The Road to Whitby

The Road to Whitby

One of the problems of having a small business can often the isolation, because of the geographical spread of my suppliers I often buy from catalogues and online stores, but once a year I make a whole bunch of appointments, jump in the car and head north…you will appreciate that being based on the south coast there is very little option but to go north J   I spend about a week, trundling through villages and towns in between stops and end up with a couple of days at the end to relax,  usually at the seaside. 

The Professional Crafters Guild

The Professional Crafters Guild

Why I love the Professional Crafters Guild…The PCG has the tag line “show the world you mean business”. It is an online community of artisans running small small businesses.  As well as the regular exposure you get from being a Sapphire member, you have an online directory entry, and a whole host of other benefits.  To be honest, the thing that is most useful for me is the online workshops where we take part in anything from how to take better photographs to using twitter or facebook more effectively.