Content by Business Stage

Turning your craft into a business is exciting – and sometimes overwhelming.

Whether you’re pouring your first product, selling at your first market, or shipping wholesale orders, every stage brings new questions.

This part of the Maker Business Hub is here to help you move forward with confidence. Pick the stage that fits where you are right now, and explore tools, templates, videos, and guides built to support real makers like you.

Just Getting Started

For makers thinking about—or in the early stages of—starting their business

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Growing Your Business

For makers who've started their business and are ready to grow

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Scaling & Expanding

For makers with established businesses who want to go to the next level

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Just Getting Started

Thinking about starting your business…or just getting your first products out into the world? This stage is all about building a strong foundation.

You’ll learn how to test products, choose packaging, price your items correctly, register your business, and decide where to sell. We’ll walk you through the basics so you can avoid common mistakes and feel confident taking your next step.

Product Development & Packaging

Pricing

Setting Up a Business

Selling

Marketing

Growing Your Business

You’ve launched! You’ve made sales! Now you’re ready for more.

This stage focuses on increasing revenue, reaching new customers, and making your business more consistent. From wholesale and subscriptions to smarter marketing and stronger product launches, these resources will help you grow without burning out.

Product Ideas

Growth Strategies

Consignment

Wholesale

White Label, Private Label & Fundraising

Advanced Email Marketing

DIY Product Photography

Scaling & Expanding

Your business is working – but you’re ready to think bigger.

Scaling means making more of your product efficiently, planning for busy seasons, expanding your product line, and improving your systems. If you’re ready to streamline production and reach more customers, this section will help you level up in a smart, sustainable way.

Production

Expansion

No matter where you are in your journey, you don’t have to figure it out alone. Come back to the CandleScience Maker Business Hub whenever you need guidance, clarity, or a new strategy to try.