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For today’s post, I thought I would do something a little different. I’m going to flip through and talk about my very first business journal from 15 years ago.
That’s right! This is from when I just started my business at the very beginning, and I’ve never shared this with anyone before.
I’m so glad I kept this journal because it is so interesting to see where my head was at, and I’m sure I’ve got some stories to share along the way.
…It’s the new year, and a lot of people are thinking about new life goals and starting new businesses.
So I thought it would be helpful to share with you the three things I wished I knew as a beginning business owner.
You can learn from my mistakes and shave years off your journey, and get to success faster!
…As my final post for 2020, I wanted to write a review of the entire year and share with you the mistakes I made along with other things that went wrong.
This way, you and I can both learn from those experiences and make the new year an even better year.
I have to preface by saying that, this was a tricky post to write because a lot of things fell into place for us and our businesses this year.
…Today I’m going to share the top 3 reasons why handmade businesses fail so you can avoid this happening to your own business.
This topic is always at the forefront of my mind because I want to see everyone succeed with their business.
But not everyone who wants to start a business succeeds and there are some common patterns that I’ve seen between those people who haven’t made it.
I need to preface this post by saying that everything here will …
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