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00:02 - My name's Danielle Morgan, and I am a ceramicist.
00:12 I make quirky, one-of-a-kind, one-off pieces.
00:17 And most recently, I started creating
00:20 large bespoke wall art pieces.
00:24 I've never really consciously sat down
00:27 and thought about starting my own business in the past,
00:29 but I kinda always had a feeling
00:33 that there was something more,
00:34 something more that I wanted to do.
00:35 I wasn't cut out for this nine-to-five job role as such.
00:39 I never really planned about how I was gonna go about it.
00:42 I think the moment of reality kinda came
00:46 when I got the commission
00:48 for the Cowboy restaurant in Galgorem.
00:52 That was a big spur-on for me to think
00:54 that I could make this into a profitable business.
00:58 I initially reached out to Go Succeed
01:00 because I felt I needed some sort of guidance
01:03 on how to push this idea ahead forward.
01:06 And I'd seen the ads on social media,
01:09 so I thought I'd reach out and ask them for some support.
01:11 I knew where my clients were,
01:14 but I didn't know how to go about reaching them.
01:16 I needed a structured business plan,
01:18 how to price my work, and target markets and stuff.
01:22 I would definitely recommend Go Succeed
01:25 to anyone wanting to start up or grow their business.
01:29 Their mentorship program
01:31 and their networking opportunities are invaluable.
01:33 Basically, I didn't know kinda where to turn
01:35 or how to approach clients as such,
01:39 and they were able to show me,
01:41 by building a good portfolio,
01:42 by getting professional photos,
01:45 finding me my target market,
01:46 putting in a business strategy, a plan to move forward,
01:51 I'm now able to go and put that into action.
01:53 My ambitions going forward and goals
01:56 are to get a lot more of my work out in public
02:01 so that it can be seen.
02:02 I was absolutely buzzing to get my work
02:04 in the Cowboy restaurant in Galgoram.
02:07 You know, and the fact that, you know,
02:08 it's not just sitting in the shed anymore.
02:10 People are actually viewing it and seeing it.
02:12 You know, that's kinda where I wanna go.
02:14 That's where I see, you know,
02:16 I want to start approaching different businesses,
02:19 hotels, restaurants, corporate,
02:22 and saying, "Here's what I can do."
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