Course Title: Start Your Own Arts and Crafts Business


Hours required: 24
Price: $99
Length course offered: 6 Weeks
Instructor: Teri King [Bio]
Description:
If you have an art or a craft and you dream about starting your own home-based or small business, this is the course for you! You'll learn how to start your own arts and crafts business from a professional artist. You'll discover how to find your niche within your chosen craft and how to create your own unique business identity. You'll also see what makes marketing in the arts and crafts business different from marketing in most other enterprises, and you'll find a sales approach that meshes with your personality and preserves your creative integrity.
You'll get insider secrets too, learning how to find and get into the best craft shows, as well as design booths that really draw customers in. You'll also discover how to price your work effectively so you can set yourself up for success whether you're selling through craft shows, in galleries, online, or even in your own retail store.
Goals:
Discover how to create a niche in your chosen craft, price your work effectively, find the best craft shows, and market your product to a worldwide Internet customer base.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
Instructor Bio: Teri King
An award-winning artist, Teri King began her formal study of art at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas when she was just 3 years old. She currently works in several different mediums, including ceramics, oil painting, and precious metal clay. Teri's ceramic and jewelry pieces are in private collections around the world, and she has received acclaim for her interior design work. She enjoys teaching up-and-coming artists, which she has done for the past three decades.