by Tammy Grant | Aug 23, 2026 | Starting & Building
Your first customer may be closer than you think. That doesn't mean turning every friend, former colleague, or church acquaintance into a sales target. It means remembering that trust already exists in places where people have seen how you work. They know whether...
by Tammy Grant | Aug 21, 2026 | Starting & Building
Building feels productive. That's why it's so easy to spend money on a name, logo, website, or software before anyone has shown real interest in the offer. We understand the temptation. Making things is satisfying, and talking to potential customers can feel...
by Tammy Grant | Aug 17, 2026 | Starting & Building
A skill can be valuable at work and still be hard to picture as something a customer would buy. Inside a job, the context is already there. Outside it, you have to make the value easier to see. That doesn't mean turning your whole career into a sales page. It...
by Tammy Grant | Aug 16, 2026 | Starting & Building
The labels sound tidy: consulting, coaching, courses, services. The work itself is less tidy. Each one asks something different of you and creates a different kind of relationship with the customer. That difference matters. You can love a subject and dislike the way a...
by Tammy Grant | Aug 14, 2026 | Starting & Building
Lists of business ideas are everywhere. Most of them are built around whatever is selling well this month, which may have very little to do with the life you want or the experience you already have. A useful idea has to fit more than a market trend. It should connect...
