#Micro-business

[techminsolutions]

Micro-Business Empowerment: Unveiling 5 Key Insights into CGTMSE Loan Schemes for Sustainable Growth

Micro-Business Empowerment: Unveiling the Pros and Cons of CGTMSE Loan Schemes for Sustainable Growth: Key Insights into CGTMSE Loan Schemes for Sustainable Growth India’s vast network of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) forms the backbone of the nation’s economy. However, securing funding for these small businesses often proves challenging due to their perceived higher risk profile.…

[shoobeecreations]

Multiple Micro-Streams of Income

A think outside the box story

The concept of building an empire of micro-businesses can be an intriguing idea, particularly for solopreneurs who are most interested in supplementing their current income. While some individuals may find great success in discovering the next amazing passive side hustle, it is important to recognize that the majority may only achieve moderate success. It can be frustrating to wait for moderate…

[shopwitchvamp]

All of our mini skirts!

(yes still with pockets that can hold a Switch) What's your dream design to see on minis next? 💭 🖤witchvamp.com🖤

[sinfulpetgirlrd]

You know nearly forgot to post this lol. the next little thing I've finished for the craft fair next month. His legs are poseable!

[welcometogrouchland]

[ID: a coloured and shaded digital sketch of Luz and Lilith from the owl house. They're depicted with their designs from For the Future. Luz is tackle-hugging Lilith, ugly crying and exclaiming "I missed you so much". Lilith braces for the hug and smiles with tears also in her eyes. The background is a pale yellow colour and previous versions of the sketch can be seen at low opacity behind the full drawing. End ID]

When you see your cool aunt (actually a loser but you love her) for the first time in months and she has a badass apocalypse makeover but still somehow looks like a librarian

[bearotonin-international]

Chada feeling weary with the team for all the mistakes we been making with our queued content lately

[duckprintspress]

Help Us Pick the Theme for Our Next Explicit Anthology!

Ever wondered how Duck Prints Press picks our anthology themes? The answer is…we don’t! Our Patrons do! Any backer on our Patreon, from $3/month on up, gets a say – and the current poll to pick our next theme is running right now!

Our twelfth anthology will be the second erotica collection. Our first, Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica, crowdfunded over the summer and we will be completing campaign fulfillment within the next week, with the book to become available to the general public in mid-fall.

For this new set of short stories, we first chatted with folks on our private Press Discord, then the Press staff narrowed that down to a few specific ideas, and now we’re at the last step – where everyone who supports us gets a say!

No matter the outcome of the vote, our next anthology will feature…

stories about explicit sex with non-human creatures, monsters, and the like;

fully consensual liaisons;

unconventional genitalia (not required by highly encouraged);

happy endings; and

queerness!

But that’s not narrow enough to make an interesting thematic collection of stories, so that’s where our backers (and, perhaps, you!) come in. What are the choices for specific themes that are being voted on?

cottagecore (but explicit and with monsters!)

courtship and mating rituals (“how to woo your human”)

underwater settings and underwater creatures

your friendly neighborhood cryptid

ye older high fantasy monsterloving (fairytale/folklore/mythology-inspired encouraged!)

Honestly, I’m glad I don’t have to pick, because it’s a damn tough choice – they all sound awesome. But pick we must, and one will become the theme for our next anthology.

Already a backer? Don’t forget to vote! Not yet a backer? Become one today!

[thefollow-spot]

"Untitled" (Liaison Amoureuse)

Lancelot/Merlin ● General Audiences ● WC: 100 ● No Warnings // Written for @merlinmicrofic 2024, for the prompt 'I'll Be There'.

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With none of this should they be so bold, only Merlin is treacherous in love. In broad midday, Lancelot hides them—badly—and kisses Merlin until he’s giddied with being known. He whispers,

“My chambers, tonight.”

The others don’t see; Lancelot slips the clasps of proper-reputation frequent as Merlin, defter than Gwaine. Forget secret courtship—for this alcove, Merlin would do magic worth a thousand pyres.

Lips on throat, thumb tracing cheek. Everything is tingling sweet like drinking fresh spring melt.

“I’ll be there,” Merlin snickers, and tips his head forward, muffling his joy and face-aching grin into Lancelot’s gambeson.

[maybebabyplease]

for the @wolfstarmicrofic prompt: 

frog

A soft, steady pressure on Remus’ shoulder pulls him out of the bad dream he’s having. He keeps his eyes shut tight and rolls over, burying his face deeper into the pillow. Sweat dampens the pillowcase.

