Craft Focus - Page number 4 - June/July 2021 (Issue 85)

4 FOCUS ON 32 OLFA UK Brian Price, national accounts manager at OLFA UK talks to Craft Focus about their renowned cutting tools, proudly made in Japan 48 Hahnemühle UK Ltd Nuala Henry, UK marketing manager at Hahnemühle UK, guides through the history of this impressive artist paper manufacturer 62 Honest Love Our Planet Basharat Malik, founder of Honest Love Our Planet talks to Craft Focus about their eco credentials and the importance of honesty and clarity in building those important customer relationships 70 Becca Macdonald Studio Designer Maker, Becca Macdonald, chats to Craft Focus about starting her own business and creating personal keepsakes to keep families close at all times 65 BUSINESS 86 Retailer interview Natasha Necati, executive director of Crafty Arts discusses the past 30 years of this successful online and physical arts & crafts retailer 88 The big retail secret Catherine Erdly, founder of The Resilient Retail Club, an online company committed to helping product businesses create growth and profit, recently ran a survey with 300 product business owners about the year 2020. What worked, what didn’t and what to focus on moving forward. 90 Time to get craftier online With Google having made sweeping changes in May, everyone needs to make sure that their online offering is up to speed, in order to compete. Julaine Speight director at First Internet gives her advice 93 How to grow and develop your business Sara Davies discusses business strategies that will help grow your confidence and grow your business SHOWS 15 Shows, news & events Stay up-to-date with what’s happening in your industry 30 Harrogate Christmas & Gift Looking forward to 2022 78 70 21