Our 2016 Creative Arts Business Summit Highlights
By all accounts the 2016 Creative Arts Business Summit was a success. Lots of aha moments and business shifts. Lots of laughs. Lots of connections and collaborating. We had two great speakers — IP...
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Grow Your Business With a Business Journal
One of my favorite practices as a creative arts entrepreneur is to keep a business journal. As the leader of your business, you have so many hats to juggle that it helps to have a place to track...
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Quilt Market Roundup
I got back on Sunday evening after four days in Salt Lake City, which has to be one of the friendliest cities around. Yes, I just confirmed that it ranks second in a Travel + Leisure poll. I started...
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Kick-up Your Summer Revenue
This is the unofficial first week of the summer. For many people, this is the time to kick back and take it easy. You know the lazy, crazy days of summer! And, sure people do take vacations, but not...
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You can’t do it alone
You have a big vision for your business, right? And, as much as you might like to, you can not get to the big vision without support. In the beginning you did everything, or most everything yourself....
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Get the Word Out!
Promotion is key for creative entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses. Part of that is getting press coverage, whether that is through traditional offline methods or social media. The news...
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Set Your Business GPS!
Last weekend on my way to the Eastern Shore, I got caught in a mass of slow traffic. Anyone from these parts knows we only have one way to reach the beach, and that’s using the Chesapeake Bay Bridge...
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Reclaim Your Creative Energy
I am really a very organized person. I know where to find what I need. I could say, “A place for everything, and everything in its place,” only that is not quite exactly true. While I am organized and...
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Breaking Through Your Creative Blocks
I had a conversation last week with a client who was stressing about spending so much time on and in her business that she was feeling stuck. Beth told me how she used to love to create just for...
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Plug The Profit Leaks in Your Business
Do you remember the lyrics of a childhood song, “There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza”? I don’t know if kids still sing this today or not. In the 1950s and 1970s, a British comedic duo,...
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Moving Past Stuckedness
Have you ever had so much on your plate that you’re stuck with where to start? I know I have. Last week I started thinking about all the ideas I have to grow ICAP. There is the weekly blog/ezine, the...
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Do You Zappos?
I am sure many of you have purchased from Zappos? They have great customer service, free shipping, 365-day return policy, someone to answer your questions 24/7/365. Plus all those shoes! What is not...
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Secure Your Own Mask First
This week I am in Dallas on business and am fitting in a visit with one of my cousins. This required an airline flight from Baltimore. Of course, on the flight I heard the safety warnings, including...
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Pay it forward!
The last time I was at our home on the Chesapeake Bay, our neighbor’s grandkids were visiting. They were having a great time skipping stones across the water. Do you remember doing that as a kid or...
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It’s Not Just About Sports
Have you been watching the Olympics? I always enjoy the competition and the personal stories. I found myself staying up late watching several of the events live. I continue to be inspired by watching...
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Reinventing everyday
Are you practicing the 3 R’s? What are the 3 R’s, you ask? Recycle, reuse, repurpose – all part of reinventing your business everyday. How much of what you create just needs to be spiffed up or...
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Move the Needle in Your Creative Arts Business
For many of us, moving the needle may have different connotations, especially since so many who read this blog sew. Today I want to talk about moving the needle forward in your business. All of us get...
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Back to Business
Labor Day in the United States was earlier this week. While many school districts around the country opened their doors in August, September always seems like back-to-school month to me. Since I run...
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Get Off Your But!
Some time ago I read A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. It’s a good read about why right-brainers will rule the future. The future, really today, is the “conceptual age.” Pink discusses the “six senses”...
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The Myth of Multitasking
As I came back to work this morning after a two-week vacation, I faced a mountain of things to do. Where to start? Maybe I could manage to do more than one task at a time. You know, answer email or...
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