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Archer Knits Episode
This episode provides insights and tips for up-and-coming crafters, Etsy shops and aspiring business owners.

Archer Knits is a woman-owned, small business that started as a knitting hobby in Hillsborough, NC. Since the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020, Archer Knits has grown from part-time work for it’s owner-operators, to now employing one full-time and three part-time employees. The path that owner Cassy Becker finds herself on now, is decidedly *not* what she’d planned. Cassy and her husband, Chris, tell me about: the turn from knitting to custom laser engraving; the stresses of being a wife and husband business team; the struggles they face today; and the vision they have for what’s next.

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Etsy Shop
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Pinterest

Shout outs
Splat Space maker space; Durham, NC https://splatspace.org/
Thom Tillis LINK
Richard Burr LINK

Sources

1. Cassy Becker and Chris Becker, of Archer Knits
2. Articles on US Postal Service
   1. Articles on slower service and higher prices
   2. NPR LINK 1
   3. NPR LINK 2
   4. USA Today LINK
   5. CBS News LINK
   6. Washington Post LINK
   7. “USPS Financial Viability” article LINK
   8. Is USPS cutting the workforce? LINK
3. Hiring & Getting Hired Episode LINK
4. Minimum wage in North Carolina LINK
5. When was minimum wage when I was 16, in NYS LINK
6. What is a livable wage in Hillsborough, NC? LINK
7. Kira’s “Hillsborough Honey” LINK

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1. Intro to Archer Knits (00:00:00)

2. From Engineer to Etsy Bosses (00:25:25)

3. Shipping on USPS (00:30:46)

4. Hiring the first Employees (00:47:35)

5. Advice to Younger Beckers (00:55:17)

6. Advice to Future Beckers (01:10:36)

7. The Future of Archer Knits (01:14:30)

8. How to Support Archer Knits (01:21:48)

9. Wrapping It Up (01:26:20)