Do you have an amazing idea for a business and you’re ready to put in the work to make it a reality? There’s just one problem: you’re a minor. You’ve got homework, after-school activities, and a social life to balance.  And you’re not really sure if you’re legally allowed to start a business until you’re […]

Do you ever feel like giving up?  Like your business isn’t going anywhere and you’re doggy-paddling to survive. It might be difficult to think about, but it’s so important we talk about it.  I want you to know that it’s totally okay to have these feelings, and it’s okay to talk about them.  So many […]

When I started my handmade business, I had BIG goals.  I wanted to make a living selling my handmade jewelry, but I wasn’t sure exactly how I’d get there.  In the beginning, I was barely scraping by, even though I was working a full-time schedule.  Today, my first business, Tiny Hands, makes $200k in sales […]

Being a business owner is extremely stressful and for us handmade business owners, we have to balance marketing, operations, designing products and fulfilling orders.  That’s A LOT of work. Let’s be real.  We might feel so bogged down by the weight of it all, that we feel like we’ve lost control over any of it.  I’m […]

Every online business owner will experience happy and exciting milestones as well as stressful ones.  Today I will discuss all these different milestones so you know you’re not alone.  This blog alone is proof that there’s a whole community of handmade business owners out there, going through exactly what you are.  My hope is that […]

Pricing our products is hard. It’s one of the biggest challenges for many handmade business owners.  I get it, it’s difficult to know how much people will pay for what we make – and a lot of us are hesitant to charge too much for our product as a result.  But did you know that […]