by maurymccoy | Feb 6, 2019 | Abe Lincoln, Penny Art, Small Business
Excited to recently be featured on Starter Story! Starter Story is a cool site started by Pat Walls that interviews small business owners about the nuts and bolts of their business. This is by far the most detailed interview I’ve done on the various inner...
by maurymccoy | Nov 1, 2018 | Small Business
I often get questions about trademarks & copyrights for Penny Portrait. As an artist and business owner, it’s important that I’m able to protect my work and insure that I’m in control of my brand. Filing a copyright is extremely easy. To file a...
by maurymccoy | Aug 8, 2018 | Abe Lincoln, Coin News, Penny Art, Small Business
Wanted to welcome another fantastic vendor to the Penny Portrait empire. The U.S. Mint is now carrying Penny Portraits in the gift shops at both the Philadelphia Mint and Denver Mint. Even better, we have an ACTUAL Penny Portrait on display in both...
by maurymccoy | Jun 6, 2018 | Small Business
Extremely pleased to be featured on the Grit & Hustle podcast this week (Episode 27). I’d highly recommend this podcast to anyone who is curious about starting a business or learning a bit more about how a business like Penny Portrait is run. Ryan Helms...
by maurymccoy | Jan 25, 2018 | Abe Lincoln, Small Business
2017 was our best year yet so just wanted to give a quick shout out to our fantastic re-sellers! PennyPortrait.com of course Vat19.com Amazon Prime Uncommon Goods Hobby Town USA The Money Museum (Colorado Springs, CO) The Ford Theater Museum The Gettysburg...
by maurymccoy | Nov 20, 2017 | Small Business
“So sir, how many posters do you want to order?” This was probably the single hardest question I faced when starting this crazy little side project. I had already created the 18×24 poster image and printed out a sample MVP (Minimum Viable Product). To...