A guest post by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl. Last week, I had the privilege of speaking to over 30 different business owners individually. I was kicking off a new chapter in my life – becoming the sole breadwinner in my family – in a big way. And while I gave each & every business [...]
Quick poll: raise your hand if you’re doing (or have done) a craft show, farmers market, or other retail sale in 2010. Since you can’t see me, I’ll let you in on a little secret. I didn’t raise my hand. 2010 marks the first year since I’ve started running my business that I won’t be [...]
There’s been a rather lengthy discussion taking place over at The Creative Empire about whether you should have an online shop through Etsy or your own e-commerce site. Which transitioned into whether Big Cartel was a better choice than Shopify. While reading this thread (which does have plenty of useful information) I realized that so many [...]
It’s Labor Day today in the US, and I came across this really interesting article by Steve McCallion over at Fast Company. In the article, he talks about how Labor Day has lost it’s meaning – moving from a holiday glorifying the value of the American worker to one where we celebrate through leisure and [...]
A weekly roundup of craft, design, and business related news and links: Blogging Basics: My Favorite WordPress Plug-Ins – Inkling Media is at it again with a great list of resources if you have a self-hosted WordPress blog 25 Ways Artists & Craftspeople Can Market Their Work – Ways to spread the word, spur interest [...]
On Monday, I talked about pushing the flywheel and the importance of consistency. When it comes to shows, I think you need to commit to doing a show several times in order to see the results. But I understand that doing a show (especially a trade show) is a big financial commitment. And in the [...]
Today I want to share an obvious but often overlooked fact: your business is only as successful as the people you surround yourself with. In Good to Great, Jim Collins shares that enduring great companies worry first about who will be involved in the company, and then what the company will make or do. This [...]
Megan Auman is a designer, maker, educator, and entrepreneur who has built a multi-faceted business around her passion for great design and sustainable business. Her eponymous jewelry line is sold in stores across the US and online. In 2009, Megan founded Crafting an MBA to help designers and makers develop their business skills. In 2011, the site name was changed to Designing an MBA.
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