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Grow and percolate

Are you working to grow, expand, and refine your creative business? Then this post collection will help you do that on the legal up and up!

Build a community, Create your virtual presence, Grow and percolate, Lay groundwork, Protect and monetize, Ride the rollercoaster, Sketch your path, Claire the Curator, Courtney the Coach, Ezra the Entertainer, Frank the Freelancer, Molly the Maker, Thomas the Teacher, Running a creative business

Do you need to find a way to add ease to the legalese?

Before law school, I was a wildlife biologist. And after nearly a decade of counting birds and rodents, I was ready for a change. But I wasn’t sure what that change was. At the time, I was showing my nature photography in galleries and I debated trying to go full time. But law school had […]

When you work alone, you don’t have a team with complementary skills to help increase your skills. So how can you connect with others to build your skills?
Build a community, Grow and percolate, Claire the Curator, Courtney the Coach, Ezra the Entertainer, Frank the Freelancer, Molly the Maker, Thomas the Teacher, Running a creative business

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

In my late 20s, I worked at an environmental consulting firm. When I first started I had a boss that believed that he was the only one that could look good. He took all the credit for good ideas and passed all the blame to us. Needless to say, it was a very unhappy team […]

Got a VA? Is she an independent contractor? Then you won't want to miss this video that explains what tasks you legally can and can't assign to her.
Claire the Curator, Courtney the Coach, Ezra the Entertainer, Frank the Freelancer, Molly the Maker, Thomas the Teacher, Grow and percolate, Running a creative business, Team

Does having my VA email on behalf of my business turn her into an employee?

Want to tame your inbox by delegating it to your virtual assistant? Would you like them to answer emails, book appointments, or respond to customer requests? Then you won’t want to miss this week’s episode of Ask Kiff. Watch the video | Read the show notes | Read the transcript Show notes Read this post […]

My website recently got hacked. It wasn't fun, but I did learn two important lessons that apply to every area of my creative business–not just my website!
Claire the Curator, Courtney the Coach, Ezra the Entertainer, Frank the Freelancer, Molly the Maker, Thomas the Teacher, Grow and percolate, Running a creative business, Website

What I learned from my website being hacked

Two weeks ago, I woke up to an ominous email in my inbox. It was from Google Search Console saying that a new website owner had been added to my account. I logged in and quickly realized that my website had been hacked. This is never the kind of thing that you want to happen. […]

Congrats you are an LLC! Now you have to act like one! In this Ask Kiff, I share how your LLC should sign a contract! (And the one way you shouldn't!)
Claire the Curator, Courtney the Coach, Ezra the Entertainer, Frank the Freelancer, Molly the Maker, Thomas the Teacher, Grow and percolate, Lay groundwork, LLC + Corporation

If I’m the only owner of my LLC, how should I sign a contract?

Congrats you are an LLC! Now you have to act like one! In this Ask Kiff video, you’ll learn how your LLC should (and shouldn’t) sign a contract! Watch the video | Read the show notes | Read the transcript Show notes Read what else LLC’s are required to do Get access to a self-paced […]

Wish you had access to the kind of lawyer that you want to join for coffee?

You can! I’m your friendly legal eagle (and licensed attorney). And I’d love to pop in your inbox to help you cut through the red-tape and share how there can be ease in the legalese.

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