Your business cards are a labour of love, so why not show them a little love? Stop throwing them in the bottom of your purse (or is that just me?) and slip them into a fun handmade case. I am lightening up our ethics theme with this simple DIY project for a felt business card holder. It can easily be customized with your business colours, embroidery, or felt appliqués. While a … [Read more...] about DIY Business Card Case
Archives for March 2013
Servant Leaders & Tempered Radicals: Fumbling Towards Ethical Leadership
Click here to download a printable copy of Einstein's quote! One thing editing OMHG has taught me over and over again is that none of us know what we are doing but all of us can learn from each other along the way. I didn't set out to turn OMHG into a community that was rooted in my ethics of social change and service. I had planned to keep my head down and market my … [Read more...] about Servant Leaders & Tempered Radicals: Fumbling Towards Ethical Leadership
Keep Your Day Job & Run A Creative Business
Editor's note: I met the lovely Mina of Bohemian Vintage because we were on the same Alt Summit panel! We were chatting in the airport on the day we left SLC and I invited her to come share the story of how she has balanced keeping a day job she loves with her creativity. Successful creative businesses come in all sizes and I thought it was important to have a voice for all the … [Read more...] about Keep Your Day Job & Run A Creative Business
The USPS and Your Business: An Examination
Meet Ruth. She’s the postmaster at our local post office in Woolwich, Maine where we drop off our product to be shipped out to our customers in the US and abroad. You don’t have to be on a first name basis with your post office to use this service or appreciate its value. As a small business owner, the United States Postal Service (USPS) plays a major role in my day-to-day … [Read more...] about The USPS and Your Business: An Examination
Let’s Get Ethical with our 3rd Annual Oh My! Ethics Theme
Entrepreneurship isn't always all cupcakes and sparkly unicorns...sometimes without even realizing it we step off the edge of what we know and end up past the "Here there Be Dragons" signs. When we are confronted with these icky sticky situations our natural instinct is to retreat and head for safer ground but being our own bosses demands that we suit up and face the things … [Read more...] about Let’s Get Ethical with our 3rd Annual Oh My! Ethics Theme
