Are You Being A Role Model In Business?

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As African-American entrepreneurs, I feel we are role models in our community. With the everso glamourous lifestyle of celebrities and entertainers, our influential youth are sucking up every bit of what traditional media and social media is telling … [Read more...]

Do Clients Consider Your Services A Real Bill?

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One of my colleagues and I recently had a conversation about slow paying clients and the attempts on collecting from those who have no motivation to pay you after a service is completed. It happened after a client of mine whom after "window … [Read more...]

Keeping The Small In Small Business

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The problem with being a small business is that sometimes the word "small" describes more than the fiscal label or employee count of the business entity. Unfortunately some people have taken the "small" mentality right into their … [Read more...]

Know Your Business – Grow Your Business

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I recently went through a renovation in my studio where I needed to better my workflow. It became clear from the beginning that there just wasn't enough juice to power everything in the studio at once, or at the least leave room for any additions. I … [Read more...]

You Never Know Who’s Watching

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As my circle has been shifting lately, I've been present to my appearance, my demeanor, and my overall personality. My clients have now gone from writing four figure checks to five figure checks, and although my work is definitely priced correctly, … [Read more...]