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I wholeheartedly believe that you can start a jewellery business on a shoestring budget - I certainly did! However, there often comes a time when investing in yourself and your business can help you grow faster.
Here are some of the key areas for growth and how to spend your money wisely
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As jewellers what do we need to know about Brexit and what the changes mean to our business and our customers? Take a look at our comprehensive guide for selling your handmade jewellery to EU countries in a post Brexit world!
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The majority of christmas craft markets and fairs have been cancelled this year and there are some online craft fairs in their place. Are they worth doing? We’ve been speaking to jewellers that have been involved in them and have some advice on how to make the most of them as a jeweller
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Styling your images to create balanced, emotive and beautiful images of your pieces is one of the most powerful sales tools available to handmade sellers for attracting and engaging with customers. In part two of this two part blog series, jewellery photographer, Karen Young shares the building blocks of Photo Styling to create on-brand and visually pleasing images that really show off your gorgeous handmade jewellery.
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Styling your images to create balanced, emotive and beautiful images of your pieces is one of the most powerful sales tools available to handmade sellers for attracting and engaging with customers. In part one of this two part blog series, jewellery photographer, Karen Young shares her styling 'recipe' that takes the guesswork out of nailing photo styling each and every time.
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Applications for JewelFund 2020 are now open! Two £1000 grants are available. What would you spend the money on for your jewellery business? Find out how to apply
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When you first start your handmade jewellery business, often you are brimming with excitement, enthusiasm and make jewellery for the sheer joy of it. But sooner or later on your jewellery business journey, thoughts turn to making a profit to achieve your goals and really grow your business. But how do you achieve this? Have a look at some of the options available to you to fast track your growth
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Have a retail space, attend markets or fairs, or perhaps teach jewellery making workshops? We’ve compiled a handy guide on where to look for advice, resources or equipment for keeping you & your customers safe during the pandemic.
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Are you starting a jewellery business? Congratulations. That's so exciting!
Starting a business can be a bit daunting but it doesn’t have to be so here are some tips to get those first sales coming in.
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Running a competition can be a great way to attract more customers and engage your existing followers. But how do you do it successfully and what are the rules? Here’s what you need to think about when planning your next competition.
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I work with jewellery designers at all levels, from start up to large established businesses. I am often asked how to build a jewellery business so I have identified the different activities that businesses making 5k, 30k and 50k a year are doing to grow their businesses.
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What can you do when you’ve lost our creative mojo? Here are some ideas and exercises to help get you back to your creativity again
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Psychology lecturer turned jewellers Anna Campbell looks at five ways to focus on your happiness and wellbeing and actions you can take right now.
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Here at Jewellers Academy, we are determined to find ways to help jewellers that are self-isolating or on lockdown which is why we’ve brought together a list of all of our free jewellery making resources just for you. Covering silver jewellery, stone setting, wax carving, metal clay, adding gold, beading and wire - now is a great time to pick something you’ve always wanted to learn and give it a go!
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Find out our top activities for you and your jewellery business whilst we get through these challenging times of social distancing.
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Here are our top tips for commissioning a commercial product photographer to take photos of your jewellery for your business.
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One of the biggest tasks for any jeweller wanting to sell their beautiful jewellery online is building their own website. Here are 11 actionable tips for creating a website that sells whether you are creating a new website or want to update your current site.
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That's Carol, the Jewellers Academy Member who runs Silver Coast Jewellery... she has been making and selling jewellery for a few years but 2019 was really a game-changer, her sales went from 20 online sales in 2018 to 150 in 2019! A 300% increase...
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If you're looking at the amount of money you made last year from your jewellery and are disappointed then don't despair - we've all been there. Even if your sales were good if your profit is not then something is wrong with your pricing. Here are the 5 beliefs you need to let go of to make a profit in your business.
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