Start a Handmade Business with Kari Chapin

One of the best course I've had on Creative Live. I am a beginner but Kari changed my thinking about my handmade business. I am so exited to make changes and try a different approach. Thank you Kari!

Hi, I am an entrepreneur and I have learned so much in this course. Thanks you.

I learned a good amount of information through the lessons. This course inspired me to tackle tasks that I had been avoiding or fearing for a while. It was the perfect course to listen to while working on other business tasks as well. My only qualm about the course is there are some odd audio issues sprinkled throughout (low sound, mic crackling, quick volume changes) that distract from the content.

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Wonderful class for people just starting out and also those that have been in business for awhile. Kari is wonderful and so easy to listen to and watch and the workbook is wonderful. I would recommend this class to anyone thinking of starting a Handmade business.

Has given me a lot to think about. Want to start my business, but want to make sure I really have things planned out and know what I am doing so I am a success. Great information to help me figure out what I am doing and how to do it. Also presented in a fun way, not boring at all.

A great class! Very thorough & suitable for someone setting up for the first time as well as someone who has been running a business for awhile. There's some top tips & the structure provides great guidance.

Loved this class! Kari is so much fun to watch and imparts bucket loads of information. So much in fact that I bought the class in order to re-watch whenever I like. Many thanks to both Kari and CreativeLive :-)

I laughed so much while listening to this!

Der Kurs war echt toll! Kari ist unglaublich sympathisch, unterhaltsam und motivierend. Ich freue mich schon darauf, das Kursbuch durchzuarbeiten und mein Business vorzubereiten. Habe während des Kurses jede Menge neuer Ideen für meine Produkte und deren Marketing bekommen. Außerdem habe ich, nach monatelangem Suchen, auch endlich einen Namen für meine Marke gefunden. Yep. Danke, danke, danke, Kari (es wäre definitiv genial, dich als Freundin zu haben ;)

Great class and Kari so engaging and entertaining. Made me think a lot about what I really want to do and like to do and know it's okay to not have to do it all! Biggest take away was it's always a work in progress, will never be perfect, and that is fine. Definitely recommend this class to anyone thinking about any type of handmade business.

It was a 1st class experience, wonderful content and amazing instructor thank you so much for helping us starting a business

I am so grateful to have been able to watch Start a Handmade Business with Kari Chapin! She was engaging, insightful, thoughtful, encouraging and so many other adjectives that I can't possibly list them all. If you have fears about starting your own business or growing the one you currently operate, then you MUST watch Kari. She will help you break through those barriers, engage new customers and provide strategies to take your business to the next level. Thank you, thank you, thank you Creative Live for having Kari, a rare pearl indeed!!!

Thank you for the BRILLIANT live class, I am grateful for it. It felt useful and I had so much fun (even as a guy doing woodworking). PS> Love the marketplace book and getting to know the other Facebook group members.

Fantastic course and selection of guests. Incredibly useful topics include photography and marketing with social media. Just like Kari's books, I found this to be an essential resource and highly recommend.

This was one of my BEST CreativeLive courses. Kari is Phenomenal!!!! The funny thing for me is I have a business that is not entirely handmade. I sell fashion jewelry which I obtain from wholesale and sometimes I create my own pieces from these pieces. However, the majority of my business is just selling from wholesale or from jewelry designers. I have to tell you that I was glued to Kari for the three days! This course is for ANYONE who is an entrepreneur!!! It is for ANYONE who needs encouragement to just love themselves!!! Kari is the real deal! AND it did not stop there. There is now a facebook village that is awesome! AND Kari is always on there helping out and making comments!

Kari is absolutely precious. She broke everything down into very reasonable segments; it's only the size of the workbook that seems intimidating! The amount of information you get for such a small cost is absolutely ridiculous. Honestly, she addressed so many incredible details that you wouldn't think it was possible to cover in such a short amount of time. At the same time, Kari took the time to work through our personal fears and hurdles with a special mix of firmness and gentleness. Her spectacular business advice is tailored to the scale of one-woman home business but with so much room (and encouragement) to grow! This class is a blessing of a resource which I will refer to over and over again.

This course has inspired me to get back to doing what I love the most and that is making things. I have purchased your course as an investment into myself and to my continuing education and plan to take in a segment a day starting Monday. Since I have really never seriously tried to make a go of my handmade items I am really excited to invest that time, consider changing my business name, and just having fun being my own boss. Also, I think you had some of the most adorable guests, I am just astounded by the amount of information in the course, moved by all the sharing and positive support.

For those of us who learn best with visuals, this is a great resource for inspiration + information on starting up a handmade biz. Although I already have a handmade business, I joined in the class to gather some more pointers about developing my brand, and I found tons of useful information. Kari's class was fun + very motivational, and I definitely will be recommending the course.

I loved Kari's delivery. Her style helped make every session enjoyable regardless of the topic. The information she provided was so practical and provides a great foundation for getting started, or improving and building on what you already are doing. When I first started selling my jewelry I just jumped in with out much of a plan or goal. Now I know how important those basics are to being successful. In addition, I now know what my view of success is, and that I was "people pleasing" my pricing and undervaluing my work. I took my shop down for a while because I was frustrated with my results. Now I can get back to selling with the proper foundation and a better chance of reaching my version of success.

In the first 20 minutes, Kari had me hooked. She was well-prepared, engaging, knowledgeable... but above all, she gets it! She understands what it's like to start a handmade business--the triumphs, the challenges, the confusion--and she reaches out to her audience in a way that makes us feel understood, feel like we belong, and feel very much empowered to succeed. From her introduction to her participation in the followup conversations on Facebook, Kari has not set a foot wrong. She's a born leader. And I have finally found my tribe. Thank you, Kari!

Kari has a fun and friendly teaching style, and generously shares a wealth of knowledge in this course. She fully explains how to create a solid foundation for a new business, as well as how to grow your business, and also gives great insight into overcoming fears and other emotional issues we may face in establishing a handmade business. I watched the live course and purchased it as well ... this course is a wonderful continuing resource for me.

I loved this course with Kari Chapin! Her wealth of information delivered with such an honest and funny voice was refreshing and inspiring. I have accomplished things in the last few days that have languished on my to-do list for a year or more, largely due to this class. Kari is very down-to-earth and just plain adorable! I highly recommend this course for anyone creative who has or wants to have their own business.

One of my favorites out of the many CreativeLive courses that I have seen. Kari's energy is warm and engaging, and she really cuts through the crap and makes the information useful. So many great gems throughout the course. She is awesome! Get this course!!

Kari's class here on CreativeLive is BY FAR my favorite class! She was so personable and inviting. The very first day I felt like I've known her for a long time. She gave so much information and teaching that there was no way I could take it all in in the 3 days of the course. It's the only class I've paid for to have anytime access of. I'm also part of her group on Facebook and she's been so helpful to everyone in the group. Simply put, I absolutely loved the class, the topic, and Kari! Please bring her back for another class!