Yesterday was an interesting day for me at EntreActive (The program for Entrepreneurs with disabilities). We started the section on writing our business plan, and essentially we had a round table discussion group where we went through the first chapter of our business plan individually, bouncing ideas off the instructor and the other participants. Now all I have to do is get to work putting it all in my own words, expanding on the notes, and putting it down in the business plan document.
I also intend to get back to work on my novel this week. I've had a long enough break since NaNoWriMo ended - it's time to finish writing and get to editing so I can take advantage of this year's createspace offer. I'm going to be a busy girl for the next few months!
Street market season starts in June, registration for most markets starts in March. Hopefully I can get a good table at a couple of markets and earn money to join some craft fairs in the fall - one of my business goals is to participate in five or more markets and craft fairs this year. It is so expensive to sell at a craft fair though. Well I am sure things will go well. I'm an optimistic person today.
This morning was my first session with the GROW program. It went well. Tuesday morning is jewelry making, so I sat and worked on some projects and chatted with the other ladies. most of them are considerably older than me and I'm not sure i fit in based on age, but once I started talking to the lady next to me, I think our age difference became a non-issue. I will give it another couple of sessions before I decide whether or not I fit in.
This afternoon when I go home from GROW I will work on some more jewelry and get some photos up in the gallery. I don't want to add more products to the store until some things start selling so I will be focusing on making products for the craft fairs and working on custom orders this next little while. But I will say that the more jewelry I make the better I get at it - so be on the lookout for some pretty epic products to come into the store later! I am even making my own watches now - I buy the watch faces and then add my own beaded bands to them. People here at GROW really liked the one I made for myself, so I made another one to demonstrate how I do it. They were pretty impressed.
I also have plans for a reorganisation of the store later in the spring time. I think I would like to organise it by category. having a seperate section for everything. Look for the new style some time in late February or early March.
Well that's all the news for today I think.
Michelle
