I’ve seen a LOT of small businesses come and go, just in the last 5 years. I want your business to be one of the stayers, and that means making sure it’s profitable and sustainable. A successful, profitable and sustainable creative business can be thought of as a...
Starting a Creative Business
Is running your own business a possibility?
The question is pretty simple: If you haven't yet taken the plunge into running your own business, how do you know if it's even possible to do? Everyone has a different situation, and whilst it's easy for me to sit here and say "Yes. Of course you can run your own...
First Steps to Get your Handmade Creations into Shops
Are you thinking you'd like to get your handmade creations into brick & mortar retail stores... but you don't know where to start? Getting your work out into the 'real world' via retail stores is a great way to grow your business - and also to grow...
How to Find Time for Your Business (Even with Kids and Chaos)
If you’re trying to find time for your business, I get it. "I just need more time!" is the most common phrase I always hear when people are talking about running a small business. Everyone has a lack of time to be able to get any work related tasks completed. Yup. I...
Can you really earn a living in your creative business?
There’s a big difference between making as a hobby, and making for a living, and today I’m going to share with you something that will give you an idea of how many things you’ll need to be making and selling every day, week, or month, to be bringing in a respectable...
Three tips for upgrading and organising your home studio or craft room on a budget
This post is to help you make your home studio look GREAT (on a budget!), by organising and upgrading in just a few simple steps. When you work from home, you really need a dedicated space to work from, be it a home studio, a small study nook or office,...
It’s not just a name – Why you need an ABN
An ABN or Australian Business Number is what identifies you as the name that you intend to trade your business under. It is available to anyone who is self employed in the following structures: sole trader or individual (its all about you!) or partnership...





