# How to Build a Business While Learning Your Craft with Megan Auman

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## Overview

Short on time? This class is available [HERE](https://www.creativelive.com/class/fast-class-how-to-build-a-business-while-learning-your-craft-megan-auman) as a Fast Class, exclusively for CreativeLive subscribers.

Are you a maker in the first phase of starting a business? You have a great business idea or beautiful product to sell, but not enough time to focus on both your craft AND selling your product. Well, this class is for you. 

Considered one of the most respected crafters in the business, Megan Auman will show you how you can concurrently work on your craft, grow sales, and focus on marketing initiatives that will get customers in the door. Megan is a designer, metalsmith, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design and sustainable business. Her designs have been featured in Design Sponge, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, and more. 

In this class, she will show you:

- The who, where, and when of your business; who you should be selling to, where you should sell, and the right time to launch 
- How to adapt your business and your product line as your business grows 
- How to make money in the beginning stages of your business that allows you to justify spending more time on your craft

Learn the essential skills needed for having a successful craft business. There's no better time than now, so reserve your spot and turn your craft into a profitable business.

## Instructors

### Megan Auman

Megan Auman is a designer, metalsmith, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design and sustainable business. Her eponymous jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and online. Her designs have been featured in Design Sponge, Better Homes and Gardens, Cooking Light, and more. In 2009, Megan founded Designing an MBA to help designers and makers develop their business skills. Since then, she has created a number of successful e-courses, including Marketing for Makers, Wholesale Academy, and Do/Teach. She is a frequent speaker on pricing, wholesale, and business thinking for creatives.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $99