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 [...]
Today’s guest post is from Rob Fortier. He is sharing 9 essential questions for determining your target market. Thanks, Rob! Many people who start business create wonderful products that they themselves enjoy. This is good. It is important to like your own product and have a good time creating it. However, the question of what [...]
Today’s guest post is from Cory Huff. Cory’s sharing his tips for building a business around your strength and getting help with the tasks you don’t enjoy. Thanks, Cory! Over the past couple of months I have been meeting with an incredible group of people who make up my business advisers. They’re my mastermind group, [...]
Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Tara Swiger. Tara’s sharing her secrets for creating multiple streams of income around your craft – a topic that’s near and dear to my heart. Thanks, Tara! Sell your handmade work for any amount of time, you will discover one cold hard fact: you can only [...]
I’m excited to share a guest post from Meredith Keller of Smaller Box. Meredith recently released her first ebook, all about how to successfully run a contest to promote your brand. Today she shares some of the most common reasons why contests fail. Contests are a great way to grow your brand. They can be [...]
Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Marie Young of Young Creative. Marie shares her tips for looking at the past and the present to help plan for the future of your business. Thanks, Marie! Every successful business must live in three dimensions simultaneously: the past, the present, and the future. Too much [...]
Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Holly Jackson of Cottage Copy. Holly is sharing her suggestions for improving the writing on your website to help market your unconventional biz. Thanks Holly! Today I’m going to give you three easy ways to improve the parts of your website that freak you out the most. [...]
Today I’m excited to share this guest post from Holly of Accounting Spot. Holly provides accounting and bookkeeping services for small and micro businesses, and she’s graciously agreed to share her tips for keeping track of profit in your business. Thanks Holly! Hello! I was so excited when Megan asked me to guest post here [...]
I know we’ve been a little heavy with the trade show talk over the last two weeks, but what can I say? It’s that time of year. I’m excited to wrap this week up with a guest post from Bridgett Edwards of Perideau Designs. She’s sharing her top 8 tips for attending a trade show. [...]
Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Michelle Engel Bencsko of Cicada Studio and Cloud 9 Fabrics. Michelle has graciously agreed to give a little recap of her experience exhibiting at the International Quilt Market, and she’s sharing some amazing tips for how to communicate your company identity and make your booth stand [...]
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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