Gifts and Crafts Business Startup Guide
Turn handmade woodwork, leather, candles, soap, jewellery or engraved gifts into a real business. This 24-page guide walks through the pricing formula that decides whether you make money, the product-safety rules for soap and cosmetics and kids' items, and the craft-fair math nobody does — plus six working templates to run it with.
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What It Covers
Learn the (Materials + Labour + Overhead) × Multiplier pricing formula — the section the guide itself calls the most important one. Check product rules by category, including the soap-versus-cosmetic line and the rules for anything made for children under 12. Work out what a craft fair actually costs once booth setup, per-event fees and your own time are counted. Build the non-gift income lines that get you through January.
Six Working Templates
- Startup checklist
- Equipment and budget worksheet
- Pricing and estimate template
- Invoice template
- Job log and lead tracker
- Compliance and safety page
This guide gives you the framework. The full Gifts and Crafts Business Plan ($19) adds a product pricing calculator, an event break-even worksheet, a compliance matrix for soap, cosmetics and children's products, a seasonal production planner, and a craft-by-craft startup cost table. See what’s inside the plan →