The Creative Business Owner

April 28, 2011 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Photo by Wendi Kelly

When I was in art school, many of us students had visions of being successful artists after we graduated. Many of those visions included living the freelance lifestyle. I know I …

A Little Investment For Big Paybacks

April 21, 2011 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Creative people don’t often think past the point of creation. The word “marketing” among the artsy folk is something akin to a four letter word. You may have spent weeks, months or even years perfecting your product, all …

Cooking Up a Business

April 7, 2011 - Written by Deb Dorchak
 

Businesses have many layers. Each layer adds up to build the whole and make it work. When one layer is weak, everything else suffers. Or there could be weaknesses in many of the layers. …