Description
Want to start your own business, but not sure where to begin?
Mind Your Business is the ONLY book that teaches you everything you need to know about how to build a successful business from scratch. From developing your brand to designing products to identifying your legal and tax needs, this comprehensive guide will take you through every step of the process and help you create a unique and customized roadmap for your business. Mind Your Business is for aspiring entrepreneurs who are driven, ambitious, creative, and determined to build a business and life they love.
Author Ilana Griffo shares the formula that turned her creative hobby into a six-figure design studio. From initial planning to long-term business strategy, Mind Your Business includes:
• Insider tips from successful entrepreneurs
• Advice to identify your ideal market and customer
• Legal guidelines to protect your ass(ets)
• Budget and forecast tools
• How to avoid the pitfalls that doom most startups
• Guidance on how to scale and grow
• Suggestions on how to dominate online platforms
• Tips to beat your competitors with SEO and social media
Mind Your Business puts you in the driver’s seat. It will help you navigate the journey of starting your first business and take your ambitions and ideas from wishful thinking to successful reality.
About the Author
Ilana Griffo is an illustrator with typographic tendencies. She has taught many craft and creative workshops, and as an adjunct professor. In 2011, Ilana launched a stationery line, Sugar & Type, which includes the Rule the World Planner, a weekly planner designed for creative go-getters. She turned her side hustle into a six-figure design studio after leaving her full-time job as an art director in 2015. Ilana lives in Rochester, New York, with her husband, son, and dog.
Tabitha Paige is an award winning artist and the owner behind Fox Hollow Studios. She is a native Texan, residing in Fort Worth. Fox Hollow was born out of Tabitha's love for fine art and a desire to bring a sense of calmness into her paintings. She has been painting for over 20 years.
Sarah Simon is the designer, artist illustrator, and author of TheMintGardener. Based in Seattle, Washington, Sarah creates and teaches lush watercolors inspired by the colors and textures in her urban garden.
Shannon Roberts is a wife and mother with a heart for Jesus, whose passions include family, friends, fitness, and warm sunny days. She has been drawing and lettering professionally since 2014, when she first opened her Etsy shop called The White Lime. There, she sells prints and cards of her hand-drawn chalk art and lettering designs. She also works as a freelance artist for several companies that are licensed to reproduce and sell her work. Through them, her art has been sold globally, and in retail stores across the country. She holds a master's degree in education, and is self-taught as an artist. She finds inspiration in her day-to-day experiences, and hopes to glorify God with each opportunity she's granted. You can learn more about Shannon and her work by visiting her website thewhitelime.etsy.com.
Alli Koch is a city girl at heart, based in Dallas, Texas. She is the hands and heart behind Alli K Design, which is all she has known since college. With persistence and determination, she has turned her canvas crafts into murals, flower doodles into published books, and hanging out with friends sometimes involves recording her podcast, Breakfast with Sis. Alli discovered that creating, inspiring, and teaching others is what makes her thrive. A typical day for Alli includes going to Chick-fil-A, cuddling with her cats, and hanging out at her local plant nursery.
Korie Herold is an artist who explores watercolor, hand-lettering, design, and visual interest. She lives in Kingwood, TX with her husband, Joel, and her two boys, Xander and Jonah. She loves brunch, fresh flowers, and connecting with others. She enjoys making her house a home, and thinks the home is such an important place to nourish. She is the gal behind The Weekend Type, which began as a calligraphy business, and has since expanded to include more art mediums, exploration, and creating for the sake of the process. Her skillset comes from a blend of studies at Abilene Christian University, going to workshops from skilled artists she admires, as well as simple trial and error in her own studio. She will forever be a student of the arts, and that alone keeps her curiosity for trying new things piqued! Connect with her and learn more at www.theweekendtype.com
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