Has your hobby or side-hustle grown to something bigger? Do you find yourself wondering what comes next? Congratulations, you are on the roa

How to Qualify for Wholesale Pricing on Jewelry Supplies at Halstead

Having wholesale status at Halstead gives you some of the best pricing on your jewelry supplies. Our wholesale and tax specialists are providing you with all the information you need to register your business and become a wholesale approved jewelry business.

Learn the best practices of partnering your jewelry business with nonprofit organizations so you can both get the most out of the relationship.

by Kristen Baird

How to Build Nonprofit Partnerships for Your Jewelry Business

Jeweler and business owner Kristen Baird walks you through how to partner your jewelry business with nonprofits. She gives advice, tips, and first-hand experience so you can make the partnership mutually beneficial.

Kristen Baird, of Kristen Baird Jewelry, gives helpful advice on building your jewelry business through major transitions so you can be successful on the other side.

by Kristen Baird

Building Your Jewelry Business Through Transitions

Kristen Baird, owner of Kristen Baird Jewelry, talks about building your jewelry business through major transitions. She gives helpful advice from her own experiences of taking her business from hobby to full time, hiring her first employee, building a family, and more, so that you can be successful on the other side.

by Lilian Raji

How to Prepare your Jewelry Brand for a PR Consultation -

Lilian Raji follows up her PR for Jewelry post with information on how to prepare your brand for a PR consultation. She goes through the key elements you need to have in place before you’re ready.

Take your jewelry business to the next level by applying for a grant. Read our list of grant opportunities, as well as resources and tips.

by Sylvie Alusitz

Grant Opportunities for your Jewelry Business

Grants can be a great way to help your jewelry business get to the next level. Read on for a list of grants for your business, as well as some tips and resources of where to look for funding options.

Once you decide to put in the time and effort of having a website for your jewelry business, make sure to use these SEO tips to optimize it.

by Ashley Maldonado

Using SEO To Market Your Jewelry Business

Succeeding in today’s digital retail world means much more than simply having a website and social media presence. Once you’ve decided to put in the time and effort to have your own website, you want to make sure it will help promote your business. This is where the world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) comes in!

PR Professional Lilian Raji talks about when to hire a PR firm for your jewelry business. She discusses key factors to know if you’re ready.

by Lilian Raji

PR for Jewelry: Are you Ready to Hire a PR Company?

Thinking about hiring a PR firm? Lilian Raji, founder of The Lilian Raji Agency, a luxury goods public relations and marketing company, discusses how to know if your jewelry business is ready. She talks about what a PR company can do for your brand and shares real world stories.

Read our top tips on how to run a successful jewelry business. Hint: it takes more than design skills, you will need to run the business side too!

by Ashley Maldonado

5 Tips for a Successful Jewelry Business

Making your jewelry is the fun part of owning your own jewelry business. But the reality of owning a jewelry business is that you have to run the business-side of things. Read on for our top 5 tips to run a successful jewelry business.

by Andrea Li

Marketing your Jewelry on Pinterest

Join Andrea Li, jeweler and Pinterest marketing guru, to learn about selling your jewelry on Pinterest. She discusses why Pinterest is a unique platform and the new features that will benefit your jewelry business and why.

These side hustle ideas for jewelry business owners will help you improve your business, jewelry, and finance skills.

by Sarah Rachel Brown

Side Hustles for Your Jewelry Business -

Sometimes as a jewelry business owner you feel the need to take up a side gig - maybe it's a financial need or a desire for extra jewelry-related experience to build your resume. Sarah Rachel Brown has some great ideas for side hustles for jewelers!

Making jewelry is a popular hobby. Check out these tips to turn your jewelry making hobby into a successful business.

by Ashley Maldonado

How to Transition your Jewelry Making Hobby into a Business

Making jewelry is a great creative outlet and is a popular hobby. For one reason or another, you may decide to take the plunge and turn it into a business. Check out these tips for transitioning your jewelry hobby into a successful business.

Check out Lisa Lehmann's advice to jewelers on creating a connection with your customers to build a lasting relationship.

by Lisa Lehmann

Making It Personal: Connect with your Jewelry Customers

Being a jewelry maker comes with the task of not only creating beautiful pieces, but telling your story when you sell them to strangers. Lisa Lehmann has advice for how to connect with your customers to create a one-of-a-kind experience.

Ready to hire extra help for your jewelry business? Consider a team of independent contractors! Read through Kristen Baird's experience and tips hiring her independent contractor team.

by Kristen Baird

Building a Contractor Team for your Jewelry Business -

When you're ready to hire help for your jewelry business tasks, consider building a team of independent contractors. Read through Kristen Baird's experience of hiring her team and her tips to help you successfully hire your own team.

Having a jewelry business mentor helps you learn the industry first hand before starting your business. Becoming a mentor down the road also helps your jewelry business in many ways!

by Ashley Maldonado

Jewelry Business Mentors Kickstart Your Career

As a jeweler just starting out in the industry, having a mentor can help kickstart your career! Read on to learn how to take advantage of learning from someone who's been through it all already.

Jewelry critiques can be intimidating. But they also progress your work. Learn how to make the most out of jewelry collection critiques.

by Vince Pontillo-Verrastro

The Value of Critiques When Developing a Jewelry Collection -

Critiques can be one of the most intimidating aspects of making jewelry. But they can also help your work progress and open your jewelry to an all new group of people. Learn more from guest writer Vince Pontillo-Verrastro about how to make the most out of jewelry critiques.

A business plan is a tool to help you work through planning and preparations steps so your jewelry business will be successful.

by Kelli Vanyek Greene

Jewelry Business Plan Toolkit

The Jewelry Business Plan Toolkit is the perfect resource whether you are just launching or realizing later in the process that your business needs some attention to get off the ground.

It's easy to forget to take care of yourself. Jeweler Lisa Lehmann has ideas to take care of your mental health while running a jewelry business.

by Lisa Lehmann

Care For Your Mental Health While Running Your Jewelry Business -

Sometimes in the hustle of our business lives we forget to take care of the most important thing: ourselves. Jewelry artist Lisa Lehmann shares advice on balancing mental health with business ownership.

What do you do when commodity markets swing? This article will explore how jewelry artists should respond to changes in gold and silver prices.

by Hilary Halstead Scott

How Jewelers Can Respond to Volatility in Gold and Silver Prices

What do you do when commodity markets swing? This article will explore how jewelry artists should respond to changes in gold and silver prices.

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