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Insider´s Guide to Quilting Careers Written by Merry May and Linda Hahn, the Insider's Guide to Quilting Careers introduces you to a variety of areas to consider as a quilt professional, including owning a shop, teaching, longarm quilting, publishing, appraising, vending, fabric design and more. Includes forms to use, resources and extras, such as articles on the Internet, accounting, copyright and insurance. Published 2009.	$24.95
422 Tax Deductions for Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals Author Bernard Kamoroff, CPA, says you get a raise every time you find a legitimate tax deduction and he offers you 422 deductions you never heard about, deductions your accountant forgot to ask you about, deductions your software program got wrong, and deductions the IRS chose not to list on their tax form. Published 2010. Annual update sheets available. 224 pages.	$23.95
Bookkeeping: A Practical System Geared to the bookkeeping novice, this book covers simple cash method, double entry system, setting up accounts and IRS expense categories. Examples are from real-life quilt businesses. Practice worksheets are included. Published 1990.	$15.95
Bookkeeping: A Practical System - PDF Version Geared to the bookkeeping novice, this book covers simple cash method, double entry system, setting up accounts and IRS expense categories. Examples are from real-life quilt businesses. Practice worksheets are included. Published 1990.	$10.95
Judging Quilts This collection features 19 critical essays on judging written by NQA Judge and Master Judge Katy Christopherson for The Professional Quilter.	$20.45
Photographing Quilts for Juries and Publication This reprint comes from the popular and now sold-out Marketing Quilts. It does not cover digital cameras.	$13.95
Publish Your Patterns!: How to Write, Print and Market Your Designs Written by Nancy Restuccia for the novice designer, the book provides the basics and more for getting your pattern business off the ground. Major sections include From Idea to Paper, The Marketing Approach and Business & Legal Issues. Includes index and appendices. Published 2001, Revised 2009.	$24.95
Sell Your Crafts on eBay Author James Dillehay shows you step-by-step more than 200 tactics, tips and tricks to profit with your art and craft items from eBay's millions of buyers. Published 2007	$21.95
Small Time Operator Written by Bernard Kamoroff, CPA, and now in its 26th edition, Small Time Operator is filled with the nuts and bolts of turning your idea, hobby, skill or trade into a successful business of your own. It covers permits and licenses; financing your business; finding the right location; creating and using a business plan; choosing and protecting your business name; whether or not you should incorporate; a complete and simple bookkeeping system; hiring employees; federal, state and local taxes; buying a business or franchise; dealing with - and avoiding -the IRS, insurance; contracts; pricing; trademarks; and more. Published 2005. Includes current Update Sheet. 224 pages.	$23.95
The Basic Guide to Pricing Your Craftwork Author and professional craft artist James Dillehay gives you the tools to become more profitable and competitive when pricing and selling your art and craft work. Discover basic formulas for pricing craftwork when selling retail or wholesale; learn how to price one-of-a-kind pieces; discover ways to use pricing strategies to increase sales; learn how to keep records and boost cash flow income; learn if you are really making a profit; and learn how to manage your time and workspace to reduce your labor costs and boost productivity. Published 2007. 160 pages.	$17.95
The Basic Guide to Selling Arts & Crafts Author James Dillehay makes selling crafts easier with these profit-making secrets. Learn how you can earn big profits selling high-demand art and crafts items. Includes everything you'll need to know to start your own business; succeed at craft and trade shows; sell to stores, interior designers and corporations; pricing tips; extra income ideas; and more. Used as a training manual by the Association of Creative Craft Industries (ACCI) in its Professional Crafters course. Published 2007. 224 pages.	$19.95
The Basic Guide to Selling Your Crafts on the Internet Author James Dillehay teaches you how to use hundreds of free resources to earn extra income from home selling craftwork on the Internet. If you are already marketing your work offline, discover how to increase your sales 10%, 20% or more. Learn how to create a Web site that sells; use the guide's step-by-step marketing plan to make your site profitable; discover 10 top secrets to ranking high in search engines; discover 8 ways to use e-mail to boost profits; find more than 40 Web sites that will link to your site free; discover ways to earn extra money through affiliate programs; and more. Published 2007.	$21.95
The Challenge of Judging Designed as a workshop notebook, this book covers the philosophy of judging, sponsor responsibilities, the actual judging process and critical judgment. Included are 14 ranking systems, a form for judging masterpiece quilts and a forum discussion among professional quiltmakers on judging. Published 1990.	$20.45
The Challenge of Teaching Designed as a workshop notebook, this book covers what to teach, where to teach, instructional methods, lesson plans, course outlines, teaching adults, teaching special students and handling difficult situations. Includes a section on professionalism, ethics and standards. Published 1990.	$18.95
The Creative Woman Ìs Getting-it-all-Together-at-Home Handbook Written by Jean Ray Laury, this classic resource covers the following topics: Finding Time, Finding Space, On Being Superwoman, The Playpen in the Studio, Coping with the Mess, Shifting Gears, Getting Started, Coping with Deadlines, Supporting Yourself. Published 1977.	$13.95
The Directory of Grants for Crafts Author James Dillehay offers step-by-step help to writing a winning grant proposal. Learn how to locate grant programs that give to projects like yours, understand their application guidelines and submit a proposal. Book lists more than 1,000 foundation, corporate and government grant givers, craft artist in residency programs, craft and art in public places, money for foreign studies and more. Published 2007.	$24.95

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