What we wish we knew before starting a business | Real Talk with small businesses

Running a small business is a lot of things: fun, rewarding, stressful, confusing, empowering and sometimes… just really, really hard. But you’re not alone! In our new Real Talk video series, we’re asking small businesses to get real with us about what it takes to make it all work (without losing your mind 🫠).

For the second video in this series, we spoke to five amazing small businesses (who also happen to be VistaPrint customers) about what they wish they knew before they got started.

Featured in this video:

Ashley of amarieacreates: https://amarieacreates.com
Alexandra and Michael of WildFlora: https://wildfloradesign.com/
Sabith and Fabiola of tlali•pani: https://www.tlalipani.com/
Karen of Kanda Chocolates: https://www.kandachocolates.com/
Allan and David of FRUITLOOTS: https://www.fruitloots.com/

Chapters:
00:00 - Real business advice from real businesses
00:18 - What did you wish you knew before you started?
00:48 - Why you don’t need perfection to begin
01:42 - Balancing growth with self-compassion
02:18 - Meet the founders of tlali•pani
02:48 - Trusting your gut and ignoring bad advice
03:06 - Building confidence as a creative entrepreneur
03:44 - The power of momentum and community building
04:02 - The importance of asking for the sale

🙋‍♀️ Want to learn more? For the full article, head to the VistaPrint blog, where entrepreneurs big and small are leveling up their branding: https://www.vistaprint.com/hub

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