Q: What’s in the future for you and U-Handbag? Where do you hope to be with it in 10 years or so?
A: I think the future for U-Handbag lies in branding my own products such as patterns, kits, and books. Also, I would very much like to be able to run a wholesale operation alongside the retail. Ten years!? It would be the best compliment to have happy customers in ten years time! In ten years time, I would love to have achieved the aforementioned things, but on a more global scale.
Q: If you had to give an aspiring craft business owner just one bit of advice, what would you say is the most important thing they should know?
A: Just one bit! That’s hard! Um, I think it would have to be Love. It may have been said before, but I think in terms of success it’s the source of everything. If you really love what you do, you’ll do whatever it takes and the love will really show, it will be infectious. Even though U-Handbag sometimes drives me totally insane, I love her very very much. :)
For more craft business advice, Lisa writes for CraftBoom, part of the Sparkplugging network.
