One Way to Make Your Packaging More Sustainable
Beader Emma-Love Cabana from Three Sisters by Emma shares how she integrated compostable stickers, labels and tape into her shipping workflow.
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Building a successful handmade business requires a lot of work behind the scenes. From big-picture visioning and strategy down to the nitty-gritty of how to get things done day to day, these articles are your maker-biz MBA. Learn about hiring and building a strong team; make sense of contracts, copyright and everything legal; find out how to manage your money and finances; and discover tools and systems to improve productivity, handle inventory and more.
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5 Ways to Protect Your Creative Work
Here's an overview of the Canadian intellectual property laws we learned about during our February 25th virtual event with lawyer Czarina Pacaide. Plus, watch the replay!
Ask the Expert: How Do I Make My Business Anti-Racist?
Amrita Aggarwal of Bakau Consulting in Vancouver shares tips on how small businesses can build anti-racist practices into their everyday operations.
“How I Balance Being a Parent and Running a Handmade Business”
Quilter and small-business owner Gemma Smith shares eight principles that have helped her juggle motherhood and entrepreneurship.
How to Tame Your To-Do List
When you have too much to do, how do you know where to start? This is the question business strategist Kim Cota answered for us on September 20th, during a live virtual event. Plus, watch the replay of the event.
How a Virtual Assistant Can Help You Get More Done
Is the one-person-show routine getting to be a burden? A virtual assistant might be able to help. Here’s what they do and what to look for when hiring one.
What Most Business Owners Struggle With, According to a Business Strategist
You want to get more done in less time, right? Join the club. Here, Kim Cota of Beautiful Thinkers shares some of the steps she takes with clients to tackle their to-do lists and create small-business processes that work.
“How I Found Balance Between Art and Commerce”
Halifax-based quilter and pattern designer Andrea Tsang Jackson shares how she built 3rd Story Workshop into a thriving business with multiple revenue streams while staying creatively fulfilled.
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The Ultimate Expenses Checklist for Canadian Handmade Businesses
Want to reduce the taxes you pay? (Yeah, you do.) This free download will help you make sure you don’t forget to account for any of your eligible deductions.
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7 Helpful Tips from our Tax Event
Missed our March 10th tax event? We rounded up expert Jayne Dykstra’s best bookkeeping advice for your business.
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3 Smart Tips from our Goals Event
Missed our goals event on February 15? We've rounded up some of the most useful takeaways for you and your business.
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5 Questions to Help You Set Business Goals You'll Achieve (+ Free Download)
When planning for the future of your business, it can be hard to know if the goals you’re setting are the right goals for you. These questions and free worksheet will guide you to finding goals that will help you build the small business of your dreams.
15 Tips to Turn Your Side Hustle into a Full-Time Career
Yes, you can build your business into a job that pays — if you have the right strategy. These tips from experienced entrepreneurs will help you get there.
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