Steps People Miss when Starting a Handmade Business
You have a product you’ve been making for a while now. Maybe it’s a hobby that you’ve enjoyed just for fun up to this point or maybe it’s something that friends and family have been asking you for—either to keep for themselves or to use as a gift. Either way, you’re ready to turn your…
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Learning to grow a product business can be a fulfilling and invigorating process that doesn’t get enough attention or credit. On the other hand, it can also be incredibly frustrating as you attempt to get visibility and ultimately, the sales you need to thrive as a profitable business. I’ve run several of my own successful…
Read Full PostHow to Know When You’ve Reached Success
I’m very lucky to have quite a few awesome friends. I want to introduce you to several of them. NOTE: These are not their real names or photos because they don’t know I’m writing this and well, you know … not everyone wants their life displayed online. Amy – A professional career woman from the…
Read Full PostThe 5 Elements to a High Performing Promotion
Seriously? After waiting three months for the restock of our ribbon inventory, we open the first box to find … neon pink?!? This is not a color we stock nor would we ever. What the *#*#*#*? Let me back up a bit. For one of my businesses, The Ribbon Print Company, we have our own…
Read Full PostChallenges & Changes
It’s 5:15 in the morning and the alarm goes off. Whether it’s summer and the birds are chirping or it’s winter and there’s a blizzard, it never gets easier to go spinning so early. The bed is warm and cozy. Nobody is going to know if I hit snooze. I won’t be late for work…
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