How to Grow Your Business...Part 2

This is the second in the series ..."How to Grow Your Business"...
              
           Craft Fair 101: My Check List

You have been accepted.....here is a great list of things to bring....

One of the most common questions I get asked at craft fairs is how do you know what to bring? For me, I typically just bring the same thing every time but it seems like it’s Murphy’s Law of Craft Fairs that I always forget something. The important thing is to plan as well as you can and roll with the punches – chances are someone can help you out if you forget something.


Basic Booth Items:

• Table(s)
• Chair(s)
• Tablecloths that go to the floor, at least in front
• Tent if you’ll be selling outside
• Any other furniture you might need (backdrop, shelving, walls, etc.)
• Sign with your business name
• Business cards/Handouts for your customers
• Signs with prices of your items/individual price tags for your items
• Smaller containers and display pieces for your products
• All your products of course!

Money/purchase related:

• Cash box or apron
• Change (I usually take $20 in $1s, $30 in $5, and $20 in $10s)
• Credit card reader (Such as Square) Love this new invention...has increased my sales by 40%
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• Phone/tablet for using credit card reader
• Charging cords  for electronics
• Receipt slips
• Bags for your products
• Labels for your products

Incidentals:

• assorted binder clips
• safety pins of all sizes
• Sharpie(s)
• colored cardstock that coordinates with your displays (for emergency signs/price cards)
• pencils
• pens
• markers
• scissors
• straight pins
• calculator
• extra plastic bags
• I combine all these items into a bag I call the “show case” that I just always know to put in the car, that way I don’t have to check that I have each of these items individually before each show.

Personal:

• Water bottle/water
• Food for meals throughout the day
• Snacks
• Aspirin/headache medicine/ibuprofen
•  Bandaids
• Comfortable shoes
• A sweater or jacket for changing temperatures

Thanks for stopping by....watch for part 3......of Growing your Business.....

Be sure to stop in my Etsy shop...new items added daily...the holidays are right around the corner!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Antiquebasketlady