Are you feeling stuck in your career? Are you unhappy with your work environment? When that was me, I started my own company. Here’s why you should consider it.
Read More20 Lessons I Learned About Business (and Life) in 2020
Entrepreneurship is a wise teacher.
Read MoreOnward // 2020 in Review. This should be fun.
2020 was a hot smoldering dumpster fire and everyone knows it.
Read MoreSaying No: Boundaries in Small Business
I’m sure you’ve heard this saying or seen it floating around the internet. Personally and professionally, I tend to agree with it. I believe it is a powerful statement on the greater concept of setting boundaries. There are many ways we set boundaries in our businesses. Be it contracts, deadlines, or clear communication, working with customers and clients is going to be difficult if you don’t set boundaries, or don’t know where the boundaries are.
Read MoreI Moved A Heavy Bag Stand. Here's What I Learned About Entrepreneurship.
I don’t like asking for help. Even when it’s clear that I really need it, I will resist asking for help. Last week, I put a heavy bag and stand up for sale. It didn’t take long before someone agreed to buy it. To get it ready, I had to move the stand out into the hall of my building. Mind you, when I bought it, it came up to my apartment in a box. It was leaving fully assembled. I figured it would be difficult, but I could get it out with a little creativity.
Read MoreHow You Can Benefit From a Personal Brand (Even If You Don't Have A Company)
It’s kind of a buzzword these days, isn’t it? it might not be as big as a buzzword as social distancing, but I’m sure you’ve heard the term. If you’ve done any research, you may have a visual definition of what it is: someone has made a “logo” or fancy visuals with their name. That’s part of it, but it’s a little more.
Read MoreHow To Write A Blog
At first glance, a blog may appear to simply be an online journal or newsletter. It looks simple and straightforward. If you are blogging for business, though, it’s a little more complicated. It requires a lot of editing, creating and planning. Everything you see on my blog here at Emma Lee Creative is created by me. I write everything, decide on topics to write about, create all the visuals such as photos and illustrations, including the images you see accompanying the links on social media. It’s much more complicated than meets the eye.
Read MoreThe Myth of the Solopreneur
A solopreneur is typically described as an entrepreneur who runs their show on their own. Google defines solopreneur as, “a person who sets up and runs a business on their own.” I understand we’re getting into semantics here, but I think this definition is lacking. I am a solopreneur and I do most of my work in solitude. It becomes very easy to forget that I am not alone in this, and that I didn’t get where I am solely on my own efforts. I am the sole worker at Emma Lee Creative, but don’t call me a self-made woman. I am mostly others-made, and I owe my success to my support network.
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