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.

Clarence Hall

The biggest challenge to being a profitable digital marketing agency is building quality relationships that last and initial capital investment.

To have the skill of marketing is amazing but you need capital to scale and hire a team to truly have an impact in the marketing space. Read more>>

Pau Martin

Wow, love these kinds of questions! Well, as I wrap up the journey of starting and ending this brand, I have to disclose that as challenging of a model as it is, it is actually an extremely profitable model and I encourage other start-up brands to try it. All of our supply is new fabric that is excess to other businesses and brands; we reach out, pick it up and sort through it. Read more>>

Kilani Glenn

The biggest challenges to profitability as self-employed stained glass artists would be increasing supply costs, and justifying an ambitious hourly wage for a “slow” artform in a market of artists who are willing to pay themselves less. Read more>>

Tim Dwyer

Being able to afford a brick and mortar location. My products are priced from $5 to $9 so it takes quite a bit of product to pay rent. Read more>>

Mordy Menkes

The biggest issue is keeping a high standard of ingredients and offering living wages while keeping food costs low in a struggling economy. Read more>>