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Kick start your crafty home business
If you're keen to make a living from your creative skills, online gift retailer, Pressies4princesses, are running a fantastic competition to find new suppliers of quality, hand-made presents for their range.
The winner will receive £500 to invest in their business, plus guaranteed orders worth £1000 with the promise of more to follow if the gifts sell well.
“This is a life-changing opportunity for someone and we are expecting a huge response,” said managing partner, Steve Sugden. “We like to support UK craftspeople wherever we can and we've already helped to launch the careers of several small suppliers by selling their gifts through our website.”
For those who want to enter, it couldn't be easier. Simply make a sample gift (or range of gifts) and photograph it. Send the images to Pressies4princesses, along with a written sales pitch explaining who will buy the product and why. All items must be hand-made in the UK by the contestant.
The established company specialises in gifts for women, and is currently one of the most high-ranked internet gift sites on all major search engines. Selling a wide range of presents. Including jewellery, bags, candles and beauty products it's a popular website that would be an aspiration to any would-be professional gift maker.
The winner will be selected via an online poll, a tactic that is sure to generate lots of free pulicity for the finalists, and be judged on their creativity, originality and how likely they are to sell. The public will have the final say after judges shortlist the entrants. Prospective entrants can find more free advice about starting a crafty business at http://www.pretty-somethings.co.uk.
The deadline for the competition is February 29th and can be entered through either of the following links:
http://www.pressies4princesses.co.uk
http://pretty-somethings.co.uk
Postal entries should be sent to: Pressies4princesses, PO Box 653, Rickmansworth, WD3 ODY
