How this one simple word could be quietly costing your business

I was delighted to contribute to Frankie Magazine recently, where I shared why one small word, just, could be quietly costing creative business owners more than they realise.

This article explores:

  • How the language we use about our businesses (especially the habit of minimising with words like "just") shapes the way we behave, price, and protect what we've built.

  • Why a client doesn't experience your business any differently because you're a sole trader, and why your legal liability, and your clients' expectations, don't shrink with your team size.

  • How proper legal foundations don't just protect you, they signal professionalism to your clients and create confidence on both sides of the relationship.

If you've ever caught yourself starting a sentence with “I’m just a small business," this article is a must-read. You can find it here.

Tracey Mylecharane

Tracey Mylecharane is the Principal Solicitor and founder of TM Legal Atelier, a boutique commercial law practice working with small and growing service-based businesses, and providing fractional in-house counsel to mid-size businesses Australia-wide. She has more than 20 years' commercial legal experience, was admitted in 2002, lectures at UNSW Law, and hosts the Rise Up in Business podcast.

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