Ah yes. The classic “just be more productive” advice ☕️🙃

Sound familiar? Comment ☕️ if you’ve heard this and wanted to scream into your mug.

#BurnoutCulture #SmallBusinessReality #TeaAndCoffeeHub

I made the very easy decision this morning to close my Etsy shop. 🧵
I'm still, happily, on Ko-Fi! If you want to grab something online, please go here:

ko-fi.com/theknittingf...

#etsysellersofbluesky #etsyshop #etsyseller #goodbyeetsy #boycottetsy #transparency #smallbusiness #smallbusinessreality

Hard truth: your idea isn’t stuck, you are.

Trello, templates, AI, VAs, SOPs…the tools exist.
Stop being the tool. Use the tools.

Catch Episode 1 for the kick in the pants. https://teaandcoffeehub.podbean.com/
#TeaAndCoffeeHub #UseTheTools #NoMoreExcuses #SmallBusinessReality #EntrepreneurLife

💌 In August I made $20.50 on Etsy, and here’s exactly what was ordered + packed! 🌱🐸✨

It might not sound like much, but every single order means the world to me & helps keep this little art shop alive. 💕

#etsyseller #etsysales #smallbusinessreality #etsyartist #etsystickers

Here’s some transparency 💕🌱🐸🐱.

It might not be huge, but it’s real...and every single order means the world to me. Sharing this because I want other small artists + makers to know you’re not alone in slow growth. 💌

#smallbusinessreality #artistincome #etsyseller #patreonforartists #kawaiiartist

Your first real lesson in business often comes wrapped in pain.

For Stuart Pope, it was a major client going bankrupt.
The payments slowed. Then stopped. Then… gone.

Hard lesson. But one that shaped the business he built after.

#SmallBusinessReality #Coachbirds #EntrepreneurLessons

A small square white desk with cut-outs for computer cables. On the desk are a keyboard, monitor stand, crochet tools and a cup of coffee on a crocheted coaster.

As soon as I sat down with my coffee I realised I now need a coaster, so 5 minutes and a yarn-oddment later, one coaster! 😊 🧶 4/4
#smallwins #uksmallbusiness #smallbusiness #smallbusinesslife #smallbusinessbehindthescenes #smallbusinessreality #myworkplace #mydesktoday

We’re like family here is code for you’ll be covering for Susan every Friday because her dog’s got “anxiety issues.”

#SmallBusinessReality

We’re like family here, but that’s code for we’ll drain your will to live, forget your birthday, and ask you to cover Claire’s shift because she’s “not feeling it."

#SmallBusinessReality

We’re like family here is code for you’ll be asked to work on your birthday, handle three people’s jobs, and still bring your own tea bags.
#SmallBusinessReality