Crafting the perfect gift business from home - with Sue Monhait - a podcast by Jen Hardy

Crafting the perfect gift business from home is easier than you think!

Sue Monhait, a handmade product creator, passionately encourages small business owners to niche down and test the market before investing in their business, emphasizing the importance of validating products and avoiding the pitfalls of anxiety-inducing debt.

Sue Monhait is the founder of Gift Biz Unwrapped, a podcast and resource for handmade product creators. She specializes in helping small business owners get off the ground and start making money.

This episode is about Entrepreneurship, and through Sue Monhait, we learned about how to get started in a small business. Sue explains the importance of validating a product before registering a business, and suggests ways to test the market like attending a craft show or getting customer feedback. She also suggests focusing on what is popular now and putting your own spin on it. Finally, Sue emphasizes the importance of avoiding taking out loans and starting small.

"Don't be afraid to ask people for honest feedback and don't take it personally - with handmade businesses, we're putting our soul into what we have, so it can be really heartbreaking and personal." - Sue Monhait

In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. How to Test the Market and Validate Your Products When Starting a Business
2. Strategies for Starting a Business Without Taking Out Loans
3. Tips for Finding an Idea and Making It Your Own to Sell as a Gift

Thank you for joining me today! I'm having a blast creating Hardy Mom & it would be an honor to have you share it with someone who has a chronic illlness, pain, or disability, or who loves someone with one of those. Thanks!

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Have a blessed week,

Jen

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