The Boss of You

Our friend and admired colleague, Michelle Goodman, graciously took the time to do a Q&A with us. Her new book, My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire, is chock-full of great advice for entrepreneurs of all stripes, whether you fall into the “freelancer” category or not.
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A great post from an established crafter about why she’s also set up an Etsy shop. It’s well worth a read, but here are the highlights:

Exposure to a new audience/customers
Helps with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Awesome crafting business advice through the Etsy community

By the way, I’m also hoping to find some time before Xmas to post [...]

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The Grassroots Business Association is the project of a bunch of super awesome Seattle-based small business folks (including our pals Megan and Kristen) who are creating an association for small business owners (and the aspiring or business curious). They’re having their first class is tomorrow night (December 4th) in Seattle and if you’re running a [...]

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The Tyee has an interesting article up about women in architecture, and in particular the historical dearth of women in leadership roles in that field. There is a new firm on the scene in Vancouver, led by two women, Jennifer Marshall and Shelley Craig — and apparently their partnership is unusual enough they had to [...]

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