Browsing by Author "Kakkuri, Katri"

Objectives. The aim of the study was to collect information on craft entrepreneurship, who will become a craft entrepreneur and the reasons for craft entrepreneurship. Research tried to find answers to questions: Who is a craftsman?; Why people decide to be Handcraft Entrepreneur?; What should be considered when change from an amateur to an entrepreneur? And What kind of problems handcraft entrepreneur have encountered in their business? The aim of the study was to find answers to research questions from the studies already done and to make conclusions based on the material. Methods. The research method was a literature review. Literature review brings together the results of the research and serves as a basis for new research results. The review of the research literature was a narrative review of literature. In the literature review the studies which were published by public operators after year 2000 and debated on craft entrepreneurship, as well as master's theses and doctoral thesis in the field were studied. Results and conclusions. The study showed that there are many reasons for becoming a handcraft entrepreneur and they are very various. The definitions of the craftsman were also very varied and extensive. The problems experienced by craftsmen were very similar to other micro and small entrepreneurs. There were hardly any specific problems in this area. Answers to question what should be considered when moving from an amateur to an entrepreneur were not found in the material. So, this would be a good subject for further research.