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Starting Your Business

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The Top 10 Best Natural Cosmetic Ingredients for Your Skincare Brand

Are you launching a skincare brand and wondering what natural cosmetic ingredients to use? Or wanting to expand an existing skincare brand with natural alternatives?  Clean and natural alternatives are all the rage in the beauty industry—but what ingredients actually work? And what are your customers looking for?  There are plenty of popular natural alternatives to choose from—including anti-inflammatory and

10 Tips to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship is a challenging but rewarding path. One difficult part of having a business is knowing how to avoid burnout as an entrepreneur. The demands of running a business, combined with the pressure to succeed, can quickly become overwhelming. It’s easy to get discouraged, especially in this economy where it is even more challenging to find your niche. It helps

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How to Overcome Decision Fatigue

Decisions are everywhere in life and in business. And sometimes it seems there are just too many decisions to make at once. The feeling of overwhelm we feel with the multitude of decisions we make each day is called “decision fatigue,” and it’s relatable. I encountered decision fatigue last year as I juggled the details of moving to a new

Habits vs. Resolutions: How to Grow Your Business in 2023

Now that the holiday festivities have wrapped up…it’s goal season for business owners! One of my New Year’s resolutions is to only do what’s essential. I tend to like new experiences, so I often find myself in the habit of taking on too much. The risk in overloading yourself is that you often end up not doing anything well…so this

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How To Get Funding For a Product

Starting a beauty or wellness product business is an adventure in every sense of the word. It’s exciting to know that a product you create will be sent out into the world. The challenge for many startups is how to get funding for a product. Luckily, you can get the necessary financing and build your business in several ways. Finding

Money Mindset Tip: Remember WHY you started your business

7 Tips To Improve Your Money Mindset

As entrepreneurs, we all want to see the time and money we spend building our company pay off. But feeling confident in business isn’t always easy. Sometimes it’s your own thoughts or beliefs about making money – your money mindset – that cause the most trouble.  I have been there. Starting out, all my beliefs about money showed up in

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How Much Cash Do You Need to Start a Business?

Starting a small business takes funding. But how much cash do you need to start a business? Knowing your initial expenses is the best way to assess how much funding it will take to get your idea going. Once you have a list of known costs, you can calculate how much cash you need to get your company off the

How to Choose a Graphic Designer: A graphic designer sketching with a marker in her sketchbook.

How to Choose a Graphic Designer: 10 Key Questions to Ask

Graphic design can have a big impact on your business, but how do you choose the right designer? We’ve put together a guide on how to choose a graphic designer. You want to find someone with the experience, knowledge, and talent to help you bring your visions to life. Your designer should also be passionate and connect with your style. 

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10 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Web Designer

There are 10 questions to ask when hiring a web designer that can impact the success of your website.  Whether you’re creating a website for your business for the first time or you’re revamping an existing one, asking the right questions will help you make a hiring decision and ensure that your site turns out the way you want.  But