If you’re reading this you may be a retailer or store owner who is already stocking product of some kind on consignment or is planning to. And if you’re reading this and you refer to yourself as an artist, potter, designer, sculptor, jeweller, or a maker of some kind, in this article we refer to you collectively as “creatives”.

Navigating small business ownership can be challenging whether you’re brand new to it or you’ve been running your business for years. One thing is certain - there is always something to learn! In business learning from our mistakes can often be costly, draining and take you further away from what you’d prefer to be spending money and time on.

In many circumstances, when a business owner offers someone a job, they issue a letter of offer and if the potential new employee accepts, a start date is set and some tax office paperwork is sent through for them to fill out.