The Getting To Know series features interviews with makers, artists, designers and small business owners at all different stages of their careers. I’m always interested in how other adventurers in the world of creative entrepreneurship run their businesses, get inspired and how they got started in the first place. I have the biggest crush on RainCityKnits! Cushy … [Read more...] about Getting To Know – Krista Steel-Varsakis of RainCityKnits
Fellow Makers
{Part 2} Dig A Business Foundation: Contracts
Also in this series: {Part 1} I’ll admit it; I’m a total contract nerd. I’m the one that goes off in the corner and reads through every last word when I’m buying a new phone and they hand me a contract to sign. So, I’m sad that contracts often get a bad rap. Since contracts really just define the boundaries of your relationship with the other party. They are there to say … [Read more...] about {Part 2} Dig A Business Foundation: Contracts
Music + Makers: Only The Mighty
Music + Makers is a new series that highlights musicians and makers to share how making can connect our heads, hearts, and hands across mediums. We pick an album by a musicmaker who is crafting beautiful songs and pair them with handmakers who are also exploring similar themes or feelings in their work. Only The Mighty by Kim Harris Originally from Corner Brook, … [Read more...] about Music + Makers: Only The Mighty
{Part 1} Dig A Business Foundation: Your Website
Also in this series: {Part 2: Contracts} | {Part 3: Structure | {Part 4:} Intellectual Property I bet you, like me, start off the New Year with huge dreams for what the year will hold. I like to pick a theme for the year. In 2015 I’m working on cultivating a strong community, both online and offline. So when I sat down and created my 2015 business plan, I made sure that the … [Read more...] about {Part 1} Dig A Business Foundation: Your Website
2015 Super Simple Intention Setter
It’s that time of year again where fresh ideas and a blank slate await! Do you find that wonderfully exciting or does it bring up some feelings of anxiety or down-right dread? For me, it’s a little of both. This is my second New Year as a mom and with a very mobile toddler running around and little sleep, I’m looking for ways to plan my year and find some focus without … [Read more...] about 2015 Super Simple Intention Setter