“Reeeemus,” sings Sirius, shaking Remus’ shoulder a little harder. “Wake up!”

“No,” he croaks out. It sort of hurts to talk. And swallow.

Sirius runs a hand through Remus’ hair. “Moony, you sound terrible,” he says, placing a hand on the back of Remus’ neck. “And you’re practically on fire. James!” Sirius turns to the other side of the dormitory, where James is sitting on his bed trying to get his foot in his left boot. “It’s not even close to the full and he’s basically dying.”

Remus can almost hear James roll his eyes. “He probably just has a cold. It’s January in Scotland, it’s not out of the question.”

“‘M not dying, Pads,” says Remus, rolling over and throwing his arm over his eyes to block the light. “Just got a little frog in my throat.” He moves to sit up; he really ought not miss Transfiguration today, scratchy throat or not.

Sirius sighs and flops on the bed next to him. “Fine, but you’re not going to class today, even if I have to tie you to the bed myself.”

Remus goes to protest, but James beats him to it. “Tie him to the bed, huh? Just tell him you like him already, Sirius, and put the rest of us out of our misery.” He turns and winks at Remus. “I’ll get you Transfiguration notes from Lils, Moony. Enjoy.” 

He almost doesn’t want to look Sirius, but he can’t really avoid it once James has left the room. Sirius has turned bright red and seems very interested in the top left corner of Remus’ quilt.

“Don’t kiss me,” Remus blurts out. It’s perhaps the worst thing he could have said. Sirius looks like someone’s just kicked him in the face. He might even be tearing up. “I mean, well. Not while I’m contagious,” Remus says. Now his own face has turned red, too. 

It’s all right, though, because Sirius grins like he’s just taken a bath in Felix Felicis and covers one of Remus’ hands with his own. “I can wait. You’re all snotty, anyway.”

[artist-ellen]

I'm eleven pages into your coloring book and I'm loving it so far. The only two things I could want for volume 2 is for the pages to be thicker and for at least one of the fooduary drawings to make it in as coloring book pages. Even if it's extra money for the thicker pages I'd still happily get volume 2.

That’s great! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! Thicker paper is definitely something I’m hoping I can have for the future books, the options are limited but I’m optimistic. Hopefully I can have the next volume ready to go soon-ish but it might be modern fashion before global historical. Then I get to decide if I want a food-themed book or is I can split them up over different volumes. (@…@) so much to decide, so little time.

[what-have-i-unleashed]

netverse pilsu should have a multiverse youtube where he does aesthetically pleasing videos of cooking and farming activities around his farm with his brother, something similar to liziqi. i just think saejun is a bit too camera-shy to be the main face of the channel, but pilsu would love bringing joy to people with his videos. and the channel is big.

this is just a setup so one day horror would bring murder to meet saejun and pilsu, and suggest they should do a collab. that would be so cute and wholesome.

[gotham-response]

I love waking up in the morning to the birds singing outside my window and the gentle pings of my phone as my partner texts me declarations of love. My life is true paradise

And by morning, I mean 1 AM.

And by birds singing outside my window, I mean the brain-melting dispatch tones

And by gentle pings of my phone, I mean some overworked firefighter screaming over the radio because Harley Quinn is marching her brigade of flamethrower-armed bear-men into the financial district

And by paradise, I mean hell

[ehwesson]

I bought the most beautiful set of quilted place mats from @anotherdayforchaosfay !!!

I highly recommend you go check them out! Wonderful craftsmanship and fabric pairing :)

[thecontainerstoreofficial]

taking my new cufflinks on a spin today and they are so fucking cool

[neothgames]

Ever wanted to just argue with your friends over something irrelevant? Spoils of War is a micro-rpg entirely on a business card that encourages you to do just that. Inspired by Book 1 of the Iliad, argue over how much share of the loot you should have. All you need to play are some coins and 2 D8s, D10s, and D12s.

Check it out here!

This was submitted as part of the First annual Micro-RPG Business Card Edition! Currently hosted on itch, check it out and other entries here.

[katierosefun]

2020 me: yes, i will post this fanfic at precisely this hour. i will have a perfect spreadsheet to determine what time and what date to post to the exact second.

2023 me: ehhh it's probably morning somewhere in the world [posts at the most random hour]