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Productivity coach Tammie Bennett has first-hand experience assisting creatives in achieving their goals. She sheds light on how to increase productivity as well as the key factors holding us back from living up to our full potential.
Productivity Expert Tammie Bennett Shares Her Top 3 Tips to Help You Get More Done
Productivity coach Tammie Bennett has first-hand experience assisting creatives in achieving their goals. She sheds light on how to increase productivity as well as the key factors holding us back from living up to our full potential.
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Bee’s Knees Knee Pads is an Unconventional Business with a Big Learning Curve
Sara Bryant started her business, Bee’s Knees Knee Pads, to solve a problem for a small, but specific, group of people — pole dancers. Her goal was simple: make a better knee pad.
Artist Coops Provide Community, Connection for Local Makers
Artist coops present an interesting opportunity to sell your work. A coop is an organization owned and democratically controlled by its members, and in the case of an artist coop, the organization can provide professional services for its members including gallery space or shelf space at its brick-and-mortar store location.
Artist Coops Provide Community, Connection for Local Makers
Artist coops present an interesting opportunity to sell your work. A coop is an organization owned and democratically controlled by its members, and in the case of an artist coop, the organization can provide professional services for its members including gallery space or shelf space at its brick-and-mortar store location.
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