Business BFFs

This week, Clare and Sam delve into their respective office space and set up! Now that Clare has a real office in a real house, she reflects on her previous, cramped quarters. Meanwhile, Sam searches for a new solution. Should you rent an office, co-work, or work from home? Is working in another country THE … Continue reading Episode 27 – Office Space – AKA Don’t be Precious About It

Where we talk about going after what you want even when you're afraid, comic convention woes, and AirBnBs large and small!

Hey, look, an episode we recorded a month and a half ago has found its way through the void to YOUR EARS! In which we talk about where we’re at goals-wise, what events we’re doing in the next many moons, and advices for Doing It All (hint: don’t?). Also, murder! And not murder.

HEY THERE FRIENDS! The BFFs are back! Kind of! Today we discuss travel.

Sam is off this week and so you've got your most adequate BFF CLARE here to talk updates and publishing advice!

We present to you our take on this year's Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, and our selling tips for independent creators selling at cons.

Trigger warning: sexual harassment. Today on Business BFFs, we talk about being a woman in the sometimes unforgiving, harsh business landscape that is publishing. The whole episode wasn’t going to be about the #MeToo movement and all that surrounds it, but turns out we have a lot to explore there, so here it is.

Do you have the PERFECT MOST WONDERFUL novel on the planet and you’re trying to sell it to a publisher? Tune in this week for some GREAT TIPS on how to submit and pitch a publisher. What do you do when you’re at a party with an editor? Are you trapping innocent publishing professionals behind … Continue reading Episode 21 – How to Submit to a Publisher AKA Black Holes Create Fat Stacks

We're approaching spring and you know what that means....MANY STRESSFUL HOURS OF DOING YOUR TAXES! But it doesn't have to be stressful, we're here and we're fun so maybe business finances and taxes can be fun too, right? We're here to answer simple questions like, how do I keep track of my income? Do I have to charge tax as a small business in Canada, and when do I do it? WILL IT EVER STOP SNOWING EVER?? No, doomed forever. PS: Sam's audio decided to be so hot today it blew her out of the sky. Sorry for that!

The Business BFFs are back with a NEW EXPERIMENT! For two weeks, we went on a social media diet - and we both had very different results.