Grit & Goals Magazine

Name

Grit & Goals Magazine

Website

https://gritandgoals.work

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Women's Lifestyle Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

Keywords

• Women lifestyle magazine
• Independent print publication
• Branded apparel merchandise
• Small business storytelling
• Ecommerce storefront

Headquarters

HQ city

Gettysburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Magazine Sales: Sale of print magazine issues including Issue #14 Spring/Summer 2026 at $25.00 per copy. This represents the core product offering of the publication.
2. Apparel and Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including sweatshirts ($34.50-$35.00), t-shirts (from $20.00), and dad hats ($25.00). Products are made on demand to reduce overproduction.
3. Freelance Rate Calculator Access: Free online calculators for pricing online products and calculating sustainable freelance rates. Print/Save functionality unlocks after joining the Grit & Goals Insider List email newsletter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grit & Goals Magazine publishes a print magazine focused on women entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creatives (current issue is Issue #14 Spring/Summer 2026, sold at $25 per copy). It also sells branded apparel and merchandise including sweatshirts, t-shirts, and dad hats, all produced on demand, alongside free digital tools such as a freelance rate calculator and online goods pricing calculator.

Product overview

Grit & Goals Magazine is a print publication platform for women entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creatives. The core offering is the magazine (Issue #14 Spring/Summer 2026), distributed through the Squarespace-based G&G Shop alongside branded merchandise including the Grit & Goals Sweatshirt, Dad Hat, and Unisex Classic Tee. The platform also provides free digital tools including the Online Goods Pricing Calculator (supporting Etsy, Squarespace Shop, Shopify, and custom fee structures) and Freelance Rate Calculator to help small business owners and freelancers with pricing and business planning. Additional offerings include a Color Timer tool, photographer submission programs for editorial features, wedding venue features, business owner story features, and the Daytrip Discoveries local spotlight program. The ecosystem is built on Squarespace for e-commerce operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grit & Goals Magazine (Issue #14 Spring/Summer 2026) A print magazine ($25 per copy) featuring inspirational stories of women entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creatives, with photographer features and local business spotlights.
• Dad Hat A 100% chino cotton twill unstructured 6-panel cap with adjustable strap and curved visor, sold at $25 in pink or white, made on demand to reduce overproduction.
• Grit & Goals Sweatshirt A cotton-polyester blend premium sweatshirt with fleece lining and side-seamed construction, priced from $34.50 to $35.00, available in multiple colors and lettering variants, made on demand.
• Unisex Classic Tee A 100% cotton unisex classic tee with multiple color options designed for a structured streetwear look, priced from $20.00.
• Online Goods Pricing Calculator A free online calculator that helps small business owners price their online products by accounting for materials, packaging, labor, overhead, shipping, and platform fees across Etsy, Squarespace Shop, Shopify, and custom fee structures. Print/save functionality unlocks after joining the Insider List email newsletter.
• Freelance Rate Calculator A free online calculator that helps freelancers determine sustainable freelance rates based on target annual income, business expenses, weeks off, working hours, billable utilization, and profit buffer. Print/save functionality unlocks after joining the Insider List email newsletter.
• Color Timer A free online timer tool used by photographers to manage color-related timing during photo shoots.
• Photographer Feature Program An application-based editorial program in which photographers submit editorial-style photo projects to be published in upcoming print magazine issues, receiving photography credit, social media promotion, and portfolio tear sheets.
• Wedding Vendor Blog Feature A feature program for wedding venues and photographers to have weddings (real or styled shoots) showcased on the Grit & Goals Blog with 500+ word blog posts, professional images, and social media sharing.
• Business Feature Program An interview-based editorial feature program that highlights women entrepreneurs behind their brands with a written article, photoshoot opportunity, and social media promotion, accessed through self-nomination or peer nomination.
• Daytrip Discoveries A submitted-feature program in which influencers, pageant titleholders, photographers, and small business owners produce 5-10 spot mini adventures to showcase local areas and businesses on the Grit & Goals platform.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cup of Tea Magazine: Cup of Tea is an independent print and digital magazine for women, featuring interviews with creatives and small business owners. It overlaps directly with Grit & Goals's independent women-focused editorial positioning and print distribution model.
• Bossbabe: Bossbabe is a digital media and education brand for female entrepreneurs, monetizing via content, courses, and community. It competes for the same women entrepreneur audience and operates a similar mix of free content, paid products, and brand storytelling.
• Gather Journal: Gather Journal is an independent, high-design print magazine covering food, design, and lifestyle. It mirrors Grit & Goals's positioning as a small, design-forward independent publication built around curated editorial content.
• Oh Comely Magazine: Oh Comely is an independent women-focused print magazine featuring interviews, photography, and creative storytelling. It is structurally comparable as a small-batch indie lifestyle publication aimed at a similar creative, female readership.
• The Everygirl: The Everygirl is a women's lifestyle and career-focused online magazine featuring entrepreneur profiles, career content, and branded editorial. It mirrors Grit & Goals's blend of lifestyle and business/entrepreneur storytelling for a similar demographic.
• Foundr Magazine: Foundr is a print and digital magazine and media brand focused on entrepreneurs and startups, with a subscription model and educational products. It directly parallels Grit & Goals's print magazine-plus-digital-tools approach aimed at early-stage business owners.
• Create & Cultivate: Create & Cultivate is a media and events platform for women entrepreneurs, featuring interviews, content, and a community. It targets the same audience (women business owners and creatives) and offers overlapping storytelling, contributor, and brand-building mechanics.

Broad incumbents

• Glossier: Glossier is a women-focused direct-to-consumer brand that built a media-and-commerce ecosystem around community storytelling. It represents a scaled analog of Grit & Goals's ambition to fuse women-focused editorial content with branded merchandise sales.
• SUCCESS Magazine: SUCCESS is a long-established business and entrepreneur-focused magazine with print and digital editions. It operates at much greater scale in the same entrepreneur-publishing category and competes for the same business-owner reader.
• Kinfolk Magazine: Kinfolk is a globally recognized independent lifestyle magazine and brand with apparel and home goods extensions. It is a relevant peer for the indie-print-magazine-plus-merchandise model, though at far greater scale and with broader lifestyle focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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