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.

Mckenzie Echols

Honestly the biggest challenge with profitability is the competition with big retailers for example< Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc. It’s so hard to actually mark items at a profitable rate when you have to compete with these stores so that your customers will choose you. Read more>>

Yingyao Liang

As an artist, only a few can stand on the world’s biggest stages and become highly profitable in the eyes of others. This leads many to believe that art is a highly lucrative industry. Read more>>