Handmade Beauty Business . . . Virtually! Written by Charlon Bobo
The business of Handmade Beauty has grown exponentially in past ten years. I have personally observed and been an integral part of enormous growth and innovation as industry has become more well-known, and even mainstream.As an instructor in arts of cold-process soap-making and toiletry-making, it is amazing to talk with student after student about their newfound knowledge of creating handmade beauty products and their desire to start a business. The range runs gamut from selling a few weeks annually during pre-holiday craft fair season to starting a full-time business with a very sophisticated long-term business plan. I am always amazed at passion this craft elicits and endless possibilities, variations, and directions in which such a business could go! I know. From personal experience, I know it very well. What I like to share in my consultations is that anything is possible. With enough commitment, endurance, a well-thought plan, and enough cash to carry you through until you are generating income sufficient to get by and thrive, it can be done. That said, in my experience, from moment you decide you are serious about being in business, it is imperative to adopt a mindset of maximizing your time and energy. One way of doing that is to hire a professional Virtual Assistant, also known as a “VA.”
| | Be More Productive With Your TasksWritten by Noam A.
When working on a project for an employer, it’s standard to record number of hours you spend on it each day. While this may be helpful for getting paid, it has no benefit to planning of your future projects. A more efficient strategy is to track how long each individual task on a project takes, and then place those tasks into larger categories.For example, instead of saying it will take 6 hours to build a prototype of a website, break down project tasks into specific categories — designing, coding, testing and fixing. Then, record each task you perform
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