Comments on: biz ladies 09: biz advice from holly herring http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/holly-herring.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:22:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: holly - livingston & porter http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/holly-herring.html/comment-page-1#comment-77952 holly - livingston & porter Fri, 01 May 2009 03:36:18 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21851#comment-77952 Thanks Peg! You inspire me constantly so DITTO- right back at cha. Thanks Peg! You inspire me constantly so DITTO- right back at cha.

]]> By: Peg http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/holly-herring.html/comment-page-1#comment-76962 Peg Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:31:04 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21851#comment-76962 What a wonderful way to start my day - checking out my favorite blog and seeing Holly pop up!! All of the great convos we've had via email, phone and while selling our wares locally...now out there for others to read and learn from. You know your stuff and manage to make the rest of us creative sorts feel pretty darn good about what we do, or choose not to do, or do part way while our kids are young...... KUDOS to you Holly!! Keep dishing out your insight and healthy perspective. What a wonderful way to start my day – checking out my favorite blog and seeing Holly pop up!! All of the great convos we’ve had via email, phone and while selling our wares locally…now out there for others to read and learn from. You know your stuff and manage to make the rest of us creative sorts feel pretty darn good about what we do, or choose not to do, or do part way while our kids are young…… KUDOS to you Holly!! Keep dishing out your insight and healthy perspective.

]]> By: holly - livingston & porter http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/holly-herring.html/comment-page-1#comment-76586 holly - livingston & porter Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:36:44 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21851#comment-76586 Elissa, You mentioned something about finding a business partner which I meant to mention.... Business relationships are like marriages in that a large number end up in "challenged" partnerships.....If you decide to join forces with another, I highly recommend you weigh the pros and cons before entering into such an arrangement. I do believe that the best and most successful relationships complement one another- whether in business or pleasure. So, having the balance of one with the creative genes and one with the accounting brain makes perfect sense...However, if what you need most is the analytical expertise, hire an accountant or bookkeeper as needed. It is also difficult to pay two equal salaries in a business partnership when starting out...Most start up (independent)businesses don't collect much of a salary for a few years so the more people sharing the profits = less salary(also a factor). ...Consult with others on marketing and sales strategies- try to get together with some like minds and start a little brainstorming session monthly- sharing of ideas is FREE :-)...The Stationery Show is coming up- although those vendors are there to showcase thier products, you can also make some valuable contacts and get great feedback! Not to mention the buzz of excitement and energy you get from being in a room full of entrepreneurial and creative people....It's awe inspiring! aNd if you haven't already attended, make it your mission!! Good luck! Elissa, You mentioned something about finding a business partner which I meant to mention….
Business relationships are like marriages in that a large number end up in “challenged” partnerships…..If you decide to join forces with another, I highly recommend you weigh the pros and cons before entering into such an arrangement. I do believe that the best and most successful relationships complement one another- whether in business or pleasure. So, having the balance of one with the creative genes and one with the accounting brain makes perfect sense…However, if what you need most is the analytical expertise, hire an accountant or bookkeeper as needed. It is also difficult to pay two equal salaries in a business partnership when starting out…Most start up (independent)businesses don’t collect much of a salary for a few years so the more people sharing the profits = less salary(also a factor). …Consult with others on marketing and sales strategies- try to get together with some like minds and start a little brainstorming session monthly- sharing of ideas is FREE :-)…The Stationery Show is coming up- although those vendors are there to showcase thier products, you can also make some valuable contacts and get great feedback! Not to mention the buzz of excitement and energy you get from being in a room full of entrepreneurial and creative people….It’s awe inspiring! aNd if you haven’t already attended, make it your mission!! Good luck!

]]> By: elissa barbieri http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/holly-herring.html/comment-page-1#comment-76491 elissa barbieri Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:52:27 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21851#comment-76491 very well-articulated; thanks for collecting your insight into this great write up. one of the biggest challenges I face, having jumped in with no idea what I was doing about 2 years ago, is finding a person to partner with who enjoys the biz part of a creative business - like crunching numbers and devloping sales strategies that dovetail with the creative planning of a paper goods line.... ps - trunk shows rock ! very well-articulated; thanks for collecting your insight into this great write up. one of the biggest challenges I face, having jumped in with no idea what I was doing about 2 years ago, is finding a person to partner with who enjoys the biz part of a creative business – like crunching numbers and devloping sales strategies that dovetail with the creative planning of a paper goods line….

ps – trunk shows rock !

]]> By: Cyd http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/holly-herring.html/comment-page-1#comment-76447 Cyd Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:52:54 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21851#comment-76447 Great article - but what is Etsy? My daughter and I have been struggling with the questions we all ask "Is it good enough - will someone buy it" After this article and comments I can tell we are not the only ones that think that - so forward we go Great article – but what is Etsy?

My daughter and I have been struggling with the questions we all ask “Is it good enough – will someone buy it”
After this article and comments I can tell we are not the only ones that think that – so forward we go

]]> By: Chroma Lab http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/holly-herring.html/comment-page-1#comment-76285 Chroma Lab Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:02:49 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21851#comment-76285 Yes! Fake it 'til you make it! Yes! Fake it ’til you make it!

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