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Maker: Full-Time Part 4: Goals, Goals, Goals
So if you've been following this series, you know I've been thinking a lot about the direction in which I want to take my business. For the past 2 years I've been selling print on-demand clothing featuring my own crochet designs, but I'm ready to expand beyond that. Now that I'm doing Snapdragon Brand full time, I can! And I'm so excited.
Based on my thoughts and experiments over the past month and a half, here are the goals I've come up with:
Maker: Full-Time part 3- A solid month of making
So, I've been at it full-time since late January. In that time I've created a business plan, decked out my studio where I work, and let the world know my intentions.
This last month or so was very busy as I completed three big projects:
1. I applied to be a part of the Finger Lakes Annual Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery here in Rochester.
2. I taught an Inspiration retreat at Sewgreen (a recycled fiber arts store) here in Rochester.
3. I completed a guest blog post for The Hook Nook Life!
Maker: Full-Time-- a Business Plan for your very, very small business
Maker: Full-Time Part 2. One Week In
It's been a whirlwind first week as an Entrepreneur!
Let me tell you all about it... But first, how did I do on my practical goals for this week? (See my previous post HERE to understand what I'm talking about)
1. I need to re-vamp my Business Plan.
Check! I discovered a wonderful little thing called the Business Model Canvas. It made creating a plan so much easier for my visual style of learning. And it really helped me to understand the working parts of a business. I'll release...