Tips & Talk 25 – Let’s Rank Your Confidence Level

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Confidence revealed through a torn paper

Certainly this varies from day to day and in different situations, but having a solid level of confidence overall is necessary in order to be a successful business owner. Small handmade product businesses in particular need a leader who projects confidence. You are the focal point as the maker right beside your fabulous products. Pulling…

Tips & Talk 24 – Competition! Now What?

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Women looking at the competition on a cell phone

Oh no! A competitor encroaches into your “territory” and your first thought is that all is lost. They must be so much better than you – with a higher quality product at a lower price. Please press the pause button. Let’s take the emotion down a level and talk logically about what to do in…

Tips & Talk 23 – Fail at Failure

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Woman with her hand in the air accepting the situation

It often looks like brands you admire have had a smooth path to get the attention and business success they enjoy today. It’s just not true. Every company goes through struggles, deadends, disappointing results and yes, failures to get to what you see today. But you don’t see them because they don’t share the backroom…