We had Harry and Zanna from the third year come in to talk to us about their business on Etsy called Papio Press. They told us about the importance of organisation, since they had to make sure how to handle their business and how to sort out the pricing of their products. They also told us that to get a profit in the business you will have to invest a good sum of money. Their initial promotion fee was £200 but it has turned out really well with this investment considering they made a profit. They sell a variety of different items from phone cases to clocks, this intrigues me and has slightly inspired me to try and do the same type of stuff with my single prints, however considering I prefer sequential work I wasn't overly inspired by it.
In a lecture with Georgina she told us about a business she works in called Pirrip Press which she runs with her friend Alexandra Higlett where they create screenprinting products with high quality paper. What really interested me with this was when she talked about how they were both still independent artists yet have their own business which, after also hearing about papio press got me to think if I wanted to do anything similar to that in the future with a small business or with other independant artists that I am close to.
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