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Getting Clear on What You Want Out of Your Handmade Business

Getting Clear on What You Want Out of Your Handmade Business

One of the things we've noticed in talking with thousands of makers about their businesses, is that frustrations often come when makers don't have a clear idea about what they want out of their business. They think they see a business on Instagram or see them on store shelves and think "Yes, I want that!" But the realities of that are much different than they realize. 

We talk with three makers about how they adjusted expectations and had mindset shifts that helped them grow their businesses.

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How to Make Big Changes in Your Business Through Small Steps

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How to Make Big Changes in Your Business Through Small Steps

If you feel overwhelmed with what you need to do next-- read this! Designer and business consultant Jeff Daigle shares how to make big changes in your business through small steps.

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Is Your Business Still Trying to Fit Into Its Footie PJs? It's OK (and Even Encouraged) to Outgrow Things in Your Business

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Is Your Business Still Trying to Fit Into Its Footie PJs? It's OK (and Even Encouraged) to Outgrow Things in Your Business

There is something very weird in growing a business that things that were "musts" in the beginning no longer are such as you progress. If you are someone is in anyway nostalgic or enjoys certainty, then this is a particularly hard truth to deal with. Even if your not, growth is awkward and outgrowing things can be difficult.