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A '''Cottage Industry''' is a small-scale business enterprise, so named because they are usually run out of someone’s home. Today’s cottage industries operate as stand-alone | A '''Cottage Industry''' is a small-scale business enterprise, so named because they are usually run out of someone’s home, originally, centuries ago when the term was coined, a rural cottage. Today’s cottage industries operate as stand-alone businesses and/or as suppliers to larger businesses or industries. | ||
Cottage industries often begin as [[hobby|hobbies]] and are an outlet for goods produced, sometimes as a way of financing the hobby or as a secondary income. Others grow out of experimentation or invention. Some cottage industries do so well that they become full scale businesses, and some of these have become legendary, as in [[Mrs. Field’s]] and [[Apple]]. | Cottage industries often begin as [[hobby|hobbies]] and are an outlet for goods produced, sometimes as a way of financing the hobby or as a secondary income. Others grow out of experimentation or invention. Some cottage industries do so well that they become full scale businesses, and some of these have become legendary, as in [[Mrs. Field’s]] and [[Apple]]. |
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A Cottage Industry is a small-scale business enterprise, so named because they are usually run out of someone’s home, originally, centuries ago when the term was coined, a rural cottage. Today’s cottage industries operate as stand-alone businesses and/or as suppliers to larger businesses or industries.
Cottage industries often begin as hobbies and are an outlet for goods produced, sometimes as a way of financing the hobby or as a secondary income. Others grow out of experimentation or invention. Some cottage industries do so well that they become full scale businesses, and some of these have become legendary, as in Mrs. Field’s and Apple.
Common cottage industries
- sewing and knitting
- gardening: plant stalls, market gardens
- jewellery making
- bed and breadfast
- publishing
- services industries: house cleaning, beauticians, baby sitting handyman services