By Melissa Mahoney, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series When I officially launched my interior design business just over a year ago, I honestly had no idea what to expect. I’d spent the last 12 years building a career at a commercial interior design firm. That was the world I knew. […]

By Katie Ryan, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series Here’s a truth for all the creative entrepreneurs out there: Money doesn’t have to be a dirty thing. That one may need a second to sink in for some of you. Because if you’re anything like I used to be, you probably feel […]

Our top five My Blueprint Story Features from “The Best Of 2018” Series Happy almost Merry Christmas! I don’t think I’d be wrong in saying we’ve saved the best of our “best of” series for last! As I’ve gotten more into teaching finance and not just doing finance I’ve taken a lot of notes to how people […]

By Laura Michael, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series Real talk : This whole “business owner” thing is still pretty new to me. I’ve been operating my watercolor design, branding, and brand development business for just about 11 months now. So while it’s safe to say I’m no expert, […]

By Lindsay Jani, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series Balance. Isn’t that what most of us creative entrepreneurs are looking for? That elusive work/life balance that allows you to be successful in growing your company without giving up everything you love in your personal life in the process. The fight […]

By Heather Payne, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series Hi, my name is Heather Payne. I’m a creative entrepreneur who’s been running my destination wedding photography business for nearly eight years. And I have a confession to make: I have a part-time job… by choice. Yes, that’s right, I’m running […]

By Jessica McSweeney, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series “I’m not good at that.” For as long as I can remember, this is the general opinion I had about managing my money. When it came to things like budgets, and expenses, and spreadsheets, and balances, I just considered it […]

By Diana Venditto, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series Let me ask you ladies a question: What was your “Aha!” moment? We’ve all had one, right? If you haven’t, trust me, yours is coming! It’s that moment when everything clicks. That moment when you as a business owner understand where […]