The Boss of You

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be doing a book signing at the Urban Craft Uprising in Seattle on December 6th (the show is both the 6th & 7th). I spent some time last night reviewing (and getting totally lost in) the simply awesome list of vendors for the show and I’m pretty sure I’ll […]

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A great article over at the Etsy blog today about a husband and wife crafty team who moved to Amsterdam and have built up a craft business that has allowed them both to quit their day jobs and create a crafty empire. Now I may just find this a compelling little read because I occasionally […]

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A friend sent me a link to Summer Pierre’s awesome video announcement of her good news, and it reminded me…
It was Thanksgiving up here in Canada a week or so ago, and I had meant to post something here about gratitude. I’ve been procrastinating because things are very, very busy at our happy little web […]

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When we were in Seattle for The Lab at Velocity Design back in July, we had the great pleasure of meeting the fabulous Kristen Rask of Schmancy Toys, who is just as cool as you would expect her to be. Turns out Kristen has joined forces with four other Seattle biz ladies who are starting […]

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Hey there smart blog readers. Anybody out there know of a super awesome resource for HR Policies for a small business? Awesome books that helped you with yours? Useful websites chock-full of info and possibly some basic templates? If you know of anything of the sort, please share!

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When I logged on to my computer last Monday, I had over five hundred emails in my inbox. Let me clarify: that’s just my work address I’m talking about. I keep separate email addresses for personal use and for Boss of You business, and those had full inboxes, too.
Why the pileup? I had taken two […]

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We *heart* Michelle Goodman, author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide. She’s smart, funny, and a source of incredibly solid, down-to-earth career advice. You know those women’s magazine career columns where they fixate on office politics, what to eat during staff lunches, and dressing for success? Michelle’s writing is the complete opposite of that junk; […]

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