Mind your business! Let’s talk about getting started with your own business with loads of links and such!

So you want to start a business making products? There’s a lot to consider, but I thought we could cover a few things in this post, some practical, some theoretical, some cosmetic chemistry-ish, but – I hope – useful! This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly. Please share your thoughts in...

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Mind your business! How to figure out the cost of goods and the cost of a yuletide pear vanilla emulsified body butter formula (part four)

Welcome back to part four of this series, Mind your business!, in which we’re learning how to figure out the wholesale and retail cost of our products so we can take them to market by selling online, at shops, through consignment shops, at farmers’ markets and craft fairs, and everywhere else we might want to...

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Mind your business: How to figure out the cost of goods and the cost of a yuletide pear vanilla anhydrous whipped body butter formula (part three)

Welcome back to part three of this series, Mind your business!, in which we’re learning how to figure out the wholesale and retail cost of our products so we can take them to market by selling online, at shops, through consignment shops, at farmers’ markets and craft fairs, and everywhere else we might want to...

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Mind your business: How to figure out the cost of goods and the cost of an orange creamsicle foaming shower oil with LUMOROL K 5229  (part two)

Welcome to part two of this series, Mind your business!, in which we’re learning how to figure out the wholesale and retail cost of our products so we can take them to market by selling online, at shops, through consignment shops, at farmers’ markets and craft fairs, and everywhere else we might want to share...

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Mind your business: Pricing your handcrafted cosmetic products for success (part one) with Cathi Westrop!

Cathi Westrop is an award-winning educator of sales and product knowledge. She worked in the cosmetic industry for over 25 years before starting her own handcrafted business. Having retired from making and selling cosmetics, she currently volunteers as a director for the Canadian Handcrafted Bath & Body Guild where she helps others become Health Canada...

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