How I Started My Small Business with ZERO Experience and ZERO money in 10 steps ✿ Quit your day job

Today I am going to do a deep dive in how I started my small business with zero experience and zero money in just ten steps.

🌸 I'm going to delve into how exactly I started juggling a part time and full time job, going from £0 to my business going full time making over £54,000

🌸 I'm hoping this video will you give some insights and inspiration into how exactly I got to go full-time in my small business

If you would like to see more of these deep dives let me know in the comments what you would like to know and I would be more than happy to help!

Lets get to work shall we?!
YOU DA BEST
Love,
Catherine

🌱 l i n k s 🌱

✩ katnipp ✩

🌷 Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:17 The Beginning
3:48 Finding Inspiration
6:15 Katnipp is Born
8:45 Re-Investing (While working full-time)
11:12 Organic Marketing and growing Social media
15:05 Going Freelance
16:42 Katnipp Studios Begins
19:07 Growth Spurt in Business
21:12 Becoming a Limited Company

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[KatnippStudios]

Guys I can’t believe how wonderful these comments have been 😭😭🌸🫶🫶 this community is honestly the best thank you for all the support and love! I hope you enjoyed and found this video helpful 🥹🌷🌷🌷

[tiggertheorangecat]

I started following your business journey during the lockdown in 2020.
At the time, you inspired me to open up my own Etsy shop! Started off with a Cricut machine because you were making your stickers using the same machine!
Fast forward to today, I own 2 business, formed an LLC, sold at numerous NYC street fairs, and I recently made the decision to involve a 3rd party supplier to help produce my goodies since it’s been really hard managing orders while having a full-time career.
I still aspire to quit my day job one day! But I’m glad I get to express my creativity through my Etsys!
Even after 4 years, I still watch all your videos while I design products and pack orders 🫶🏼💞

[sso-good-]

I'm 2 months old and still have zero revenue. I'm encouraged. Thank you❤

[TenTenJ]

Nothing cringey at all on the older videos, they are so cute and pure. I watch them sometimes still. 💖

[Cataclysmika]

This video is so inspiring! I JUST this weekend bought my first printer for my art store, funded through commissions! I've been dreaming of it for years and I can't wait to see where this journey goes! Your business and vlogs are a huge inspiration to me. Thank you so much for sharing your story! ♥ Here's to one day quitting my day job, God-willing!

[paramisticpaige]

I've been watching since you started! I also met you at Sunnycon when I bought a print (Howl in his mermaid form, which I still have today!) Me and my sister watch your vlogs including your travel vlogs and it's literally the best part of our week. You have been such an inspiration for me and I'm so happy to see your success and wish you more continued success through the years. 🥰

[lvstnacreates]

I never realised just how much I have in common with you and your past lifestyle, when you mentioned you worked retail and wanted something more to suit your values and saw yourself needing so much better I am in the exact same boat, I am about to start my channel soon and this is more inspiration for me to do this. I also have a graphic design degree and also working retail part time to afford life. I’m aiming to start a small business with all my illustrations in character designing and 3D modeling with my partner and I know that feeling so much that you need more and better, I hope I can make this wish a reality for myself so thank you so much for the inspiration

[stephaniehackney]

I found you just after you rented your first studio - and man, I remember how excited you were! 😂 It’s been really fun watching your growth and all the changes over the years. I wish you continued success and joy, Steph

[angelagardener]

Only discovered Catherine and Katnip over 18months and watched all of the videos.And I loved it 😊Everybody has a journey and I love how it has turned out. My journey was in 2011 and I learned so much. Don't forget to use your local Library as this is where you can find Workshop Classes, Influential people who come to share their stories. Its quite easy when you know how 😊and you can teach others too. Being resourceful you become aware of the journal you want to take as a creative business owner. I had to closed down for a short while during the Pandemic and losing my mum due to me being carer but on our way back up thanks to watching Katnipp to trigger that dream needing fulfilling 😊

[paperinkstamp]

I did the same thing, where I dropped to part time in my main job so I could focus on my business, exactly the same as you, to dedicate those two days strictly to my business and then about a month in I found out I was pregnant (which was a good thing as we were trying for that) but I was getting so tired, I didn’t have the energy to put time into it. Now my daughter is 9 months old and I have completely lost direction for my business. But I love my daughter so much and wouldn’t change it for the world ❤❤ one day I’ll get my direction back!

[rebecafedrick]

ughh, I have so many questions about starting a business but I guess I'll start with: how do you get over imposter syndrome? and how do you find your suppliers for like paper goods and shipping materials?

[TheAspiringHomeCook]

I've been following your journey right from your first studio. And there's nothing cringe about the older videos. I found them very comforting.

[AmandaSmith-qjyb]

Oh my gosh I used to read the Etsy quit your day job articles too. And I always hoped I’d be one of those people who were able to do just that, and pursue their dreams!
Thanks for sharing your story!

[EverydayHairInspiration]

I found you a few months after posting your first studio vlog and I have loved following along and watching your company grow!! Your personality is so calming and bubbly and I always get in a great mood watching your videos! I love it when a new video from you pops up!! ❤

[binkie]

I have watched you since your own bedroom days. You are an inspiration and should be really proud of your self. Take care and I wish you all the success in the future. Sarah😀

[suzannethartman]

19:17 and this is when I first found your channel because of the creator on rise. I had never seen a studio Vlog before and I remember thinking how inspiring you were and still are today!

[dominoyo]

Would absolutely love to see more like this! This was inspiring to watch for someone that's always been too scared to even TRY starting my own business, even though it's been a dream since childhood!

[lucky]

This was so much fun ❤❤. Like I said I watched u from the very beginning and it's been quite a ride and I've learned so much from you. At 75 I've got so many part-time jobs and my crafting and just love it. You have been my inspiration, yes even at my age to know there is no limit to what you can do. Thank you so much for the journey❤❤❤❤

[ChantelleArts]

You've done so well!! It's lovely to see everything combined as a timeline 🥰

[johannaochbockerna]

So inspiring to hear your story in one go, I've been here since the first studio vlog and still love to follow along on your journey. ❤