Market Support Opportunities

Craft markets provide a cost-effective entry point to test products in the public sector. If you have not yet been brave enough to take your products out in public, this is a great place to start. Some important things to consider include:

Understand the costs involved in making your product, and base the selling price on facts rather than guess work. Do sign up for one of our costing and pricing workshops for expert advice.

Try to understand what price people are willing to pay for your product – is it selling at the price you have set; are you selling so many that you can’t keep up with demand; is your product not selling at all?

What colours, designs and styles are people buying? Make more of the ones that are selling best.

Look around at what else is on offer, at what is selling, and at what price – it’s like doing mini market research. Remember, your products need to cater for the people who are attending the market.

We are in the process of establishing relationships with some of the better known craft markets and are able to provide you with a list of markets and people to contact. Please email Chantell for this list.

We’d really appreciate your feedback when dealing with craft markets – please let us know what your experience is like.