There are a lot of myths floating around out there about what it’s like running a craft business or a handmade business.

You may not have explicitly expressed some of these and you may not even know that you believe some of these myths.

I talk to makers every day (and I’m one myself) so I’ve been in your shoes and I’ve seen there are a lot of mismanaged expectations that cause people to fail before they even get started.

In this post, I’m going to bust …

It’s that time of the year again. Tax season is coming up! If you’re fairly new in business, this might all be totally new to you.

In this post, I want to share with you 8 small business tax write offs. These are things you can deduct from your taxes. The goal is to deduct as much as possible so you can get the most of your tax return earnings.

Before I share with you my list of tax deductibles, I need to say that I’m not …

This post was really hard for me to do because there’s very little in my business that I would change or that I regret doing.

Nevertheless, I was able to come up with 5 things that I would do differently if I were to start my business all over again from scratch, after knowing what I know from making over a $1,000,000 in sales and spending 14 years running my own handmade jewelry business.

When you go into business for yourself, you’re putting your soul and work out there for the entire world to see.

It’s vulnerable and it’s scary. I guarantee you, you will experience (if you haven’t already) people who want to criticize you, say mean things about you, and give you negative feedback about your work.

What I’ve learned over the years is you don’t have to change yourself to still be successful in business. You just need to create some systems to make your business work for …