by Jess | Monday, August 22, 2011 | Behind-the-Biz, Learning
Hello lovely people! Well, I am back from our massive (and fabulous) holiday, and I’m back in business. I was invited to speak the other week on the topic of running a successful craft business, and it got me thinking. So, I wrote this post over on Epheriell...
by Jess | Thursday, May 26, 2011 | Behind-the-Biz
Nick and I are heading over to the UK and France for 6 weeks, to visit the in-laws, other family and friends! I have to say, I’m mega-excited, because despite having been married to an Englishman for almost 2 years, I’ve never been over there before!...
by Jess | Wednesday, April 20, 2011 | Behind-the-Biz, Blogging, Learning
Today is my contribution to the massive Courage to Fly Blog hop being hosted by the inspirational Stephey Baker. I chose to muse on the topic of risk. Stephey’s question was: Have you ever taken a risk on yourself? pushed off the branch and flew into uncharted...
by Jess | Monday, April 18, 2011 | Behind-the-Biz
Going Solo. from Studio Botes on Vimeo. I love this – some really, really excellent advice on running your own micro-biz. Would you add any advice to this?
by Jess | Tuesday, April 5, 2011 | Behind-the-Biz, Money
These days, I am lucky enough to have a bookkeeper (a.k.a. Nick, my husband) to do the increasingly voluminous finance data entry that comes along with a growing business. He is usually spot-on, doing it every day – but this weekend he was away, and has to...
by Jess | Wednesday, March 16, 2011 | Behind-the-Biz
Most of the time, working for myself at a business I love is the best thing ever. But. Sometimes, it gets tricky. It gets tricky to switch off. And the longer I do this, the harder and harder it is to relax. In fact, last night I said to Nick ‘I think I’ve...