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Taking those first few steps towards being your own boss can be scary… especially as a creative professional, where you’re putting your own skills to the test while learning the

Am I Ready for Freelancing?

Start It > Planning

A satisfying graphic design career is one where you are doing work that allows you to have fun and grow — and pays your bills, allows you to save, and

Key Legal Resources for Creative Businesss

Start It > Legal

Whether you like it or not, going into business means educating yourself about the legal requirements of your field and location. Knowing the ground rules helps protect you and your

Registrations and Licensing

Start It > Registrations

Part of running your business will be to make sure you’re properly licensed and registered with the appropriate oversight organizations in your state. Here is some guidance, along with a

Accounting Quick Resources

Earn It > Accounting

Keeping track of where your money comes from and where it goes is crucial… not only for keeping track of how well your business is doing, but for your own

Introduction to Marketing

Run It > Marketing & Sales

Understanding Your Customers Your customers have needs, which include: Physical needs, such as food, clothing and shelter Social needs, such as belonging, status and affection Individual needs such as knowledge

Your Brand as an Experience

Run It > Branding

Branding. We certainly hear that word over and over and over. What does it really mean, what is it? How do we create a brand for ourselves? Even if we

Tax Resources

Earn It > Taxes

Taxes are as inevitable as…. other inevitable things. If you don’t plan in advance to pay all of your business’s taxes, you’ll be pulling your hair out when they come