A lot of people throw in the towel at hearing that 95% of small businesses fail within the first 5 years. They think, “Why bother?” Those determined to be in control of the own lives, and those with an unstoppable entrepreneurial drive think “I’ll beat the odds.”
I’m in the unstoppable crowd, but when I started my first business years ago, I had no clue what I was doing. I had a full time job and I was a part-time entrepreneur doing Life Coaching on the... Read Full Story
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Kim Drosdick lives in Toronto, Ontario. Kim is a jewelry designer and has been for many years. She owns two shops, Kim Drosdick and flux + form. She is a newly married woman & made her own wedding & engagement rings.
Here are Kim’s favorite indie businesses:
Pinch Knits. Allison Guy makes these incredible knitted hats for babies and I can’t wait have a reason to get one someday. Allison is also a client whose wedding rings I made.
TANK. Tank Fire + Metal. Incredib... Read Full Story
By Denise Michaels, Author, “Testosterone-Free Marketing”
I used to attend a women’s business networking group where the social aspect was the most important thing and doing business was way down on the list. Even though their mission statement said they were committed to business. It wasn’t a group getting together for martini’s or margueritas at the end of the day. This group of 25-30 women business owners arrived once a week at 7:00 am for breakfast and they all acted like business didn’t ... Read Full Story
The holiday season is almost upon us…can you believe it? Where did the year go?
As a retailer, you’re no doubt looking for ways to find and connect with new customers – especially customers who still love to shop! But have you been seeing a return on the advertising dollars you’ve spent to get your shop into large venues with low click-throughs?
I’m happy to introduce you to Wickedly Chic, the Web’s hottest shopping destination for independent businesses and emerging designers since J... Read Full Story
Welcome to our new weekly column, Book Corner! Every week, we’ll present a different indie bookstore & some of their reading recommendations. Be sure to patronize these wonderful shops either in person or online.
Beagle Books
112 3rd Street West
Park Rapids, MN 56470
(218) 237-6665
beagle-books@arvig.net
You can follow them on Twitter or join their fan page on Facebook.
What They’re Reading:
A Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick
Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph... Read Full Story
Allison Kontur lives in Peninsula, OH (in the heart of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park system). She is the founder of Smell No Evil, Ltd and BathBodySupply, companies which provide raw materials to the cosmetics industry and allow her to formulate custom skincare products. Allison is an avid runner, nutritionist, vegetarian, movie buff and music lover. When she isn’t operating as Chief Mad-Scientist, she loves to travel & spend quality time with her 5 year old niece.
Here are A... Read Full Story
3 Ways to Grow Your Business
It probably goes without saying that all self-employed people want to grow their small businesses as quickly as possible. Solo entrepreneurs, in particular, can find this to be quite a challenge. Perhaps it’s because we’re often wearing many hats and juggling many responsibilities. Growth can seem slower and harder to achieve at times.
When you’re self employed, it’s important to understand how growth happens in a small business so that you’re no... Read Full Story
Do you have a mother or relative like mine? For every birthday or holiday, I wonder what to get for this woman. First of all, she seems to have everything and second, she doesn’t like anything I buy for her. I suppose that we can expect this from a woman who goes to Target for a winter hat and considers buying something that makes her look like Little Red Riding Hood.
My advice to anyone in this precarious situation is to head over to Gala Glass. The Tiozzo family owns this Canadian b... Read Full Story
