The Boss of You

Nearly 10 years in, I still get asked all the time how we came up with the name Raised Eyebrow Web Studio. Maybe people are just being polite to me at networking-type events, but I always take it as a good sign that it’s an interesting enough name that they want to ask about it.
In [...]

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If, like us, you have admired DailyCandy for its smart, savvy style finds (not to mention stunning, uber-consistent, and classic design), you might enjoy this video I spotted over at the Harvard Business blog: biz blogger & venture capitalist Tony Tjan interviews DailyCandy founder and editorial director Dany Levy about her journey as an “accidental [...]

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Today we’re pulling the wrapping paper off something very, very exciting.
We are beyond thrilled to unveil a project we’ve been scheming about for a few months, which is to bring a chapter of the Grassroots Business Association to our hometown of Vancouver.
As some of you may know, the gals who run the Seattle Grassroots Business [...]

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Things are tough all over right now, but since we like to keep things focused on small businesses, I want to zoom in on a story that started with The New York Times and which is garnering responses from around the web.
It started with this article in the Times that points to some very upsetting [...]

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It’s Friday, so I’m taking a tangent.
As some of you are aware, there is a particular breed of business book to which we are itchily, madly allergic, and that is the type we refer affectionately to as the Dude on a Yacht book.
The Dude on a Yacht book promises a life of luxury, usually via [...]

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I’ve been asking myself lately whether there is a common set of values that is shared by the various creative, values-driven entrepreneurs I know and admire. Sometimes it seems difficult even to agree on a definition or label under which we can unite: Some of us consider ourselves grassroots businesses; others go by “small [...]

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A good friend drew my attention to the front cover of the Globe and Mail this weekend, which featured an enticing cover story (also noted by Leah in her response to our post about the NY Times’s new blog): Women over the age of 55 seem to be pulling through the current economic downturn with [...]

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Confession: I don’t read a lot of “artist” books. I’m a designer, and a sometime musician, but I don’t really identify with the “artist” thing for some reason — probably because I don’t draw well and I don’t wake up in the dead of night with an insatiable urge to write songs or poems, paint [...]

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I went to Danielle Laporte’s blog this morning for a dose of inspiration — she’s a neverending source of it — and read a post that brought tears of recognition to my eyes, and a great big inner “Yes!”
My beloved, creative, entrepreneurial friends, if you read one blog post today, make it this one. So, [...]

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I mentioned last week that the movie Handmade Nation is coming to Vancouver next week, and we are delighted to announce that we have a free pair of tickets to give away! The screening is next Thursday, July 9th, at 8:00 PM and there’s a craft showcase beforehand which promises to be lots of fun, [...]

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