Better, Smarter, Richer by Jackie B
DO WHAT YOU LOVE! — THRIVE FINANCIALLY.
I have a creative client- she is a cook who is making and selling fabulous chocolate- who was searching for some direction on next steps. She knows her product costs and she knows her retail sales price and she knows customers love her candy. But, should she expand? Should she market through stores instead of Read More …
I’m so excited to have an article placed on the home page of the Conference of Creative Entrepreneur’s website. It is so amazing to see my work being spread across the nation and I’m thrilled at the success stories I am hearing about. It’s an honor to align with organizations of high integrity to share Read More …
I love to hear reader stories. I have heard so many in the past 20 years about people whom I tell about the ideas in Better, Smarter, Richer and I just watch the light click on! It was the same for Wes. Wes is a very, very talented film maker. But as you can imagine, Read More …
Join Jackie B. Peterson in a presentation describing the Seven Business Principles, in her book Better, Smarter, Richer, for Solopreneurs and Creative Entrepreneurs. In partnership with the Sherwood Urban Renewal Agency and the Sherwood Chamber of Commerce, the Sherwood School District, SCORE, and the Small Business Development Center at Portland Community College, a series of Small Read More …
After the show, Rosanna counted her money: $900. She told me she was pleased with this. It made her feel good that the scarves sold out. I saw the amount she made and had to sigh. I knew that the time and materials she used to create that $900 led to a very low hourly Read More …
Hi Jackie, I know you get a lot of questions about individual businesses, so I thought I would add one of my own. I have a jewelry business. I sell out of booths at fairs. It used to do really well, but now there is a ton of competition. I keep having to lower my Read More …
I had to practice some “tough love” with a client yesterday. She is re-starting her graphic design business and was about to send out a letter to her large data base of prior happy clients- but it was just a general letter, ‘Hi, I am back in business, send me some work.” I said NO! Read More …
