Today’s Biz Ladies post comes to us from Justine Smith, the outreach manager at FreshBooks. Justine is sharing some helpful advice on how to prepare for your first/next hire. From arranging the budget to determining and organizing your HR methods, Justine offers a step-by-step guide that ensures an easy and successful hiring process. Thanks, Justine, for your insights on…
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Photo by Angela Kohler Today’s Biz Ladies Profile comes to us from Bri Emery of designlovefest and blogshop. (You can also check out her What’s in Your Toolbox feature.) Bri is a talented graphic designer turned full-time blogger and Photoshop educator. She now travels the globe teaching bloggers and creative business owners how to harness the power…
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Today’s Biz Ladies post is from Jennifer Dunn, owner of Social Street Media and freelance business and finance writer for sites like WePay. In this post, Jennifer shares her tips for making online payments easy, safe and effective. Thanks, Jennifer, for such a helpful post! — Stephanie Read the full post after the jump . . .
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Today’s Biz Ladies Profile comes from the founders of LA-based shop/gallery and online shop, Poketo. Husband-and-wife team Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung firmly believe that you can “take art off the gallery walls and into people’s lives,” and they are doing just that with their vibrant and funky collection of products. Today they tell us a…
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Today’s Biz Ladies post comes to us from Amy Flurry, a writer and editor for 18 years with work featured in InStyle, Conde Nast Traveler, Lucky, Paste, House Beautiful, O at Home, Country Living and Daily Candy. Amy has also authored a new DIY publicity book, Recipe for Press: Pitch Your Story Like the Pros & Create a Buzz….
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Photo by Sarah Deragon This week’s Biz Ladies Profile is of sfgirlbybay founder Victoria Smith. In 2008, Victoria decided to transform her blogging hobby into a full-time gig and jump head-first into the business-owning realm. Today she reveals the lessons she has learned and the advice she has received along the way. Thank you, Victoria, for sharing…
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For the past two and a half years, I’ve been lucky to help run the Biz Ladies series here on Design*Sponge. I’ve had the opportunity to work with a variety of talented, brilliant and innovative biz ladies and fellas and have learned a tremendous amount about the creative business realm. As this series enters another year, I…
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Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Catriona Barry, one of the founders of trakax.com, a software development company based in Dublin, Ireland. Their video editing application, trakAxPC, aims to make it easy for beginners to start creating great multimedia content. They have recently launched a dedicated small business website, trakaxbusiness.com, to provide small businesses with all the help and…
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Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Megan Eckman, the community coordinator for CreateHype.com, a site that helps female entrepreneurs learn how to market their creative businesses. She’s also the pen-and-ink virtuoso behind Studio MME Illustrations, which is on a mission to rekindle your wonder, ignite your imagination and make you laugh more. Today Megan helps…
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Illustration by David Saracino. Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Jennifer Dunn of Outright.com, the web resource for managing your business finances online. Jennifer has previously contributed to the Biz Ladies series, and today she details some of the tax deductions you may be missing. Thanks, Jennifer, for this very helpful post! — Stephanie Read the full post…
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Illustration by David Saracino Today’s Biz Ladies post comes to us from previous contributor Tara Swiger. Tara is an author, maker and creator of the Holiday Sanity Kit to help creatives manage the endless to-dos of the season. Today, Tara offers some quick tips for keeping your life in balance and in check during the sometimes-chaotic…
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Illustration by David Saracino Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from regular contributor Katrina Padron. Katrina is the president and founder of Padron Social Marketing, an agency that helps you get clarity on social media marketing for your business. Today, Katrina shares some useful advice on how to get others to know and recognize your business through her own…
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Illustration by David Saracino Today marks the third and final installment of the “How to Publish Your Book” series from Danielle LaPorte and Linda Sivertsen. In Part 1 and Part 2, Danielle and Linda offered advice on starting the book-publishing process and finding that perfect writing partner/editor. Today, the ladies finish the series with the ultimate advice:…
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Illustration by David Saracino Today’s Biz Ladies post is the second part of Danielle LaPorte and Linda Sivertsen’s series on getting your book published. In Part 1, Danielle and Linda offered advice on starting the book publishing process, and today they share tips on how to find that perfect writing partner/editor to help formulate and focus the…
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Illustrations by David Saracino Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Danielle LaPorte and Linda Sivertsen, the co-creators of Your Big Beautiful Book Plan, a digital program for people who want to get their word into the world. Danielle and Linda are graciously sharing a three-part series for the Biz Ladies column on how to conceptualize, create and publish…
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Illustration by David Saracino Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Veronica Stenberg, a graphic designer, online marketer and digital consultant. Veronica has previously shared posts about online display advertising and understanding Google AdWords, and today she is offering her guidance on how to build an effective mobile app for your business. Thanks again, Veronica, for another helpful post! — Stephanie Read…
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Today’s Biz Ladies post comes from Tara Gentile, previous Biz Ladies contributor and business strategist for entrepreneurs making a difference through commerce in the You Economy. She’s also the co-founder and lab director of Kick Start Labs, a microbusiness accelerator that teaches sound business principles through experimentation. Today, Tara offers some strategies for better understanding…
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Last week I had a pretty big work epiphany: I am no longer the product-researching machine I once was. I used to stay up all hours of the night clicking through endless links and exhibition lists written in different languages — I couldn’t get enough. But almost a decade later, my interests have shifted, and…
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