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Hillary Crawford
Lead Writer & Content Strategist
Expertise
Business software
How I Think About Money“I didn’t realize how much goes into running a small business until I helped open one. It’s exciting, joyful, scary and stressful all at once. I write for small-business owners to help them find order (and hopefully financial stability) in the chaos of it all. ”
4+Years of Experience
140+Articles Written
9.7K+Readers Reached
Previous experience
Bustle Digital Group
GenFKD
Education
B.A. with high honors in political science from University of Michigan
Hillary Crawford is a small-business writer at NerdWallet, with a special focus on business software products. Her previous roles include news writer and associate West Coast editor at Bustle Digital Group, where she helped shape news and tech coverage. Her work has appeared in The Associated Press, The Washington Post, Yahoo Finance and Entrepreneur, in addition to other publications. She is based in Traverse City, Michigan.