Ep. 2 How much do I need to make in sales in order to pay myself? {Sales to Salary Calculator}

I talk about profit a lot—after all, the Savvy Shopkeeper slogan is work less, profit more! But I don’t talk about profit just for vanity or for making more and more money. It’s so much more than that.  We all hear some snide comments about how you’re “just playing shop” or “have a fun hobby.”…

While many of us turn to the internet when we have a specific business-related question, books are a way to go deeper on the more abstract ideas we grapple with as business owners. That’s why I’m sharing 8 books I’ve found valuable and helpful along my entrepreneurial journey.  Unfortunately, none of these are retail-specific books….

Time management can be a touchy subject with shopkeepers. Want to know why? Because we are overwhelmed—and we don’t manage our minds around this topic.  Many of my 1:1 clients have a lot of resistance when I coach them on time management. And I hear some of the same resistance among the Savvy Shopkeeper community,…

In the final episode of the Shopkeeper Stories mini-series, I spoke with the Master Shopkeepers member who asked me to do the series in the first place: Kathy, owner of Pineapple on Main in Dublin, Pennsylvania. Over the past few years, Kathy’s brand has evolved from an event design company to a home, gifts, and…

 This has been a long time coming!  It’s been months since I blogged, but for good reason.  I spent the past two months learning how to podcast, finding an editor, partnering with a sponsor, and creating “all the things” to get ready for this launch. Well, it’s finally here – the Savvy Shopkeeper Podcast!…