Naomi Dunford is a micro-business marketing consultant, helping freelancers and businesses with fewer than 5 employees create dynamic marketing campaigns on the cheap. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and got bitten by the be-your-own-boss bug pretty young. Her first idea, at sixteen, was to create a local courier service called Bullet Courier. You know, bullets? Fast? Well, apparently, when most people think of bullets, they think of guns, not well-dressed and friendly young messengers on bicycles. Her first lesson was learned. After a few more uninspiring ideas and false starts, she realized she might have to actually feed herself and got a real job. She dropped out of high school and drifted around, working for 10 years in marketing and corporate communication for a few Fortune 500 companies. When the youngest and loudest member of the Dunford household made his appearance, she knew it was time to come back home. Now she blogs at IttyBiz and helps freelancers and itty bitty companies get an itty bit bigger. She works from her laptop in her underwear, surrounded by goldfish crackers and Lego, and she’s never been happier.
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