YYC Girl Gang Logo Design Contest

✨ CONTEST ALERT!! ✨ Calling all graphic designers! YYC Girl Gang’s birthday is coming and we want to celebrate with a brand spankin’ new logo. . So let’s have a contest. Submit a logo design to us before November 15th, 2017 and if we choose yours, you win $250 CASH. 💰💰💰 . What we’re looking…

A letter to the Boss A$$ B!tch

If you’ve had a bad day, a bad customer, a bad comment, a bad review. This is my letter to you: “Dear reader: You my friend are a boss ass bitch. You’ve made a whole company from the ground up. You got those creative juices flowin’, made some shit, came up with a killer name,…

BE AUTHENTIC, OR INSTAGRAM JUST MIGHT SHUT YOU DOWN

This post was originally published on www.botcommunications.com on February 16, 2016. Reposted with permission.   Photo: Natalie Westerbeek One of the number one questions people ask me in my workshop is: “how do I get more instagram followers?” I get it, we all have moments where we imagine what it must be like for a Kardashian…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Market Hopping: What Not To Say to Makers

{Featured image by Diane + Mike} The Do’s and Dont’s of Market Hopping: What Not to Say to Makers Ahhh, spring and summer market season is upon us! One of the best aspects of holding down a booth at the various markets is all the lovely people you get to meet and greet. It’s always nice to…

How Improving Your Spelling and Grammar Can Boost Your Business

In a previous life, I was a technical writer. This means that I spent all day writing and editing manuals and documentation. Running a tea company is a completely different kind of career, but I learned a lot in my former job that translates to any kind of business. I wanted to share some of…

MAN CRUSH MONDAY – FRIDAY SOCK CO

Hey where the boys at!? There are some killer #guybosses in the city, so we have decided that the first monday of every month we will dedicated to Man Crush Monday. First up is Adam from Friday Sock Co. – studly husband to Leanne from Little Me Paper Co (one of the YYC Girl Gang founders) and…

A COLOR STORY // BEST NEW PHOTO EDITING APP

This post was originally published on February 25, 2016 on http://www.botcommunications.com and has been reposted with permission. As a photographer and avid instagrammer (is that a word yet?) I’m always on the hunt for the best photo editing apps. I started with VSCO, and then jumped to Priime and now there’s a new kid on the…

Sustaining Your Creative Flow

  Whether you’re a small business owner, an entrepreneur, a craftswoman, or an artist, we all have one thing in common – we are creatives. We are called to create, and compelled to bring new and exciting things into the world. We honour that invitation from the universe to tell our story and share our…

What happens when girlbosses collaborate?

The short answer? Amazing things. A little while ago I was approached by Pam from Crafted – we’d known each other for a long time and shared similar goals. She had amazing news: a retail space had opened up and was I interested in collaborating with her? I couldn’t say yes fast enough! We called up Amelia…

Shopping local this season!

Helllloooo, girlbosses! The holiday season is upon us! You’re probably getting ready to go gift shopping, picking up some new holiday decorations for your home or office, buying a party dress or getting a fresh new hair-do! That’s great! Today we want to talk about how you can incorporate shopping local into your holiday prep. The…