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Resources & Recommendations
Design & Business
verynice
verynice helps businesses, non-profits, and governments expand their capacity for impact through design-driven innovation. verynice strives to be known as the most generous design firm in the world. It was a huge honor to intern with verynice during grad school; they have shaped my way of thinking about social impact and design.
They provide methods and pay-what-you-want toolkits, reaching an estimated 100,000+ workshop participants, readers, and users across 175+ countries.
ClickUp
I used to use Asana for years until I tried ClickUp and fell in love! It’s an incredibly powerful tool for managing your life and business, I literally cannot live without it! Here’s my affiliate link.
Dubsado*
Work smarter not harder by automating your client on-boarding process! Use this affiliate link to get 20% off your first month!
The Futur*
If you are a designer and you haven’t heard of The Futur, you are missing out! I highly recommend checking out their The Futur Youtube channel for specific and high-value resources on all things related to design. Here’s my affiliate link if you’re interested in investing in their incredible courses and templates!
Flux Academy*
Education for real-world web designers! Here’s my affiliate link to learn more.
One6Creative*
This creative studio focuses on empowering online businesses and passionate entrepreneurs to build a profitable brand that will grow beyond its shell.
I was among the first to try out her beta program: I found it so helpful to learn from an expert in marketing and business strategies. It’s been transformational to learn her approach and her process for her business. I highly recommend checking out her courses and templates for designers!
The Life-Changing Magic of Day Rates*
Check out this link to learn more and get access to a FREE Masterclass: the Life-Changing Magic of Day Rates. I highly recommend learning about this business model and if it’s the right fit for you.
Logo Package Express 3.0*
Are you a brand designer? The Logo Package Express is the Adobe Illustrator extension that automatically generates and exports logo packages with blazing speed. One of the BEST investments I’ve made for my design process, every designer should have it.
Coolors*
Incredibly useful color management tool! What a joy to download your palette and directly import it into Adobe! Referral link here.
Community
#WeAllGrow Amigas
#WeAllGrow Amigas is a community designed for impactful Latinas and femme Latinx to thrive.
They offer original content, virtual events, mentorship, wellness sessions, resources, connections, and exclusive perks created specifically to support entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals como tú!
Technology
Backblaze*
I don’t know about you, but I like having a back-up of my back-ups; I highly recommend incorporating additional back-ups, like a physical hard drive and another cloud service like Backblaze! Here’s my affiliate link for a secure cloud based storage service.
Traveling Mailbox*
I believe that, especially with the rise of online scams that specifically target service providers, it’s essential to protect your privacy. If you work from home, it’s necessary to have options that don’t include sharing your physical home address on your invoices. After doing some research, I ended up investing in the Traveling Mailbox. While I considered getting a standard P.O. box, I found that having a virtual mailbox would make things even more efficient for my business.
Law
Legalmiga Library*
Have you recently started a business or freelancing? I cannot recommend enough how important it is to get your affairs in order by securing a solid contract for all your business needs. I love to support Latina-owned businesses like Taylor’s the Legalmiga Library. I’ve purchased several of her templates — did you know you need a proper release form to use testimonials legally?? Had I heard of the Legalmiga Library before buying some templates from Sprout Law, I would have invested in Legalmiga Library Card (membership) to access her incredible collection of templates, educational resources, and monthly support! Perhaps it's not too late for you: here’s my link so you can get 10% off your order (CODE: CAROLINA10)!
Legalmiga Library - Your One-Stop Legal Shop For Protecting Your Business From the Get-Go: All the legal resources you need to build a successful, thriving business – while minimizing the legal risks – all in one place. Because everyone needs an amiga who has their back.
Sprout Law
Attorney for women business owners: “we’re not your average attorneys, we’re your friends with law degrees.”
I learned about Sprout Law via a recommendation on the Female Freelancing FB Group.
I appreciated the free consultation provided by Nicole Swartz of Sprout Law; she helped me understand my needs, answered my questions, and prepared a quote for me promptly after the call. Overall she was welcoming and professional; I’ve since invested in some of her Contract Templates and I’m very happy for the investment and her after-care e-mail.
I highly recommend any business owner, artist, or creative to always protect yourself by using a contract.
Finances
More With Money
I highly recommend checking out Katie Smith’s free CFO Starter Kit spreadsheet resource. I’ve learned so much about finances through a presentation she gave on business financial management and budgeting—it has transformed my life!
Wave App
Before investing in Quickbooks in 2022, I used to use the Wave App for bookkeeping personal and business expenses (for free!), they also offer invoicing plus recurring invoices. Great service for new business owners.
You Need a Budget*
It’s been AMAZING to have so much control over my money; this app makes it very easy to set up multiple virtual accounts ( following the “envelope system” and the “profit first” method) for saving money and budgeting my expenses. A personal huge win is that I’ve been able to break the living paycheck-to-paycheck cycle! I have saved and assigned enough money to cover my expenses for the next four months plus saving up for other needs/goals! It has totally transformed my way of thinking about and using money.
This is a paid service, and here’s my referral link to try the app out for free for 34 days :)
Novo Banking*
Get a business edge with an award-winning, free business checking account from Novo.
Easy transfers + Apply in minutes + No hidden fees + FDIC Insured Here’s my referral link!
Capital One Credit Card*
I’ve been really enjoying their customer-friendly banking services and would recommend it to anyone. Here’s my refer a friend link!
SouthWest Chase Credit Card*
Perfect credit card for traveling! I’m pretty new to using SouthWest - I’m a huge fan! I used this card for a family trip to New York and was able to get a flight to Texas with my points for only $5.00!!! Here’s my refer a friend link :)
Health
Nonprofit Wellness
They offer free, downloadable, bilingual wellness resources for your team...plus training! Link here.
Sex positive
Safety
Garbo is a nonprofit that provides an easy-to-use online background check platform, making it simple for individuals to see if someone has a history of violence including arrests, convictions, and sex offender registry information. In addition to our background check platform, we also offer resources, education, and community connection.
Gender
Not only is the A Guide to Gender FREE, but the creator has also released copyright on the text, so you can re-purpose chapters in other settings (to be used in lesson plans, printed and shared, etc.). No need to ask! Permission granted.
Are you new to neopronouns?
Pronouny includes a list!
Menstruation
Menstrual Cups
I make a sincere effort to make choices that align with my intersectional feminist values in many aspects of my life - including when it comes to menstruation. I proudly use menstrual cups and advocate for the use of menstrual cups to anyone who menstruates and is open to listening to me!
SheThinx* (Period Panties)
My biggest fear with using a menstrual cup was always, "what if it leaks?! What if I spill some blood on my underwear?!" For that, I highly recommend using period panties like SheThinx as a backup!
I have personally verified that these period panties can indeed replace your pads/tampons completely, even if you don’t want to use a menstrual cup!
Miscellaneous
Stylish earplugs: protect your ears and look stylish with Loop, get 20% with my link here. Love these! I use them at all the live music events I attend; though TBH, if it’s a particularly wild concert, I take cheap earplugs that come with a string ^.^ stay safe and have fun!
Origins Skincare referral link to keep the face happy and healthy.