Month: January 2013
Today, I am speaking with my friend Kate Northrup. I’ve known Kate for several years now and I am always amazed by her wise words. In this “do-over” interview (my computer crashed and I lost the original) we…
Read MoreA brief story of what you do and why you do it. I quit my job as a Customs Broker/office manager to stay home when our first child was born. I started Bliss Designs when our oldest was…
Read MoreGuest Author: Caroline Zwick Imagine you had a little genie lamp and one Sunday morning, you happen to rub it on its side and out pops a humongous blue genie with shining gold bracelets around his wrists. You…
Read MoreA brief story of what you do and why you do it. Ana shed her corporate life and started her jewelry company, The Pretty Peacock in 2008. The goal was to create jewelry that evokes emotion and crafted…
Read MoreBack when I (Tracy) started my first design business, I had no idea what I was doing. I did almost everything the wrong way! I had a failure of a marketing plan, I amassed mounds of debt, and…
Read MoreHere at F&TA we are always telling you about all the ways we can help your business. Whether it be massively increasing profits, expanding your company, finding your perfect customer, or perfecting marketing, we are confident we can…
Read MoreThere is a scholarship contest for Volume 1! This is the second round of our Laying the Foundation program. The pilot program was an instant success and this year it will only get better!It is guaranteed to change…
Read MoreA brief story of what you do and why you do it. For several years, I enjoyed jewelry making as a hobby. I left my accounting job to stay home with my three year old and my newborn.…
Read MoreMy alarm went off at 5:15 AM as it does every morning—except Sunday. It’s super cold (35 degrees fahrenheit!) and still really dark, but I get dressed in my workout clothes and head out to meet my friend…
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