2024 has been an eventful year. Severe weather events devastate many communities. Covid-19 is endemic. Wars continue. This is my 2024 year end review. I’ll review the most important things I learned small business-wise, my best/most useful sewing tips/skills and my favorite projects of 2024. I’ll also give you a heads up on my plans …
Category: Business tips
Canadian Small Business Kit Book Review
In this post I review the fourth edition of the Canadian Small Business Kit For Dummies. I started my business in 2016 and read this book in 2020. Even with a few years of experience under my belt, it found it quite insightful. The book is divided into five parts with between three and seven …
Accounting Software
At it’s most basic accounting is about keeping track of the money going in and coming out. Knowing this information helps households and businesses plan for the future. Accounting software is a tool to make the process easier. The first accounting software I ever used was a spreadsheet for budgeting in my personal life. I …
Year End Inventory
Does your home based business have inventory? Mine does. The first time I did small business taxes, it was an unpleasant surprise to discover that I needed to know the monetary value of my year end inventory. My only option was to count all my fabric, hardware, zippers, and other items. It took a considerable …
Swing Tags
In addition to sewing custom order and cross body bags, I’ve been doing some small business research this past month. This month I’ll be designing some swing tags (aka hang tags) so that my finished items will look more professional. For those of you who aren’t familiar with hang tags, this article has a good …
Now On Pinterest
Friends have shared Pinterest links with me in the past. Not having an account of my own, I wasn’t able to access the link and didn’t understand what Pinterest was all about. Turns out it’s a bit like replacing your browser bookmark list with a bulletin board with photos. In fact, you can have multiple …