The Boss of You

I should really have written about this yesterday in honour of my beloved business partner’s birthday, but alas the day did not go that way…  So,  one day late, but still in honour of  her I offer up some advice on business partnerships. A lot of would-be entrepreneurs or folks in the early stage of [...]

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When I interviewed Cinnamon Cooper of Poise Bags I have to admit I was a bit taken aback when she told me that one of the primary reasons she started her business was to extend her ability to support the charities and causes most close to her heart. Her reasoning was basically that on her [...]

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I just caught word of what looks like a great event in San Fran this weekend. Lifting from their website, Craft Con is: “a business development conference for the craft community. People who make things of all types, of all backgrounds, will come together to talk about the business side of crafting, how they market [...]

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The brilliant author and all around superstar Felicia Sullivan is running a contest on her website right now to give away a copy of The Boss of You. All you need to do is leave a comment describing your dream “boss of you” job at Felicia’s site. Hearing other people’s business dreams is one of [...]

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Venuszine has a great article on their site right now written by successful Etsy vendor Moop. (Strangely enough I found myself lusting after a Moop bag on Etsy just the other day). Amy Strauss Wendy Downs, the seamstress behind Moop bags has some great tips to get you started on topics like the value of [...]

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morning snuggles (photo by emira) I’ve been catching up on an interesting dialogue taking place in the geek-business blog world. It started with a post about how to save money running a startup, wherein its author, Jason Calacanis, posited one money-saving tip that raised a few hackles. “Fire people who are not workaholics,” he wrote. [...]

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