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From Classroom to Custom Orders: How Teaching Prepared Me for Running a Small Business
If you'd told me a few years ago that I’d swap the classroom for custom gifting, I might have laughed at the idea. But as it turns out, being a primary school teacher was the perfect training ground for running a small business. Teaching isn’t just about phonics and numbers. It’s time management, multitasking, creativity on demand, and most of all, people skills. These are the very tools I now use every day as a small business owner. In the classroom, I was used to planning w

Jemma McCleland
Jan 82 min read


Starting Over: The Beautiful Chaos of Moving, Healing, and Building Anew
A few years ago, if someone had told me I’d uproot my life, move countries, change careers, survive a health scare, and start a small business, all in one whirlwind chapter I would have laughed nervously and politely asked them to stop tempting fate. But here I am. Life has a curious way of unravelling in ways we never quite expect. The decision to move countries wasn’t taken lightly. It was fuelled by a mixture of hope, exhaustion, and the overwhelming need for something dif

Jemma McCleland
Jan 53 min read


Lessons I’ve Learnt Since Running My Small Business.
When I launched my small business, I thought I had a fairly good idea of what to expect. I knew it would be hard work, time-consuming,...

Jemma McCleland
Jul 2, 20253 min read


In My Corner: A Thank You to My Biggest Supporter
Starting a small business is a wild, unpredictable ride — one filled with highs that make your heart soar, and lows that make you...

Jemma McCleland
Jun 19, 20252 min read


When Passion Feels Heavy: The Struggle Between Mental Health and Running a Small Business
Running a small business is often painted as this wildly fulfilling adventure, early mornings fuelled by coffee and purpose, the thrill...

Jemma McCleland
Jun 12, 20252 min read


When the Cricut Hits the Fan: The Not-So-Glossy Side of Small Biz Life
Sometimes being a small business owner isn't all rainbows and butterflies, especially when your Cricut decides to go completely rogue....

Jemma McCleland
Jun 5, 20251 min read
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