Mom Spark Media 2010 Holiday Gift Guide

November 21, 2010

It’s that time of year and the Mom Spark Media 2010 Holiday Gift Guide will make shopping just that little bit easier.

I’m participating to promote Words to Sweat by™ and our Mogul Mom Collective friend Little Stinker is there too. 

Support some great small businesses while checking things off your list of gifts to buy for family and friends.

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How Maya of Springtree Road Diversified Her Online Presence

November 5, 2010

The Facts
Name: Maya E. Henderson
Business Name: Springtree Road Handspun Yarn & Fiber
Product(s): handspun yarn and hand-painted fiber
Years in business: 1 year, 3 months
The Business Challenge
I want to increase my customer base, how should I diversify?
Maya’s Business Challenge Insights
It all depends on your goals. Some people might want to sell their products online at a couple [...]

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Small Business Insights: Four Venues To Sell Handmade Goods

November 2, 2010

Last week, I took a backwards approach and started the small business insights series with the end of a business and thoughts on how to approach it. This week, we get back to building business success and focus on the options available to open your own handmade goods online store.
While some people decide to launch their own [...]

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How Emily of Georgie Tees Approached Selling Her Business

October 27, 2010

The Facts
Name:  Emily Hill 
Business Name: georgie tees
Product(s): infant & maternity t-shirts
Years in business: 5+
The Business Challenge
I’ve decided to sell my business, where do I start?
Emily’s Story
What was the driving factor that made you decide to sell your business?
When we first started our business we didn’t have much else going on in our lives. We wanted [...]

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Small Biz Insights: I Have Decided to Close My Business, Now What?

October 25, 2010

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
- Alexander Graham Bell
The End Or The Beginning?
For a series on how to build a small business, it may seem strange to start with [...]

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