want to open a traditional shop or a contemporary shop we have literature available to help pave the way to potential success.

The increasing awareness of the growth of home-based businesses, fueled by computer/communication link improvements, is providing the social acceptance that allows us to admit that over 90% of our wholesale customers operate home-based ceramics businesses.

Erma Duncan, founder of Duncan, is the perfect example. Her kitchen workroom turned into a garage studio, then to a storefront, and eventually became the international, multimillion dollar operation known today as Duncan Enterprises. Erma's love of ceramics and creativity, combined with her sons' good planning and hard work, were the reason for this success - a family uniting activity interest.

Types of Businesses:

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Greenware:
 Sell to: Teaching Studios
(Larger pieces sell well)

Bisque:
Sell to: Concept Studios, Craft Stores, Children's' camps
(Medium and smaller pieces sell best)

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Giftshops Furniture Stores Interior Decorating Florists Home Decor Stores
Customized Souvenirs (Particularly Resort areas) Lamps, Figurines Color Matching (Low volume-High priced) High Volume - Low Priced Allot of consignment (paid for when sold)

 

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Comprehensive Limited Concept
Traditionally a ceramic studios' main objective has been to fulfill creativity needs by providing a "how to" social teaching activity, in addition to providing finished products and wholesale ware. This highly vertically integrated approach may encompass all phases of a ceramic activity including casting greenware from molds, cleaning and firing greenware into ceramic bisque, as well as teaching, wholesaling - retailing, and finished products. Although a comprehensive studio can grow into a large investment of education, money, and effort, it is easy to begin small and grow into a much bigger and worthwhile result. 
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CLICK BELOW		 More contemporary Studios are breaking the paradigm of the traditional comprehensive studio by identifying a specific market or need and tailoring their activity only at that specific target. In addition to how this specialization would understandably result in the finished products area, an example are the "coffee shop" decor style studios being opened in areas more affluent in spare time with a "quick and easy creativity" approach, dedicating their full effort on the retail floor and not being involved in the whole spectrum including manufacturing greenware and ceramic bisque.
FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CLICK BELOW

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23-06-2009
HERE IS HOW TO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: The prices shown are for all customers. If you are a reseller or are crafting to make a profit in business, then you can view our wholesale prices section by entering your customer number for username and 123 as password, or if you have not purchased from us before, you can explore the wholesale pricing section by entering 01-03950 as your username and 123 as your password & then call us if you wish to make a wholesale purchase so we can set up your account. If you see bisque prices with 75% discounts and Stroke & Coat and Concepts 8 ounce & pint discounts of 50% Then you have accessed our wholesale prices section. THERE IS FREE FREIGHT ON ALL ORDERS! HAPPY SHOPPING!

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