Crafty entrepreneurs can manage all the details of their creative business with this hard-working take-along planner. Meg Mateo Ilasco, businesswoman extraordinaire and author of the hugely successful "Craft, Inc.", has gathered together everything crafters need to make their hobby a thriving business. From big picture goals (writing a mission statement, developing marketing campaigns) to immediate to-dos (getting a business license, fulfilling orders, packing for trade shows), this companion to "Craft Inc." is chock-full of how-to and tips from industry experts. Action-oriented worksheets keep them on task in the hot pursuit of profit. With pockets to catch important business cards and a tear-off notepad to jot thoughts on the go, it's a compact package durable enough to withstand all the bumpy road to success may bring.

About the Author

Meg Mateo Ilasco is a designer, writer, and illustrator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was in grad school when she started designing wedding invitations for extra money. Eventually her company became a full-time job, expanded into stationery and accessories, and was featured on NBC's Today and in The Knot. Meg has since sold that business and has launched an eponymous housewares and gift company, Mateo Ilasco. She recently debuted a home office line called Utile that has sold well at See Jane Work, SFMOMA, Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Fred Flare, Curiosity Shoppe, and elsewhere.