Dot & Lil Blog

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what I've learned this year: uncertainty & mistakes

I used to post a lot more small business related posts, about the fears and stretching and growing and skill-learning that go along with being an e...

pretty pretty display pictures!

So, what do you think of our displays? Have any display ideas of your own to...

slow going at high speeds

This has been one of those months that seem to jump by at warp speed. And yet, it seems sometimes that time is barely ticking forward, that progres...

others will follow

An inspiring talk from Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on women and entrepreneurship. The highlights for me? "When we change the way we see ourselves, others ...

working towards the montreal gift show

I am working hard this month, getting ready for the spring edition of the Montreal Gift Show at the beginning of March. Press kits, prices, new exc...

if dot & lil was an animal...

  In a strange twist of trying to inspire myself today, while brainstorming design ideas for a new product line, I came upon the odd question of wh...

it's hard to sell a job

It has been on my mind lately that what I’m building here at Dot & Lil can be thought of in many ways. Back when I was reading E-Myth, I thoug...

the fuel awards: youth entrepreneurship

Until July 31st, you can vote for me once a day in the FuEl Awards, a contest that celebrates Canada's future entrepreneurial leaders. It's easy to...

details, schedules, and then the joy of making

There are many parts of running this business that I love and, let's be honest, many that I hate, too. But when days fill up with schedules, and me...

the e-myth and my soap empire

I have been reading Michael Gerber's "The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It". If you've never heard of...