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{Part 4} Dig A Business Foundation: Intellectual Property

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Also in this series: {Part 1: Website}  | {Part 2: Contracts} | {Part 3: Structure} First off, I’m super proud of you for tackling each of the areas so far. We are going to wrap up with how you bring home the bacon: your business’ intellectual property. For the vast majority of creative businesses, your intellectual property is your most valuable business asset. It’s how … [Read more...] about {Part 4} Dig A Business Foundation: Intellectual Property

Give What You Can: Why community is not for sale & citizenship is for everyone

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The community we've worked to create here has always been a culture of giving and openness. The people we've gathered are some of the most generous and open you will find anywhere, if you are kind we like you already. We are an example of how handmade can connect us across all sorts of divides to make meaning together. It has been a grand experiment in finding a common language … [Read more...] about Give What You Can: Why community is not for sale & citizenship is for everyone

{Part 3} Dig A Business Foundation: Structure

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Also in this series: {Part 1: Website}  | {Part 2: Contracts}  You are halfway through shoring up four critical aspects of your business foundation. Next we are going to focus on making sure your business structure is solid. This group of tasks is my least favorite; they have very little creativity and involve lots of red tape! But I do them because keeping my business … [Read more...] about {Part 3} Dig A Business Foundation: Structure

Getting To Know – Krista Steel-Varsakis of RainCityKnits

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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

{Part 2} Dig A Business Foundation: Contracts

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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