As my final post for 2020, I wanted to write a review of the entire year and share with you the mistakes I made along with other things that went wrong. 

This way, you and I can both learn from those experiences and make the new year an even better year. 

I have to preface by saying that, this was a tricky post to write because a lot of things fell into place for us and our businesses this year. 

Today I’m going to share the top 3 reasons why handmade businesses fail so you can avoid this happening to your own business.

What Makes a Business Fail

This topic is always at the forefront of my mind because I want to see everyone succeed with their business.

But not everyone who wants to start a business succeeds and there are some common patterns that I’ve seen between those people who haven’t made it.

Mindset

I need to preface this post by saying that everything here will …

The holiday season is fast approaching!

In this post, I’m going to share with you how holiday sales are different than other times of the year and what you need to do to prepare your handmade shop this holiday season to make the most out of the biggest shopping time of the year!

How Sales are Different

First, let’s talk about how sales are different during the fourth quarter compared to other months of the year.

Knowing this will make a lot more sense on how to …

Today we’re talking all about books that you should read for money and finances.

Money Mindset

I don’t know about you, but my parents didn’t talk to me a whole lot about money. 

It was sort of this grownup thing that they took care of and it wasn’t for the kids to know about. It wasn’t something that they taught us at school either. 

When I built my businesses, I realized that while I had a lot to learn about running a business, I also had a …