09/08/2026
You started the business because you loved your craft.
And then discovered along the way that you also had to become a business owner.
Marketing.
Posting.
Invoicing.
Client meetings.
Contracts.
Bookkeeping.
Networking.
Follow-up.
Managing people.
Playing nice in the sandbox with other vendors.
You quickly learn that being great at your craft isn’t enough.
And the more you resist the business side, the harder it becomes to keep doing the work you actually love.
All those other things are what make it possible to keep doing what you love AND get paid for it.
What surprised you most about being a business owner?