Turning a Hobby Into an Online Business - with Caron Petsch, What Caron Made
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English - May 14, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MBEntrepreneurship Business Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Caron Petsch started making polymer clay jewellery towards the end of 2019. Just as she started to realise it could be a business, the UK went into lockdown. Caron shares how she started an online business and all that entailed, literally learning as she went!
I love Caron’s jewellery (I’ve treated myself to a few pairs of her earrings!) and am thrilled to share her story with you.
Listen in to hear Caron share:
An introduction to herself, her business and what she sells (1:14)
What inspired her to start making jewellery (1:49)
Transitioning from a hobby to a business (3:10)
How she balances making with running a business (5:08)
How she, and her daughter, teach themselves new skills (6:25)
Why she never considered herself as creative - and now runs a creative business (9:07)
Where she gets the inspiration for her products (11:13)
The logistics of making jewellery! (14:22)
What she loves about running her business (18:58)
Her thoughts on learning as you go (21:33)
Her number one piece of advice for other product creators (25:39)
USEFUL RESOURCES:
http://www.caronmade.uk/ (Caron Made website)
http://www.facebook.com/caronmade.uk (Caron Made on Facebook)
http://www.instagram.com/caronmade.uk (Caron Made on Instagram)
LET’S CONNECT
https://www.instagram.com/vickiweinberg_product_creation/ (Find me on Instagram)
http://www.vickiweinberg.com/ (Work with me)
**Please remember to rate and review the podcast - it really helps others to find it.**
Caron Petsch started making polymer clay jewellery towards the end of 2019. Just as she started to realise it could be a business, the UK went into lockdown. Caron shares how she started an online business and all that entailed, literally learning as she went!
I love Caron’s jewellery (I’ve treated myself to a few pairs of her earrings!) and am thrilled to share her story with you.
Listen in to hear Caron share:
An introduction to herself, her business and what she sells (1:14)What inspired her to start making jewellery (1:49)Transitioning from a hobby to a business (3:10)How she balances making with running a business (5:08)How she, and her daughter, teach themselves new skills (6:25)Why she never considered herself as creative - and now runs a creative business (9:07)Where she gets the inspiration for her products (11:13)The logistics of making jewellery! (14:22)What she loves about running her business (18:58)Her thoughts on learning as you go (21:33)Her number one piece of advice for other product creators (25:39)USEFUL RESOURCES:
LET’S CONNECT