Streamlining Your Business

#186 How to Become an A-Player in Business (and Get What You Want)

By Tracy Matthews / January 29, 2019

Who are some of your favorite icons in the world? Maybe it’s Beyonce, or Marie Forleo, or Oprah, or a world leader. They’re people that we look up to and admire, and may even want to be like…

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#183 How to Simplify Your Business to Make More Money This Year

By Tracy Matthews / January 8, 2019

What’s your word of the year? My word of the year for 2019 is ELEVATE! Last year, my word of the year was SIMPLIFY here’s why… Have you ever felt that making money is hard because there are…

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#182 How to Face Fear to Grow Your Business FAST This Year with Rhonda Britten

By Tracy Matthews / January 1, 2019

Happy New Year #ThriveTribe… Last week, I wrote about 5 words to live by (and tools to set the precedent for your New Year) because, well, it’s the New Year! Time for some massive change! Which leads me…

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#173 How to Problem Solve When Trying to Scale Your Jewelry Business

By Tracy Matthews / October 30, 2018

When you want to scale your jewelry business – you start seeing new problems to solve.   It’s true, more money…more problems!   Not exactly more, but different problems for sure.   The biggest your business, the different…

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#170 13 Lessons Learned from Flourish & Thrive Live 2018

By Tracy Matthews / October 9, 2018

Reviews of Flourish & Thrive Live are in – it was a total hit!   Maybe you’re coming down off the NYC high, getting out of the jetlagged fog, or bummed because you missed it this year.  …

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#166 How a “Total Control Freak” Left Her Biz for 2 Months Without Going Under

By Tracy Matthews / September 11, 2018

There’s a point in your business where releasing control is the only way to grow.   You might feel scared or nervous to get help with administrative work, but if you want to grow – you can’t do…

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#161 The Surprising Way to Turn a Profit Every Year (even if your sales are slow)

By Tracy Matthews / August 7, 2018

There’s a difference between having a hobby and running a profitable jewelry business.   Here at Flourish & Thrive Academy, we give you the tools to figure out if you want a jewelry business – and how to…

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#157 How to Create 10x the Content in Half the Time

By Tracy Matthews / July 10, 2018

Creating new content to keep up with your digital marketing can feel like a full time job.   I’m guessing you didn’t become a jewelry designer so you could write blog posts and Instagram captions 24/7?   But…

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#149 How to Know if It’s Time to Lean in or Quit

By Tracy Matthews / May 15, 2018

It’s normal to question your business now and then. I see this all the time when new designers join our community. They say before joining us they were about to throw in the towel and close their business.…

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#147 What it really takes to make a $50K salary as a jewelry designer

By Tracy Matthews / May 1, 2018

It’s possible to earn a salary as a business owner. You don’t have to settle for leftovers. In fact, I highly recommend this strategy and I teach designers how to do this in our signature program, Laying the…

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