Live Caricature Entertainment, Graphic Recording, and Custom Illustration by Bruce Outridge Productions
When you have large projects it is very important that you are organized and on the same page with the client. When I was approached by this new client to … Continue reading Organization is the key when completing large drawing projects
I was recently at an event drawing caricatures and was answering a question from a guest on the importance of being good with people and why I believe that my … Continue reading Did Your Childhood Shape Your Business for Today?
As a service business one of the hardest areas to deal with are returns. I don’t get very many, but occasionally one comes back usually because people thought they like … Continue reading Dealing with Returns, We’re Not Walmart!
We all hate to turn down work especially as an entrepreneur or artist not knowing where the next meal may come from, but sometimes it is the best thing you … Continue reading Turning Down Work May be the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Business and Your Art
Many of us are very skeptical of new opportunities and have a habit of shutting them down at first light. With the internet and telemarketing companies it can be annoying … Continue reading Be Open to New Opportunities
I am a time management nut and the reason is that I do so many things. Since our business is primarily a service business I not only have to sell … Continue reading Creating a fresh Start? Start with your Studio!
As artists we are told to focus on one thing and one thing only. As entrepreneurs we are told you will spread yourself too thin and lose focus if you … Continue reading Branching Out, is it Survival or Death?
Welcome to January, cold, dark, and dreary. Yesterday it was announced in our local news that January 21st is the most depressing day of the year, the bills are in, … Continue reading Do You Need to Regroup?
It is amazing to me the little things that make a big difference. One of those would be smiling, we all do it, some more than others, and it can … Continue reading Smiling May Just Make You More Money
One of the best things you can do for yourself or your business is to increase your efficiency. I am a time management junkie and am always looking for ways … Continue reading Improve Efficiency by Working Like a Dog
I have always tried to be helpful by nature, I enjoy helping people when I can and often do. Many times I get called to entertain at an event only … Continue reading Helping Others May be the Best Way of Helping Yourself
I am always in planning mode, especially now with our business year end the end of October, we are already into our new year however we don’t make any changes … Continue reading What is your Plan for Success?