On Growing My Animal Skulls Business By 30%
This is a follow up story for Dermestidarium. If you're interested in reading how they got started, published about 6 years ago, check it out here.
Hello again! Remind us who you are and what business you started.
My name is Carla Brauer, and I’m the founder/owner of Dermestidarium - a business that specializes in cleaning animal skulls with flesh-eating beetles.
Most of my clients are hunters or taxidermists who use my services to clean the skulls of hunted animals as a memento of their experience, but I also work with many pet owners to memorialize their beloved animal companions by way of bone preservation. In fact, I’ve helped so many people with their pets that this summer I will be launching a special service just for pet memorials.
The past year has had some significant ups and downs - I’ve remodeled my shop and had record growth, but also suffered an injury during my busiest time that lost me over a month of productivity. Being a solo entrepreneur has many challenges, but what do you do when you, as your one and only employee, can’t work?
Perhaps most excitingly - just this past month I left the part-time job I had been doing in addition to my business. The stable extra income was hard to say goodbye to, but for many reasons, it felt like the right thing to do at the right time. I’m excited to devote more of...
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