Sharon Zimmerman
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How is the trust recession affecting your small business?
The Trust Recession is here, so what do we do? There is a good chance if you’ve had a meeting with me recently that we talked about the Trust Recession. So if you haven’t had a meeting with me recently, here’s a brief on what it is, why knowing about it can help you, and…
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Do it Scared in your Jewelry Business
Do it scared. Early on in my business, I remember a fellow business friend telling me that she thought that I did things that to her would feel scary, but that I seemed fine with it. Fine? Are you scared in your business? Me too! I was scared all the time. Picking a new show,…
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Jewelry Business Case Studies Part Three – Going Big? In This Economy?
What can Going Big in a jewelry business look like now? A tale of two businesses It feels like a rough time to even be thinking about investing big into your business. Right? But there isn’t really a wrong time to think big about the future of your business. Case study of two distinct jewelry businesses…
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“Could you just?” The dreaded question in your jewelry business
How to answer the hardest question you routinely get in your jewelry business “Could you just?” “Could you just shorten this chain?” “Could you just tighten this prong?” “Could you just make this ring a 1/4 size smaller?” Ah yes, the “could you just” question. It’s the dealing with the public aspect of your business…
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When the world feels heavy, make more art
Your art practice matters Does it feel like it is all too much? You can’t help other people if you don’t give yourself some help too. This isn’t about selfishly holding back, it’s about restoring yourself so that you can be more of service. A comment that I keep seeing and hearing from, well, everyone,…
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Jewelry Business Case Studies Part Two – a tale of two more jewelry businesses
Another tale of two jewelry businesses I’m just over here thinking in case studies again. As in compilations of a variety of businesses I get to see inside of (anonymized, of course) and stories that sometimes include my own experiences. Case study one – A jewelry business at close to $195K annual revenue. This business…
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Why Money Mindset Doesn’t Work For Everyone
and when it does What I love and what I don’t love about money mindset Sure, you didn’t ask for my opinion, but here it is anyway! I’ve never liked the abundance vs. scarcity part of money mindset – binary thinking is extremely not my jam. Also, I’m rooted in numbers and facts. That said, at…
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Why Amazon’s “Buy for Me” is Bad for Small Business Owners
And what you can do to opt out. What is Amazon “Buy for Me” and why it is terrible for small businesses Amazon’s Buy for Me is a system hosted on the Amazon site, and appears to be like normal shopping on Amazon, but really it is scraped listings from independent small business sites. It’s…
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The top pick for small business payroll software
This post contains an affiliate link – when you sign up using my link, we both get a bonus. So you decided you need a simple payroll solution I don’t love all software. In fact, I am the most critical, the most skeptical of all new tech – I feel like I have seen so…
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Jewelry Business Case Studies – a tale of two businesses
It’s just one dollar at a time to build your business, right? You may have noticed that I’m not a jewelry business coach who promises you a million dollars, or fame and fortune. It is both the benefit and the curse of experience on my part – I’ve simply seen too much. We all want that…