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.

Briana D’Andrea

User-generated content creation is often likened to a unicorn in the creative industry—rare, magical, and immensely valuable. Despite this, many creators fail to recognize their worth and the significant impact they have on businesses. Read more>>

NICOLE BRIGGS

In the fashion and retail industry there is an evolution and DEI problem. The traditional brick and mortar part of the business has not changed to accent the promo and cultural environment of online and social media. Read more>>

Queen Kim

I am from South Korea and now live in Los Angeles. Growing up immersed in the film industry in both countries, I’ve observed significant changes in movie-making trends. Read more>>

Dylan Todd

The biggest challenge to profitability in the photography industry ties into us, the photographers. We photographers come in many forms, from mom-tographers who got into it after capturing their own family’s growth, to those who are enthusiasts and just love the form of photography, and us who run our business doing photography.  Read more>>