A stationery, sticker, and gift business featuring my original illustrations & hand-lettering and handmade fiber art
As a creative small business owner with a full-time job There’s a lot out there about how to avoid burnout (which is inevitable) and how to recover from it. Most of that advice is either generic, corny, or out of touch. It also kind of sets you up for failure - if you tried to … Continue reading Effective Strategies for Mitigating Burnout
Awhile back, I wrote a post on the best things I bought for my business, so naturally, we have to do the converse as well. I will say that the majority of these products themselves weren’t necessarily regrets, but more so the scale, timing, or another attribute were the root cause of regret. I also … Continue reading Things I regret buying for my business
In my last post, I wrote about what you need to start your creative small business … so let’s talk about what you don’t when you’re just getting started. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com A thermal label printer. I feel like a broken record talking nonstop about thermal label printers because I am obsessed with … Continue reading Starting a handmade small business: what you don’t need
In a previous post, I covered some of the best purchases I’ve made for my small business. Today, I thought I would talk about my favorite purchases I’ve made specifically for selling at markets. If you saw my post about how to get started selling at markets, then you know I’m a huge advocate for … Continue reading My favorite purchases for selling at markets
When you’re just starting out with a small maker business, it’s tempting to do everything yourself, and for good reason. Unless you have money saved up and allocated specifically for your business, or you have investors (in which case, you’re in a bit of a different league than my advice and I am), you don’t … Continue reading Things I outsource for my maker business
Lemon Press Studio 