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RSVP to the Webinar: Managing Anxiety as a Business Owner with Dara Thomasson

In this webinar, life coach and quilter Dara Thomasson will discuss how to identify and deal with feelings of anxiety that hold you back in your business.

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Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping Basics

Bookkeeping Basics

Whether you’re brand new to accounting or have been working your way through it for years, you’ll learn solid fundamentals in this 1-hour webinar.

Business Planning

Trade Show 101 + Wholesale 101

Trade Show 101 + Wholesale 101

In these back-to-back sessions, you’ll learn how to set up your first trade show booth, grow your brand, and forge important connections by exhibiting at a trade show. And you’ll understand how to price and package your work for wholesale.

How to Succeed as a Brick-and-Mortar Retailer

How to Succeed as a Brick-and-Mortar Retailer

In this panel discussion, we dive into what makes a brick-and-mortar retail shop successful including curating the product assortment, building community, training staff, running special events, and more.

Prepare  for a Successful Craft Fair

Prepare for a Successful Craft Fair

Craft fairs can be a huge undertaking, but offer opportunities to meet customers face to face, and hear what stands out about your products. In her webinar, Kristen Rask, president of Urban Craft Uprising, shares what it takes to be successful at a craft fair.

Smart Financial Planning for Craft Entrepreneurs

Smart Financial Planning for Craft Entrepreneurs

Mary Beth Storjohann, CFP® and Founder of Workable Wealth is a financial planner and accountability coach who helps clients across the country make smart, educated choices with their money. In this webinar, she focuses on helping you set up financial planning for yourself and your business.

Goldfish Bowl #2: A Live Coaching Event

Goldfish Bowl #2: A Live Coaching Event

In this live coaching event, three Craft Industry Alliance members present their business conundrums to a panel of experts and get advice on how to move forward and overcome the challenges they’re facing.

Vickie Howell on Crowdfunding

Vickie Howell on Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding projects are *the* wave of the creative financing future. Tune in for a webinar with Vickie Howell to learn from her success!

Wholesale for Craft Businesses

Wholesale for Craft Businesses

Are you ready to reach a larger audience and generate a reliable source of revenue? Selling your work wholesale can grow your business in a huge way! Learn how in this webinar.

Diversity & Accessibility

Anti-Racism on Social Media with Queenie Johnson

Anti-Racism on Social Media with Queenie Johnson

In this webinar taught by Queenie Johnson, you’ll learn how to incorporate anti-racist content into your social media and business messaging, and when and how to post with confidence.⁣ This session is designed for white and BIPOC business owners, creators, and crafters who want to be change agents for equity.

Ecommerce/Websites

Google Analytics 4 – A Crash Course

Google Analytics 4 – A Crash Course

In this webinar, Kelly Holmes of Sticky Blogging will give us a crash course on how to use Google Analytics 4 including the fastest way to find the most relevant information in the new dashboard.

How to Host a Successful Livestream Shopping Event

How to Host a Successful Livestream Shopping Event

When you host a livestream shopping event you have the opportunity to create a personal, one-to-one feeling with your customers, providing an online shopping experience that comes directly from you as the shop owner. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to host a successful livestream shopping event.

Build Your Business with a Membership Site

Build Your Business with a Membership Site

Learn to create a membership site for your business. Sarai Mitnick (Seamwork), Felicia Lo (School of SweetGeorgia) and Tanner Bell (Makers Gonna Learn) explain the ins and outs of building and marketing a successful membership.

Learn Actionable Ways to Improve Your Website, Images, and Storytelling to Support Your PR Goals: A Workshop with Wolf Craft

Learn Actionable Ways to Improve Your Website, Images, and Storytelling to Support Your PR Goals: A Workshop with Wolf Craft

Often all you need is a fresh set of PR-tuned eyes to tell you how to improve your assets and what to adjust on your website so that you know you’re putting your best foot forward when pitching your work to publications. In this webinar, Nora Wolf and Kirsten Larson of Wolf Craft PR will workshop 4 members’ businesses live, providing actionable tips to help them meet their PR goals.

Shopify Made Simple for Craft Businesses

Shopify Made Simple for Craft Businesses

In this webinar, Shopify expert Shelley Easter will walk you through setting up a Shopify shop including choosing a theme and apps, transitioning from Etsy, using the Shopify POS, and more.

All About Amazon Handmade

All About Amazon Handmade

In this webinar, you’ll learn the basics of selling your products on Amazon Handmade. Find out what it takes to make this ecommerce marketplace work for you including FBA, pricing, and SEO.

Inspiration/Motivation

Maintaining Your Creative Spark

Maintaining Your Creative Spark

Creativebug is excited to co-sponsor a powerful webinar with the Craft Industry Alliance, focused on how to maintain your creative spark. Whether you are running a craft business or you’re a person looking to integrate more creativity into your daily life, this 2-1/2 hour FREE webinar is sure to inspire.

