I’ve just got back from Shrewsbury Folk Festival (SFF) where I have been working as a trader selling board games and puzzles from my stall for four days.

It’s been a blast! I love SFF for many reasons and because I do well at SFF when I come home, I immediately start thinking about other similar events where I can trade.

But the thing is, it’s really hard to sustain a business when you are a small, independent retailer and before I go to SFF I always tell myself (and my family) ‘this might be the last time I do a festival’ and ‘maybe I need to stop being a board game retailer’ etc.

It’s an ongoing dilemma for me so I decided to write a blog about the joys and sorrows of selling board games at events in order to put my thoughts down on paper and share the highs and lows of being a small trader with my readers!