The Jimdo blog for small businesses

Barbara Seidenfaden turns yarn, ideas, and community into a business. Through Seidenfaden Knits, she designs knitting patterns, hosts workshops, organizes events, and sells products through her online shop. What started as a creative side business in Switzerland is now growing in Germany into a brand that feels personal, professional, and deeply connected to its community. [R...

A new kind of attraction is taking shape in the Soltau area – one that hasn’t existed there before: KuhZeit. It’s not a traditional farm visit, not a petting zoo, and not a standard day trip. It’s a chance for real encounters with cows: calm, approachable, and full of personality. Behind this special project is […]

Plus an update on what’s happening behind the scenes. The yoga teacher in her backyard studio. The goldsmith running her workshops. The coach who explains every day why courage matters. The self-employed are the backbone of our economy. You just do it. You try things out. You make change that lasts. And you often run […]

Anyone who meets Claudia Voss for the first time immediately notices: this is someone who truly lives what she does. Since 1997, the 57-year-old has been running HUTWILLER in Kiel – one of the last traditional millinery businesses in Northern Germany, with its main store on Dänische Straße and a small branch in the seaside […]