Do I Need a Business License and a Trademark?

Starting a business can be scary and daunting if you are not sure how to go about legally.  There is so much to do from crunching the numbers to whatever. It can be very tricky unless you are an attorney.  If you are a soap maker wanting to your hobby to a business, how do you make it official? Do you need to register or get a license?     Do I need a trademark?  If need answers to those questions and more, then I would suggest reading The Soap Queen's recent post called Do I Need a Business License and a Trademark? 

Tips to Increase Profitability for Your Handmade Soap and Bath & Body Business

We are know in the third month of 2014 and you are thinking how you can increase the profitability of your business.  Marla Bosworth ,owner of Back Porch Soap Company, has written an article titled Tips to Increase Profitability for Your Handmade Soap and Bath & Body Business which appeared in the January 2014 issue of Saponification Magazine on this very topic.  If you do not subscription to Saponification Magazine, Marla has graciously posted a reprint of her article on her site.

Product Liability Insurance for Soap and Cosmetics

Yesterday, I posted a link about labeling your products.  Today, I am writing about Product Liability Insurance for Soap Cosmetics. This important subject was written about in the blog the Soap Blog by Erica Pence is extremely important for someone who plans to go into business to sell their bath and body products. Whether you are already in business or plan to start one in the future you should read this.

Soap Making to Sell? Trust Yourself

Have you ever thought of selling your soap? In this article by Gary Everson Soap Making to Sell? Trust Yourself tells his experience and gives you some valuable insight on this very subject. So read this article and start planning to sell your soap creations.

Creating Catalogs – How To Get Started

If you currently have a business and you are looking to expand your marketing materials to sell your bath and body products but you do not know where to begin. Well, here is an article from Handmade Marketing
on how to one marketing tool and that is Creating Catalogs – How To Get Started.