Are you "scrolling" as a business?

[GrayBeard]

Sheila Landry has some very good advice!

http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/blog/post/3533806#.USyu9u2lG90.facebook

As a former business owner and manager I urge you to read this carefully.
Some of the best advice you will ever receive regarding running your own business.

~~~GB~~~

[Jim Finn]

Her advice is good .....IF: your purpose is to make money using your scroll saw and if you do not  make money you would sell your saw and just sit.  I sell my woodworking products as a business and I am content if I break even or even loose a little.  I refuse to just sit.  Attitude is everything.

[Toneman]

Very good advice for those in business to make a living! I am 70 years young and have worked for someone or for myself since I was 14. I retired at age 60 from the business world as such and focused my time on our horse business. We have just about got out of the horse business (have a few to play with), and I started scrolling to stay busy.( Got burnt out on hunting and fishing and golfing, etc.) I really enjoy this scrolling, but, have discovered it can be very expensive; so I have started selling some of my work in some busineses in town and making a few craft shows. If I add up my debits they just about total my credits; so, breaking even for me is great as long as materials and tools don't skyrocket in prices. Sheila is right about all the little things that add up, such as banking expenses. But, if I depended on scrolling as 100% income, I would certainly take a hard long look at my expense spread sheet!

Tony,aka,Toneman

[ShadowB6]

My wife says that I could probably turn a small profit if i'd only stop giving half of what I make away.

Mike

[edward]

 I do it as a hobby, and enjoy it very much, I also sell at craft shows, and get a lot of special orders from our senior club> Whatever I make goes  for   Edward supplies, like  wood, Paint, and whatever else I need.

[dirtrider73068]

My wife says that I could probably turn a small profit if i'd only stop giving half of what I make away.

Mike

Yup thats me I enjoy it so much see something really cool and think I know who would love that, cut it and give it to them, in my mind gives me practice before I sell anything I make though I got a order now to make when I get time to send to new york.

[flockshot]

There is business, and then there are 'folks with a sales tax license' who file a 'schedule C' with their taxes.

I have been the later for a long time in the field of aerial photography and have had a lot of fun.

A good example of the former can be seen a stevegood.com.  Now that looks to me like a scroller in business.