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Make your marketing manageable—and effective. Take the stress out of marketing with this 2-hour session led by marketing expert Liz Kantner. This workshop will break down the essentials of creating a clear, actionable marketing plan with templates for creating your own marketing strategy plan. Liz will guide you through practical strategies to identify your goals,
Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of
Your website should do more than just exist. It should be your hardest-working sales tool! In this workshop, we'll break down what makes a website easy to navigate and powerful enough to convert visitors into customers and clients. You'll walk away knowing how to spot weak areas on your site, fix common mistakes, and make
Do you want more ideal clients? This workshop will teach you how to get clear on your Dream clients, where to find them, and how to better connect with them. Key Takeaways: Clarity around your Dream Client (hint: it might not be your existing one) Where to find your people online and offline Connection and
Do you need help running your business but aren’t sure what tasks to hire out? In this interactive workshop, tools are provided to help you identify what facets of your business you are most highly skilled in and what pieces make the most sense (time, budget, and skills wise) to outsource to others. We will
Design Decoded: Canva for Creatives is a hands-on learning lab (aka action workshop), led by Top 5% Canva Designer and local creative entrepreneur, Cortina Caldwell, thoughtfully crafted with the needs of creative entrepreneurs & contractors in mind. Treat this like Craft Your Commerce-sponsored “design office hours”—bring unfinished graphics, branding questions, or just show up ready
Do you have a messy digital “filing cabinet”? Would you like to streamline your creative business in the cloud? In this workshop, learn how to organize your digital workspace using Google Suite and get a crash course on how to: Organize files and folders in your Drive Collaborate and safely share files Utilize Google Docs
Workshop Description: This course outlines essential tools and strategies for preparing to sell your work at a craft show or market. From booth setup and pricing to branding and customer engagement, we'll cover key logistics that often get overlooked while artists are focused on producing the work itself. Whether you’re planning your first show or
Stay grounded, organized, and financially on track with Money Mondays, a monthly group session designed to help you meet your year-end financial goals with clarity and confidence. Led by experienced bookkeeper and accountant Deanna Lynch, these sessions offer expert instruction, practical tools, and space for open discussion and peer support. Whether you’re refining your budget,
Design Decoded: Canva for Professionals is a hands-on learning lab (aka action workshop), led by Top 5% Canva Designer and local creative entrepreneur, Cortina Caldwell. Already using Canva at your job, but feel like your marketing materials are missing the mark? This learning lab is for you! Grab your laptop and cozy up to this
FREE to attend - space is limited, please register ONLY if you plan to attend. Please email leah@mountainbizworks.org to cancel if you will be unable to attend. Join Us for a Creative Meet-Up at Story Parlor! Calling all artists and creatives of Western North Carolina! Come hang out with us for a laid-back evening of
Workshop Description: This professional development workshop offers a strategic approach to sales for makers and artists. Participants will examine key areas often overlooked in the development of effective sales practices, with a focus on aligning creative integrity with market presence. The session will provide practical tools for refining communication, enhancing customer engagement, and articulating the
This in-person, two-day series presented by Mountain BizWorks and John C. Campbell Folk School includes a hands-on workshop to help you start or pivot your creative business, a panel discussion with professional craft artists on their career paths, and an opportunity to receive a 1:1 coaching session. $50 price includes all sessions and lunch both
We're back, bookworms! This fall, Craft Your Commerce will be digging into the book How to Not Always be Working, by Cody Cook-Parrot. From the publisher: "Filled with practical advice to help you curb your unhelpful obsessions and build boundaries between your work, your job, and your life—How to Not Always Be Working is for
RESCHEDULED | This workshop has been moved to Friday, October 3rd, 11:00am-1:00pm Workshop Description: Now is the time to plan your holiday season for success. Join marketing expert Catherine Campbell for a workshop where you'll learn the same strategies Catherine has used to help plan, organize and execute marketing campaigns that have generated over $3.5M
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