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Finding balance as your own boss

by Carla | Blog, Business Magic, Creativity, Love your business, Mindset, Multipod Issues, Work Happy

I’ve had the word “balance” as one of my yearly words at least three times. It’s a word you see and hear bandied around a lot whenever you’re googling speedy self care at 4am after another late night working. (I know this isn’t just...

Tendring Business Fortnight 2022

by Carla | Behind the scenes, Blog, Events, Journal, Love your business, Multipod Life & Business, Multipoddery, Workshops & Speaking

Essex never fails to amaze me with its support of the amazing variety of businesses based here. Admittedly, I started my first business shortly after moving here 14 years back, but it has always felt like a creative, supportive and entrepreneurial part of the UK...

Celebrating small businesses

by Carla | Blog, Business support & networks, Improper Jobs, Love your business, Work Happy

December has rolled round again and it’s Small Business Saturday! If you move in similar circles to me, you’ll have spotted a few posts today, probably from your friends, family or colleagues who run small businesses themselves. For my part, I thought...

5 places to use your personal branding photos

by Carla | Blog, Brand and Visual Magic, Brand Photography Notes, Business Magic, Love your business, On-brand business, Personal Branding Photography, Tips, Tricks and Tools

So you’re thinking about booking a personal branding shoot and you can mostly see why you’d quite like some up to date photos of you, doing your business thing. But where the hell do you use them once you have them?! Here are some ideas: Profile photos...

What a stock take really looks like…

by Carla | Blog, Journal, Love your business, Multipod Life & Business

We all run, or dream of running, our businesses from home. No more commuting, office hours, small talk with people we have nothing in common with. Some dream of running their business from anywhere – though sandy beaches play havoc with your laptop’s...

Dreaming of decluttering

by Carla | Behind the scenes, Blog, Journal, Love your business, Multipod Life & Business

Where do you run your business from? No, my desk never actually looks this pretty…  I used to have an office in my spare room (I rather grandly called it a studio, but really it was a big desk with a jewellery workbench on one end, big screens for editing, and...
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