Legal Question & Answer #4 with Patrice Perkins

Legal Question & Answer #4 with Patrice Perkins

In this Legal Q&A Session, intellectual property and business lawyer Patrice Perkins will be answering our legal questions. From contracts to copyright to registering your business, get solid legal information you can easily understand so that you can move your business forward.

Legal Question & Answer #2 With Kiffanie Stahle

Legal Question & Answer #2 With Kiffanie Stahle

Kiffanie Stahle is the friendly legal eagle behind the artist’s J.D. In this Q&A session, Kiffanie answers members’ legal questions on topics ranging from copyright and to contracts and more!

Legal Question & Answer #1 With Nakia D. Hansen

Legal Question & Answer #1 With Nakia D. Hansen

Nakia D. Hansen is a New York State-licensed attorney and digital strategist who currently serves as Of Counsel at Odegard Law, a boutique law firm in New York City and in this Q&A session she answers members’ legal questions.

How to Negotiate (Even If You Hate Conflict) With Katie Lane

How to Negotiate (Even If You Hate Conflict) With Katie Lane

Katie Lane is an attorney who specializes in negotiation for artists. In this webinar, you will learn to negotiate successfully, avoid caving into high-pressure demands, and most importantly, be calm, confident, and ready for action when opportunities present themselves.

Marketing

Leveling Up Your Product Launches with Leanne Pressly

Leveling Up Your Product Launches with Leanne Pressly

There are myriad ways you can launch a new product or service. In this session, we’ll explore several methods including scarcity marketing, limited editions, limited time availability, sneak peek teasers, gift card hacks, and collaborations.

Build a Brand Community with Ashleigh Brookshaw

Build a Brand Community with Ashleigh Brookshaw

Community strategist Ashleigh Brookshaw will show you how building an online community can help your business thrive. She’ll detail how to position your community for success each step of the way.

How to Write Copy That Converts & Sells with Ashlyn Carter

How to Write Copy That Converts & Sells with Ashlyn Carter

In this webinar, expert copywriter Ashlyn Carter will teach you how to create marketing copy that converts browsers into buyers. Learn to write words that sell, coaching customers through their potential objections, and making your brand stand out among the competition.

Working With Brands

Working With Brands

Collaborating with your favorite brands can be a win-win. You get to work with products you love and the brand gets authentic access to your audience. But how do you get started? In this webinar, you’ll hear from three influencers who’ve built brand collaborations into their craft businesses.

Making the Most of MailChimp

Making the Most of MailChimp

A MailChimp beta tester since 2009, Maeri Howard is here to help you get excited about using Mailchimp to Market your business smarter in this webinar!

Take a Peek into Retail Life with Three Brick-and-Mortar Craft Shop Owners

Take a Peek into Retail Life with Three Brick-and-Mortar Craft Shop Owners

Brick-and-mortar retailers are a cornerstone of the craft industry, but the retail environment is going through drastic changes right now. In this panel discussion, three brick-and-mortar craft shop owners will give us an honest picture of the challenges and opportunities they’re currently facing, and how designers and suppliers fit into the retail picture.

Craft a Consistent Online Presence

Craft a Consistent Online Presence

Your business started as a reflection of your carefully considered aesthetic. This webinar offers tips for translating that vision to online marketing tools.

Make Your Marketing Plan

Make Your Marketing Plan

How do you reach your buyers? How do you build trust? Tara Swiger teaches marketing to creative business owners and how to craft a business life they love.

Photography/Video

Optimize Your YouTube Videos for More Reach with Trena Little

Optimize Your YouTube Videos for More Reach with Trena Little

In this presentation, YouTube strategist Trena will explain why and how you should be using YouTube in your marketing strategy. She’ll show the power YouTube as it compares with other social platforms and what really makes a video successful on YouTube.

How to Use Zoom for Online Meetings, Classes, and More

How to Use Zoom for Online Meetings, Classes, and More

In this webinar, you’ll learn to use Zoom to host an online meeting or course. Understand the settings and controls as a Zoom host so that you can set up your meeting or webinar and have an optimal experience for your participants.

Make Videos that Capture Attention

Make Videos that Capture Attention

Social media strategist and video creator Jennifer Priest will lead you through workflows and methods for creating video content on a budget and in very little time. In this webinar, we’ll discuss live video, social media video, and other ways to create and share video content in the context of your business.

Producing Your Own Online Video Class

Producing Your Own Online Video Class

Join award-winning quilter Rebecca Bryan and Alissa Norton, a former video producer for Craftsy, for a webinar about the nuts and bolts of producing a top-notch online video class.

Product Development

Navigating the New Craft Publishing Landscape

Navigating the New Craft Publishing Landscape

Get inspired and encouraged to finally write that craft book of your dreams. In this lively panel discussion we’ll explore today’s a variety of different issues in craft publishing today.

