I wanted this blog to be about how to start and run a small biz, but realize that I haven’t been posting much on that subject… Here’s an update on what’s going on with HappyGreen:
I have been working like crazy lately, to get “the line” finished. I put the quotation marks there, because [...]

Everyone who works creatively, has probably experienced a creative block sometime. Sometimes it lasts only a moment, before you get into the work at hand, other times it may seem as it is there to stay indefinitely. What can we do to get over them?  These are my tips:

*Realize that the block is in [...]

A little while back, I wrote a review of the business book The Boss of You. At South by Southwest last year, one of the authors moderated a panel called Boss Lady. A handful of women that have succeeded in building their own creative businesses talk about their experiences and offer advice. [...]

These are some of my favourite points from a list that was written a few years ago by marketing guru Seth Godin:
* Anticipated, personal and relevant advertising always does better than unsolicited junk.
* Making promises and keeping them is a great way to build a brand.
* Your best customers are worth far more than your [...]

As a reader og Emira and Laurens site the boss of you, I was aware that they were writing on a book, but I had no intention of buying it. (even if I read, and still read, their site) I have plowed through a great deal of business books, the last was Craft [...]

The current crowdsourcing project at Sparkplugging has closed, and there are 18 articles for us to read. Topics include help with getting started working from home, website building and internet marketing, time management and balacing work and home life, and help with growing your business. I have read a couple of articles so [...]

So, you want to start a business. You are good at what you do, and you know what you want to offer your future customers. But what kind of business are you establishing? What’s it’s personality? There are many greeting card businesses, handmade bag businesses or soapmaking businesses out there, but [...]

Wendy over at Sparkplugging has launched another group research project. It works like this: The community around sparkplugging had a wish list of things they would like to learn to build their respective businesses. If you feel you have something to contribute, take your pick from the list and leave a comment [...]