Crafting an MBA

Crafting an MBA asks, what would business school look like if it was geared towards crafters, designers, and makers? As a designer/maker, your business has its own set of special needs. But at the same time, you can’t neglect the fact that it is a business. Whats standing in the way of you and success may not be your talent as a crafter, but rather your skills as a business person.At crafting an MBA, the goal is to help you polish those basic skills (like business planning and bookkeeping), develop a marketing plan (online and off), and help keep you up to date with trends in the business world – while also helping develop skills specific to a craft based business (selling online, craft shows, trade shows, and promoting your portfolio).

If there’s anything you’d like to see on this site, please drop me a line at megan (at) craftMBA.com. Who can benefit from this marriage of craft and business thinking? Artists, crafters, designers, makers, gallery and shop owners, small scale manufacturers, craft and design bloggers, students, Etsy sellers, small business owners, suppliers, craft organizations, and anyone else who runs or is dreaming of starting a crafts related business.