3rd Annual Surface Design Symposium

3rd Annual Surface Design Symposium

Turn your passion for illustration into a career in surface design. We’ve partnered with Spoonflower and some talented surface designers, industry leaders and artists for a two day virtual event dedicated to surface design.

2nd Annual Surface Design Symposium

2nd Annual Surface Design Symposium

Turn your passion for illustration into a career in surface design. In our second annual day-long symposium co-presented with Spoonflower, you’ll learn from industry experts about developing a portfolio, time management, and using video to market your work. Take live hands-on workshops, and tune in for our keynote with Sareka Unique!

All About Small Batch Manufacturing with David Allen of Allen Manufacturing

All About Small Batch Manufacturing with David Allen of Allen Manufacturing

In this webinar, David Allen of Allen Manufacturing in Lewiston, Maine will explain all of the steps you need to have a product manufactured. David specializes in working with small businesses and will walk us through sourcing, creating prototypes, costs, minimums, and turnaround times, and protecting your intellectual property.

1st Annual Surface Design Symposium

1st Annual Surface Design Symposium

Turn your passion for illustration into a career in surface design. In this day-long symposium co-presented with Spoonflower, you’ll learn from industry experts about marketing, licensing, and developing a personal style. Take a live class in Procreate or Illustrator, and tune in live for our keynote with Bonnie Christine!

Productivity

Making the Most of Your Time with Mindset Coach Tammie Bennett

Making the Most of Your Time with Mindset Coach Tammie Bennett

As a creative, you tend to have way more ideas than you have time to make them happen. This can feel stressful, and it’s hard to be creative when you are stressed. Join us for this session with mindset coach Tammie Bennett to better understand your working style and get more done in a sustainable way.

Organize Your Creative Business Using Airtable with Shannon McNab

Organize Your Creative Business Using Airtable with Shannon McNab

In this webinar, surface designer and online instructor Shannon McNab will introduce you to Airtable, an app that she uses to organize her entire creative business. You’ll learn how you and your team can keep track of all your important information, allowing you to streamline your business and put some of your admin tasks on autopilot.

Overcoming Common Obstacles for Creatives with Tammie Bennett

Overcoming Common Obstacles for Creatives with Tammie Bennett

Ever struggle with imposter syndrome, procrastination or comparison? Most creatives have at some point. In this workshop with life and mindset coach Tammie Bennett, you will learn mindset shifts to help you overcome these obstacles so you can spend your time creating.

Social Media

4-Step Formula For Facebook Ad Success with Liz Boer

4-Step Formula For Facebook Ad Success with Liz Boer

In this webinar, marketing strategist and sales funnel coach Liz Boer will demystify Facebook ads. Learn to create personalized ads powered by data so you can reach people at the right time in their customer journey.

How to Grow Your Instagram Account

How to Grow Your Instagram Account

In this panel discussion, three craft business owners with large Instagram followings explain how they use the platform to build an engaged audience.

Creating and Nurturing a Facebook Group for Your Business with Ebony Love

Creating and Nurturing a Facebook Group for Your Business with Ebony Love

The landscape of social media is changing, and Facebook’s new focus on fostering relationships and community means that having a Business Page is no longer enough to get noticed and heard. Learn how you can use the power of Facebook Groups to create unforgettable experiences for a captive audience that will generate cash and build community for your shop or brand.

Facebook Ads the Right Way

Facebook Ads the Right Way

Acquiring a sale costs money. Even if you’re pounding the pavement with “free” marketing, you’re spending your precious time that even money can’t buy back. Learn to use Facebook ads the RIGHT way once and for all in this webinar.

Pinterest for Craft Businesses

Pinterest for Craft Businesses

Kate Ahl of Simple Pin Media teaches actionable, simple steps that help business owners move forward successfully with a Pinterest presence.

Teaching

How to Host a Craft Retreat

How to Host a Craft Retreat

In this lively panel discussion, we’ll hear from four craft retreat hosts about the ins and outs of creating a fantastic craft retreat.

How to Teach a Livestream Craft Workshop

How to Teach a Livestream Craft Workshop

In this panel discussion, four craft instructors discuss what it’s been like to pivot from in-person to livestream online teaching during the pandemic and share best practices to make this kind of instruction work for you.

How to Plan and Conduct Your Best Workshop Ever!

How to Plan and Conduct Your Best Workshop Ever!

In this webinar, we’re talking about tips for planning and conducting a great craft workshop with Carole Lyles Shaw. Carole spent over 25 years as an international corporate trainer and a “trainer of trainers” before she started teaching quilting workshops. Carole will share some lessons learned about planning for success and handling challenging situations in your workshops.

Effective Online Teaching

Effective Online Teaching

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to design and teach an outstanding online class that your students will love and how to effectively teach online.

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