(Brooklyn, after the blizzard)
We hope everyone had a warm and tasty holiday season. Our apologies for the blogging absence. What began as an innocent brainstorming session for design ideas became a vortex that absorbed us for the better part November and December.
For sellers, tis the season for making lofty goals with visions to continue building a handmade business. We opened our shop in 2010, dipping our toes in the etsy pond and getting a little overwhelmed in a chaotically exciting way.But now it's time to step back and put a business hat on. It's a colorful hat that matches my fuzzy socks perfectly, but it's a business hat still.
When you're working for yourself, creating marketing plans, product lines and accounting systems is actually a pleasure. These actions carry weight. There's no clocking in and clocking out, collecting a paycheck and leaving work at the door. There is dreaming, learning, celebrating every little success and surprising ourselves. And a lot of hard work.
I always thought "entrepreneur" was a good word, but it needed something. "Creative Entrepreneur". That's more like.
What are your big and small plans for 2011?
