Round the Mountain Workshop - It's Not to Late to Register! April 24th
April 18, 2013
Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Network (RTM) has partnered with the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) at Southwest Virginia Community College (Richlands), Mountain Empire Community College (Big Stone Gap), and Virginia Highlands Community College (Abingdon), to present the “Art as a Business” seminar for artisans and craft entrepreneurs.
The presenter for this two-part seminar is Marc Willson, a retail consultant for the Virginia SBDC who has 35 years of experience helping tourism-related small businesses refine and promote their concepts to the public. Willson will deliver his presentation on Monday, April 22, 2013 from 10am-12noon at the Southwest Virginia Community College’s King Community Center in Richlands followed in the afternoon by one on one counseling sessions with individual artisans. Topics will include: Selling your work without selling your soul; define and engage your collector; master merchandizing basics; market and advertise your artwork; build your brand; create a social media presence; and, embrace and understand the business side of selling your work. Lunch will be provided for pre-registered attendees.
The second series of the seminar is a Roundtable Discussion and will take place on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 from 8:30am – 10am at Heartwood: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway. This will be presented in a round table format with open discussion, led by Willson, pertaining to the interest of the attending artisans. One on one counseling sessions are available from 10:00 until 11:30.
There is no fee for the workshops; however, separate pre-registration is required for both sessions. Registration for the Monday workshop is available online at http://www.sw.edu/sbdc/workshopcalendar.htm or by calling 276.964.7345. To register for the Wednesday morning Roundtable Discussion please send an email to swagner@vhcc.edu or call 276-739-2474. You must specify if you want to schedule a one to one counseling session.
For more information please see the official announcement here or contact `Round the Mountain at info@roundthemountain.org or 276.492.2407.
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