Friday, December 21, 2007

Planning for 2008

We have 10 days left in 2007 then 2008 will be here.
10 days until a new year...then we all will have 365 days to make 2008 a success.
Time is the great equality of life...we all get 24 hour a day and 365 day a year. And we can only look forward to what we can do, not what we wished we had done. Wouldn't that just be wasting time?

Now while I have some great accomplishments in 2007 it wasn't the best year for my business.
Therefore, I would like to make 2008 the year I take my business from good to Great!
Time to dust off the business plan and revise it based upon my Goals for 2008.

But wait what are my goals for 2008????????

10 days to figure it out...what about you?

Friday, December 7, 2007

Plan for 2008 and attend the 1st Annual Franchise Expo

Date: January 18, 2008
Location: Oakland Marriott Hotel
Time: 8:00 am until 6:00 pm

The City of Oakland in association with the Entrepreneur's Source is sponsoring the 1st Annual Oakland Retail Development Opportunity and Franchise Showcase.

This Oakland Retail Development Opportunity and Franchise Showcase is designed to promote small retail businesses and franchise development opportunities in the City of Oakland, by providing the demographic information needed to support the establishment of businesses and facilitating one-on-one sessions for individuals interested in pursuing franchising opportunities.

Registration is free.
If you need additional information please contact Angelica Hollins at 510-395-0270 or Eddie Dillard at 510-706-9005.

December 12th---Workshop on Quick and Easy Small Biz Loans

URBAN SOLUTIONS AND LEANDERS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRESENT WORKSHOP ON QUICK & EASY SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.

Two Bay Area non-profits offer free-of-charge seminar on how to access financing for small businesses
Date: Wed. December 12th
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm.
Location : At Etiquette Lounge, 1108 Market Street in San Francisco.

Refreshments will be served and there will be a door prize of a $100 Gift Card to Best Buy.

For more information, wisit http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=vnruihcab.0.wmlzihcab.cgp87ybab.132&ts=S0305&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbansolutionssf.org%2F and to register, please call 415-553-4433 x 101.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

December 6th in SFO - ReadyMade's Winter Ball and Indie Gift Fair

Wonderful magazine! Until I found this I didn't realize they were Based in the Bay Area....now I may have to buy it...another expense to add to the budget

O Come AllYe Crafty!
The long wait is over—ReadyMade’s Winter Ball and Indie Gift Fair is upon us!
For those of you who weren’t there last year,
ReadyMade’s annual holiday fete is a do-not-miss event.
Jam-packed with stylish shoppers, your pockets will be evergreen!
When: Thursday, December 6th
Event: 6:30-11:00
Where: The Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa Street, San Francisco
Who: The ReadyMade Family and 500+ merry makers

They are accepting Vendor Application until Monday, November 26th!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Join Me!!!!!!


Monday, November 19, 2007

Site For Online Advertising

Craftster
Craglist
SFGirlbytheBay blog
Indie Craft Shows
SFist.com
Readymade calender (online)
96 hours (SF Chronicle)
East Bay Express events calender
upcoming.yahoo.com
Yelp.com under events
Craftgossip



Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Hello Fellow Small Business Do’ers and Dreamers...

Have you heard about some cool things Intuit (QuickBooks) has going on and here is the 411.

They’re on a mission to ignite a nationwide entrepreneurial revolution in honor of their new FREE product – QuickBooks Simple Start. Until most recently, this small business software retailed for close to $100.

To download your FREE copy, all you have to do is visit IWillJustStart.com

Day 1

Today I Started

Last night I attended an event where one of the authors of " This is Not the Life I Ordered" ask the audience an important question..." What would you do if you could not fail?"
But, that was not all after hearing their amazing stories of courage and I mean true courage! I begin to realize that there was nothing I couldn't do, if I didn't let the my fears stop me.

  • The fear of failure
  • The fear of success
  • The fear of what other think

Just to name a few.

So I woke up and Started!

A blog devoted to what I love to do:

  1. Help Small Biz Owners - (Ladies First...)
  2. Help and Motivate Crafters - My DIY'ERs, Designer and Artist
  3. Supply Information and Support to Local Artist in The Bay Area within Vallejo, Ca (we don't have much, so sad)
  4. Help and Support My Students and Clients
  5. Grow and Develop My Own Skills
  6. Have Fun, but Get the Work Done

So I close my 1st post by asking " What would you do if You could not fail?