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.

Jordan Lloyd

The most important factor in the financial success of a restaurant, hotel or any product producing place of business is to understand your overhead. This assumes consistency and quality are well intact. Read more>>

Alicia Mathieu

One of the biggest challenges to profitability in the nonprofit sector, particularly in organizations like Down to Defend, is securing sustainable funding sources. Read more>>

Gisela Lapido-McHone

Almost everyone has a dream or a purpose in life. Since my twenties, I have always longed for a physical store. Throughout my career, I have ventured through various aspects of retail, from designing commercial spaces to visual merchandising for chain stores and private boutiques. Read more>>

Rian Graham

The biggest challenge to profitability in the industry is being the person mentally and spiritually that you need to succeed. You can have a million dollar business idea, but you have to be the leader, the entrepreneur, the risk taker, the negotiator, the teacher and the student. Read more>>

Vanessa Ross

Time is the biggest challenge. The longer I have been in this business the better I am at estimating the time it will take me to complete a cake but there have been many, many times that I have missed the mark. Read more>>

Stephanie Coalson

One of the biggest challenges for me as a travel advisor is that a lot of the general public does not understand how we work or they think travel agents are a thing of the past. Read more>>

Avery Jade

Being a photographer brings me immense joy, but it hasn’t been easy to start out. I live in Utah County. Utah is saturated with photographers and it’s difficult to become successful. Read more>>