Category Archives: Inspiration

Why Shopping Small is so Important

Lela Barker

Shop small is more than merely a catch phrase. When you choose to spend your holiday dollars with a small business, you empower people, families, and communities in ways that Amazon or Target can’t touch. Here’s how… SIX REASONS TO SHOP SMALL THIS HOLIDAY You create more local job opportunities. Seventy-seven million Americans are employed…

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Things That Keep Us Up At Night (Part 2): Connecting with Ideal Customers + Small Business Overwhelm

Lela Barker

Each year, I invite my clients to participate in the Lucky Break client survey. I ask you all sorts of things: about your business, about where you turn for advice, about how confident you feel in various aspects of your business, and about what’s keeping you awake at night.     Several hundred people rose to…

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Things That Keep Us Up At Night: Battling Entrepreneur Anxiety

Lela Barker

Each year, I invite my clients to participate in the Lucky Break client survey. I ask you all sorts of things: about your business, about where you turn for advice, about how confident you feel in various aspects of your business, and about what biggest piece of entrepreneur anxiety is keeping you awake at night. Several…

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The Best Business Books 2018 for Makers + Product Designers

Lela Barker

I recently asked the Lucky Break community to chime in with their favorite business books. Beloved books that are brimming with actionable advice. Writing from authentic voices that skip the hype to deliver meaty advice. The best business books that have truly helped propel them forward. Several hundred of you answered my rallying cry (thank you!)…

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Where Are They Now? Sarah Samere of James Vincent Design Co.

Angie Chua

Are you wondering what happens to my Brick House Branding alumni post-graduation? What they do with the momentum and new-found knowledge? Curious about where they take their businesses in the year following all that hard work? I’m back with another installment in my “Where Are They Now?” series and I’m doing-cartwheels-excited to show you the serious waves my BHB…

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