Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Going public

I am making another web persona and I am going public with a shop to sell my scrub caps on Etsy. It isn't live yet, but I'm working on it. My goal is to have 10 items posted and open the shop for business on my birthday.

I've been busy with that for a while, which is why I haven't posted here for a while. It's exciting and fun. Trying to make inventory. Coming up with shop policies. Figuring out how to accept payments. Trying to decode how to calculate sales tax for in state sales.

Oy, taxes.

Now, I need inventory, and dammit, I keep selling my inventory at work. These sales are bootstrapping my little business.

Last weekend I went to the O You! conference in Kansas City. It's a motivational conference sponsored by Oprah Winfrey and all of her associates with lectures, workshops, and educational opportunities. I had a delightful time - good speakers that made me feel empowered, lots of samples passed out to attendees, a nifty little notebook and a foldable tote bag given at registration, and goodie bags handed out at the end of the show. All kinds of good stuff included in those nice totes. Lunch was even included and it was pretty darn good.

Oprah Winfrey is good. She's the Eleanor Roosevelt of our generation (sort of...well, you know what I'm getting at). She strives for good and personal empowerment for all. I like that. What can I say, I'm a fan. And now I'm even more excited about my little shop.

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