Hello Workroom Owners! Do any of these things make you feel nervous, embarrassed or scared? 1. Sending a quote, especially one that is very expensive 2. Asking for payment from your customer 3. Admitting mistakes 4. Asking for more details or additional information 5. Saying “no” In this episode of the Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock talk about why so many of us have feelings of insecurity and how to be more confident

On this episode of The Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock talk about reverse time studies. You can listen to this episode of the podcast on iTunes or by using the link below. Click here to listen: Episode 62, Reverse Time Studies A reverse time study is where you guess how long something will take and then time yourself and compare the results to see how well you estimate your time. By studying your estimates as compared

On this episode of the podcast Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock talk about pricing perceptions. How your own thoughts and feelings keep you from pricing objectively. You can listen to this episode of the podcast here: Episode 52, The Pitfalls of Perception Pricing Have you ever set a price lower than what you know is fair and profitable because...? 1) it's small and doesn't look like much (like tiebacks, napkins, placemats, sheer rod pocket T&B curtains, etc.) 2) it's "b

The WAM group was challenged to use time studies in combination with an hourly rate, to better understand pricing. Sew what we learned!

Owning a business has a purpose. The purpose is to profit! A new workroom business may not be profitable (yet), but they are rich in time.