Boho Loves: The Paper Girls – Stationery Workshops for Budding Stationery Designers February 28th in Birmingham

Are you a budding Stationery Designer?  or do you already own a stationery business but feel you need a bit of help with the business side of things? Well I have just the thing for you!

Brought to you by the lovely Abigail and Lucy, Paper Girls is a successful Stationery Workshop set up for anyone looking to build a business in Stationery Design. With a string of successful workshops behind them in 2012, workshops for 2013 have been launched. The London dates has already sold out but there are 2 spaces left for Birmingham on February 28th and will be sold on a first come first served basis!

‘The design studios of Abigail Warner and Lucy Ledger came together to set up The Paper Girls in 2012 to help new designers find their feet in the greetings and wedding industry and become involved in a rich discussion group to share their experiences. Their ethos is by cultivating a supportive community it can prove that even in a saturated market there is room for everybody, as long as they have a good product and a strong independent style.’

2012 saw over 60 girls (no boys yet!) join the initiative and attend the day workshops. The workshops are set up to cover a great deal of issues, strategies, advice and general tips on ‘How to be fabulous in business’!

The groups cover the following:

• The Exciting Bit… Setting up your business in a competitive environment
• The All Important Bit… Being original in business
• The Scary Bit… Legalities and Copyright
• The Boring Bit… Accounting, vat and managing your overheads
• The Fun Bit: Your team and picking your suppliers

And then everything but the kitchen sink…

• Inspiration, blogs and essential reading
• Managing your print schedule, printing in house and outsourcing
• Getting the message right in social media
• PR, Marketing and managing your brand ID
• How to handle your clients and manage work relationships
• Design collaborations
• Time management and managing your schedule
• All about the pound, managing your pricing (and making sure your making money!)
• Selling to trade
• Exhibiting your designs at Trade, Retail and Weddings Shows
• Agents, Distribution and Licensing
• Little black book of suppliers we love
• Mentoring and ongoing support

For more information on The paper Girls and how to book for the Birmingham date go to:

www.thepapergirls.co.uk
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• Photos by Emma Case