One of the best things about the internet is that it gives small jewellery businesses the opportunity to sell to countries we’ve never been to. Jewellery business owner and tutor Anna Campbell looks at the options for selling online One of my absolute favourite things is to wake up and find I’ve made a sale […]

Selling a fairs and craft markets is one of the main retail routes for many handmade jewellery businesses. Taking your first steps into selling can be daunting – deciding what markets to choose, what and how much stock to take and how to get the best out of the day. So we decided to talk […]

As this week is all about you selling your jewellery and building your business, we thought we’d help by giving you 20% off all jewellery business classes when you book between 22 and 28 February 2015. The offer even includes the Business Bootcamp, and the 6-day Jewellery Business Intensive as well as all business day […]

Running your own jewellery business is rewarding but you often have to be a jack of all trades. Here is some advice from tutor and jewellery business owner Anna Campbell on how to streamline your efforts 1. Schedule your time so you focus on one thing a day   This advice comes from business writer […]

London Jewellery School’s annual Jewellery Business Week is returning this month. Between 22 and 28 February 2015, the blog will be devoted to expert advice and case studies about running your own jewellery business, plus there will be a discount of 20% on all business classes booked during the week – details will be included […]

The sun is out, school is over for the summer (except for jewellery school)  and, if you are like several of the jewellery school team, you are beginning to think about packing for your holidays. And with us that doesn’t just mean picking out shorts, sundresses or the perfect shoes for a holiday night out, […]

This week we have looked at lots of aspect of running a jewellery business. Now London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose talks about ways to pull them together to create your business plan. Business planning is important and it is useful to do a full plan with all the different sections covering your market research, […]

More from Jessica Rose’s live business Q&A on Thrusday evening… QUESTION: My jewellery business is in its (tiny, baby) infancy here in the UK and I just found out I have to to spend a few years in the USA. Since it’s on online business, that’s not too big a deal, but how best can […]

On Thursday evening London Jewellery School founder and award-winning entrepreneur Jessica Rose answered your questions on Facebook. In two posts today we bring you a selection of questions and answers from the live Q&A. QUESTION: I am in the process of selling my jewellery on Etsy do I need to take out insurance? As the […]

To show that good business advice is timeless, we have revived this blog by Clare Yarwood-White from the archives of the 2013 Jewellery Business Week. Having sold her own jewellery business Clare now helps other creative businesses through her blog at createacraftbusiness.com and writes regularly on business issues. In a special guest blog for LJS […]

Patricia van den Akker is the director of The Design Trust, an online business school for designers and makers.  She has worked with 100s of creative sole traders, freelancers and small business owners as a creative business adviser, coach and trainer.  She regularly runs webinars, workshops and training for Craft Central UK, Space Studios, and […]

“There are no such things as mistakes – only learning experiences”. Every jewellery business will face setbacks and have things go wrong, it is part of life but you can prepare yourself by learning from other people’s experiences. With this in mind London Jewellery School asked some of the designers it works with to share […]

Make sure you take your chance to get business advice directly from multi-award winning business woman and London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose as part of Jewellery Business Week. Jessica will be answering your questions live on our Facebook page between 6 and 8pm on Thursday 6 February. All you have to do is click […]

London Jewellery School tutor and jewellery designer Anna Campbell reveals how social media can help you know more about what your customers think and get them to help you make decisions. As a designer/maker I can feel a little isolated. I’m sure there are times when you feel the same. Often I am working alone […]

It’s said that your brand is what people say about you or your business when you are not in the room. So whatever you choose in terms of logos, colours, packaging etc, the name of your business and your online presence, it needs to reflect what you want said about your business.all Here are a […]

During Jewellery Business Week, London Jewellery School is offering 20% all business classes run at the school if you book between 2 and 9 February. The offer includes: Jewellery Business Day This course is aimed at jewellers or soon to be jewellers who would like information and advice as well as a kick-start in setting […]

Before you start a jewellery business it is important to prepare just as you would before setting out to make a new piece. To kick off Jewellery Business Week we’ve created a check list for your “business workbench” – the things you need to have thought about, gathered together or researched before you start. Ask […]

For the second year London Jewellery School is running a week on online business advice and tips. The event will feature  daily blogs about starting and growing jewellery making businesses, tips and discussions via social media, guest experts including The Design Trust’s Patricia van den Akker, and a live Q&A advice session with award-winning entrepreneur […]

  Hayley Kruger sells her own statement jewellery designs under the Hayley Kruger Adornment brand as well as teaching a range of classes including  beading and leather jewellery  at the London Jewellery School. She is also one of the presenters on the videos for our distance learning business course. What motivated you to start your […]

Clare Yarwood-White founded her jewellery business Yarwood-White, which she sold last year.  She now helps other creative businesses through her blog at www.createacraftbusiness.com and writes regularly on business issues for Craftseller magazine and blog. In a special guest blog for LJS Jewellery Business Week, Clare tells us why January is so important for your business… […]