Profits differ from net income, and no where is there clearer than for small business owner-operators, artists, and creatives. Just because you have a certain amount of money left over after covering expenses doesn’t mean you’ve made profits. Why? Because you have to factor in the cost of your labor and the risk you took and so after factoring that in, millions of small businesses and artists and creatives are operating with little to no profit. However, it doesn’t have to be this way and so we wanted to create a space where sharp entrepreneurs and creatives could come together and discuss the challenges to profitability and potential solutions. If you have something valuable to add to this conversation that can help others achieve profitability, please reach out to us as we want to get your ideas in front of our readers.

Armando Vasquez

Commercial kitchen equipment is expensive especially when dealing with smoke, vapors and grease. Very easy to spend over $200,000 building a commercial kitchen. Read more>>

Mahogani Dee

As a content creator for over 10 years, I’ve never had the opportunity to be a full time creator. Over the years, the creator space has expanded and become overly saturated. Read more>>

Ryan Williams

There seems to be a mindset, particularly amongst newer designers, that our MAIN focus should be to save our clients money. Some even go as far as to say that if we don’t publicize our markups, that we are being deceitful to our clients. Read more>>

Hemant Varshney

We work with direct-to-consumer businesses predominantly leveraging e-commerce to drive sales. Time and time again, many founders or heads of businesses don’t understand their breakeven points across their products. Read more>>

Natalie Barbour

There are no shortages of ideas in the world today, however, having a proper understanding of production costs, product competition, consumer behavior and marketing strategies help secure a strong opportunity for success. Read more>>

Stacey Ash

The biggest challenge is other photographers. It’s not the clients who are making it hard to be a profitable business. It’s other photographers who are racing to the bottom. Read more>>

Andoni Garcia

I think the biggest challenge is to stand out over the million wedding videographers that are out there. What I’ve seen is a lack in the story telling point of view since now a day everyone is looking to go viral instead of serving each couple with their unique love story. Read more>>

Cheynelle + Elisha Fraser + Borud

We opened Creekside during the decline of covid, knowing we were taking a bit of a risk but also knowing that Wellington was in desperate need of a really great brunch spot. Read more>>

Alexandra Volkov

For a young illustrator entering the creative industry and looking to get noticed/ boost freelancing opportunities, social media apps like Instagram can be a marvelous asset. Read more>>

Ronda VanBuren

One of the biggest challenges to profitability within the marketing industry is the perception amongst some C-suite executives and business owners that marketing is a discretionary cost, rather than a strategic investment. Read more>>

King Immortal

So In the Industry Of content Creation Usually the most difficult issues is Having to put in A lot of Revenue to Get more Profit. I have had more then one instance where me or other creators have had to pay for things like studio time, editing, lighting, even paying Models to be inside of videos. Read more>>