Forth is a comprehensive resource guide for small business owners.
With a list of over 250 products and resources to promote efficiency and growth, you can go forth in confidence - with the very best tools at your fingertips.
FORTH is a comprehensive resource guide compiled by graphic designer Mattie Tiegreen with a handful of industry friends as gracious contributors. Designed as a “one stop shop” for business owners, FORTH is a carefully-edited collection of resources ranging from finance and education to branding and social media.
FORTH is designed to be useful for all small business owners - both the beginner and seasoned entrepreneur. While there are industry-specific “bonus” resources (photography, calligraphy, event planning, etc.), most resources are intended to promote growth in all types of businesses - creative or not.
There are 7 different topics, 27 sub-topics, and over 250 specific resources. Each resource includes a short description and a clickable link that opens the resource website in a new browser window. While all resources have been recommended by industry professionals, crowd favorites are denoted with a yellow star.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
ACCOUNTING
COPYWRITING
CONTRACTS
COURSES
MARKETS
PRICING
PRINTING
PLANNERS
INSPIRATION
PHOTOGRAPHY
LEGALITIES
PACKAGING
SHIPPING
PODCASTS
CALLIGRAPHY
GRAPHIC DESIGN
TIME MANAGEMENT
TRAVEL
BOOKS
INTERIOR DESIGN
WEB DESIGN
GIFTS
WORKSHOPS
SOCIAL MEDIA
PAINTING
ILLUSTRATION
INVENTORY
COMMUNITY
PRESS
EVENT/FLORAL
WHY FORTH?
When I first started my business, I learned everything the hard way (read: I am eternally indebted to Google and the handful of incredible strangers – now friends – who answered my questions). I was an unapologetic novice determined not to stay so. Five years later, I’m still learning but standing on much more solid ground. As I grow and look back though, I wish there had been a “one stop shop” for my getting started questions: How do I manage invoices? Where do I print business cards? Where are like-minded professionals?
Surely no such “one stop shop” exists for starting a business. There will always be industry-specific lessons learned best the hard way. But, I see such a need for an overarching guide - a compass if you will - a list of resources for everything from accounting to marketing and everything in between.
So, I made one. Enter: FORTH.
