Interview with 19-year-old Emmy-nominated Singer/Songwriter Addie Hamilton 

1. Did you have a business plan when starting your business? “No, I did not have an official business plan but in the back of my mind my goal initially was to get my music to a large audience. That gave me direction with what I needed to accomplish.”
2. Do you think business plans are necessary for entrepreneurship? “Coming from what I have experienced, you need something of substance for people to take you seriously. From a younger female point of view, you have to have some sort of direction and composure in your work when presenting it to other people. In the music industry it is hard to get anywhere alone. You need people to take you seriously and a business plan demonstrates your direction.”
3. Three pieces of advice for creative entrepreneurs? 1) “Use the Internet because it shows a lot of stats on where your fans are. Other than my following in Orange County, I was able to see that I had a pretty decent size following in Europe by using data charts. I also post on social media and promote for people and that makes up a majority of my revenue. For some reason people find it interesting to look at me.”        

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