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Back to Business School: Resources for Creative Entrepreneurs
It’s Back-to-School time, and that makes it the perfect time to focus on educating yourself for the benefit of your creative business. So we’re rounding up a list of helpful resources to take you to...
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#ThinkCreateReflect: A Pencil and a Dream
Welcome back for #ThinkCreateReflect, where we take a moment of creative reflection time in a busy week full of work. Thank you for joining us! This week, we’re talking about dreams: photo credit:...
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#ThinkCreateReflect: About Face
Welcome to #ThinkCreateReflect, where we take a moment at the end of the week to give our brains a work-out! We provide a creative prompt every Friday to help you grow your own mind and your business,...
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#ThinkCreateReflect: Go for a walk
Welcome to Friday, the day where we pause at the end of a busy week to #ThinkCreateReflect! I don’t know about you, but when autumn arrives I spend a LOT more time outdoors. I find it soothing to go to...
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Free Halloween Printable: All Treat, No Trick!
Happy October, everyone! We hope you’re enjoying this season as much as we are. In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, we’ve got a free downloadable PDF for you! The chalkboard background is set to 8...
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Friday Fun: Autumn Breakfast Ideas
Maybe it’s because I’m baking a bunch of banana, apple, and pumpkin breads for a bake sale today – but I’ve got sweet, autumn-themed treats on the brain! I thought it might be fun to do a round-up of...
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#ThinkCreateReflect: Grounded + Centered
Welcome to Friday, the day where we pause at the end of a busy week to #ThinkCreateReflect! Lately, I’ve had a hard time finding the time for fiction reading. I’m so busy reading or writing for work,...
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Should you start a podcast?
If you hang out in any industry long enough, you’re going to notice some trends and some cycles. Things become popular, get too big, become yesterday’s news, and fizzle back out. Sometimes it’s a...
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Tips for Starting a Podcast
As you may remember, last week I did a little bit of rambling (ahem, grumbling) about podcasts and how they seem to grow on trees lately. I think it’s important to note, though, that that doesn’t mean...
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Ask Penny: Can I fix that myself?
“Ask Penny” is the place to come with all of your tech-related questions. Want to know how to tweak your web site without hiring professional help, or when is the right time to get that type of help?...
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#ThinkCreateReflect: Costume Design
Welcome back to #ThinkCreateReflect Friday! This is a chance for us to take a little break and do something creative, or think outside the box, and maybe even find a new source of inspiration along the...
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Circle Up: Building Community
This week, I’ve been really inspired by a couple of ladies I follow on Instagram – @MelanieBurk and @HelloTosha. For the past two weeks, these Instagrammers have been posting beautifully designed...
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Happy Mail: Subscription Boxes
When is the last time you did something just for YOU? So many creative biz owners out there are juggling so many things – making, listing, selling, shipping, marketing, blogging, spouses, kids, pets,...
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Showing Gratitude to your Customers
During this time of the year, many of us reflect on the things we’re most grateful for in our lives. As a small business owner, I hope the customers who support your business and provide for your...
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#ThinkCreateReflect: Support Small Business
Hello, and welcome to #ThinkCreateReflect, where we take a break from our busy lives to do some thinking and making toward the future of our businesses. Today, as most of you probably know, is Black...
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The importance of taking a break
I know, I know – all you wonderful, fabulous, work-aholic creative business owners out there are raising your eyebrows and laughing right now. Take a break? In December (aka, Prime Selling Season)?...
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#MakersWednesday: Shall I Knit You a Hat?
Happy #MakersWednesday, everyone! It’s like Show and Tell for grownups! Today I’m sharing a hat I knitted for my son, but before I do I just have to share the story of how it came to be (I’m guessing...
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#MakersWednesday: Blanket Scarf
Happy #MakersWednesday, you creative people! Have you noticed the blanket scarf trend that is popping up all over the Interwebs lately? One quick search on Pinterest tells the tale: The basic idea...
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#ThinkCreateReflect: 12 Days of Mindfulness
Welcome to #ThinkCreateReflect, where we pause in our busy work schedules and take some time to live in the now. For today’s prompt, I was inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas. You know, I’ve always...
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Handmade Love: A Time to Plan
I don’t know about you, but I may have a big of a problem, and it rears its ugly head this time of the year: I am obsessed with planners. It’s a digital age and all that, but I still prefer to make my...
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