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Wiil Donald Trump Ruin Crowdfunding? via Mashable.com
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds May 9. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The rise of crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been a huge boost to artists and entrepreneurs seeking seed funding for a variety of projects. Donald Trump has taken notice and launched his own crowdfunding site FundAnything. As explained in this Mashable Op-Ed piece by Seth Fiegerman, Trump will be offering his own money to back projects each week. What do you think of Trump getting involved with crowdfunding? Would…Continue
Tags: Seth, Fiegerman, mashable, trump, kickstarter
Will USPS's cancellation of Saturday first-class mail delivery impact your business?
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds. Last reply by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Feb 7. 2 Replies 0 Likes
On February 6th the U.S. Postal Service announced that it will stop first-class mail deliveries on Saturdays beginning August 10th. Package delivery and Post Office hours will remain the same.This news can impact creative businesses relying on weekend shoppers and online transactions. While customers will adapt quickly, business owners will need to be just as swift to…Continue
Tags: USPS, Office, marketing, mobile, entrepreneurship
The Bias Against Creatives as Leaders
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Jan 8. 0 Replies 0 Likes
A few years ago, when I was looking for new career opportunities I encountered a bias against my creativity. Granted this was the peak of the Great Recession and employers had large candidate pools to select from for enhancing their organizations. However, hearing comments such as, "In reviewing your resume, I see you've been an artist, a teacher, done volunteer work and currently pursuing your MBA. I don't see anything professional in your history." certainly felt like a slap in the face. It…Continue
If You Don't Design Your Career, Someone Else Will
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds. Last reply by Carlo Giovanni Verda Dec 23, 2012. 5 Replies 1 Like
As 2012 comes to close, I'm taking time to reflect on the year, what a wild roller coaster ride it has been, and finalizing my plans for 2013. Below is an article by Gregory McKewon that makes a great point about how easy it is to become consumed by our careers and simple steps for avoiding the trap of "being too busy living to think about life!" Happy reading-Michelle…Continue
Love Unlimited Film and Art Exhibition 2013
Started by Emanuela Aureli. Last reply by Emanuela Aureli Nov 2, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
greeting everyone...have a question for you all and need comments to decide.got into this show i had applied through jas some while agoLove Unlimited Film and Art Exhibitionit's in la/ca and it's really geared to the film industry, but they do offer booths and a fashion/ruway thing for jewelry....in my quest of finding new venues, i am wondering.have not been able to find much information regarding the "Art Exhibition" part, although if…Continue
Tags: jewelry, los, angeles, contemporary, film
Could your arts business survive a disaster?
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Oct 30, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I know many of us would rather talk about the fun and dare I say “sexy” side of our art businesses, inspiration, materials, and processes, than talk about business insurance. The destruction from Hurricane Sandy is unfathomable and its impact on the creative community and businesses of all sizes will be felt for some time. Please support the Red Cross and CERF to help those affected…Continue
Facebook Changes Impacting Your Business?
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds. Last reply by Tom McCarthy Nov 3, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
The following was shared by eMERGE reader Tom McCarthy and I thought it would be good to repost it here so we can all chime in. "More Facebook changes. This seems to be the forum for this so here goes.Facebook has changed the way our pages turn up in the news feeds of our followers. Followers are now going to have to have your page in an "Interest List" that they create in order to see your posts. This will add some but not all of your posts into their newsfeeds. They can access all of…Continue
I won 2nd Place in the COSE Arts Business Challenge Awards!
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds. Last reply by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Jun 27, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Last week, I won the 2nd Place Prize in the COSE Arts Business Challenge Awards. This was my first time entering a business challenge and the competition was fierce. 6 finalists were selected and I was the only independent artist and jeweler on the list. The other finalists included a dance company, 2 music schools, an animation firm, and a graphic design company.The…Continue
Tags: of, Council, Small, Enterprises, entrepreneurship
5 Tips for Bouncing Back
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds. Last reply by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Jun 6, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
It really sucks when something doesn't turn out the way we planned, but like it or not failure is a valuable part of the learning process. As an entrepreneur, I'm always fascinated by the ways in which others bounce back from adversity, be it a minor setback or a spectacular crash and burn failure. In researching such stories I came across Scott Edinger's article "Getting Ready to Fail." In it he outlines 5 tips for how to handle failure better so that you can bounce back quickly.…Continue
The Importance of the F-Word and Taking Smart Risks
Started by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds. Last reply by Valerie A. Heck May 16, 2012. 1 Reply 1 Like
The Importance of the F-Word and Taking Smart Risks Failure. It’s not a topic we often talk about and is typically associated with a popular four-letter F-word, but sharing the lessons we learn from failure are often far more valuable than sharing our successes. The past 3 years have taught me a lot about the importance of failure and risk. Failure, or more importantly the fear of failure, is a paralyzing force. It stops you in your tracks before you ever get started. It keeps you up at…Continue
Tags: entrepreneurship, linkedin, failure, success, taking
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on October 25, 2012 at 9:09am -
Hi Tom, thanks for posting about how Facebook changes are impacting your business. I've reposted your comments as a discussion so everyone can chime in. http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/emerge/forum/topics/facebook-change...
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Comment by Tom McCarthy on October 24, 2012 at 8:43pm -
More Facebook changes. This seems to be the forum for this so here goes.
Facebook has changed the way our pages turn up
in the news feeds of our followers. Followers are now going to have to have your page in an "Interest List" that they create in order to see your posts. This will add some but not all of your posts into their newsfeeds. They can access all of your posts by clicking on their interest lists.
Here are some official answers about how to do all of this https://www.facebook.com/help/440058336033758/
You can circumvent this by paying to promote your posts or you can just let your followers know that they need to use interest lists to keep in touch. I've posted this on both my profile and page so this may be redundant to some of you. However, in these early stages, I'm not sure who is currently seeing what. Case in point. Before I heard about this change, I made a post on my page and then shared the same post to my wall. The page post garnered 11 likes and 4 comments. The wall post got 49 likes and 17 comments. Several earlier page posts got no response at all.
So that's what's up. Ultimately this might help me clean up my newsfeed and make it more relevant to me. Until this catches on, you may find your page posts lost in the shuffle to your other followers, so let them know (in all of that spare time we all have.) I would add that you should post the information on both your wall and your page as your wall post will probably reach more people and you likely share some audience. Plus it will help distribute the info in general to people who are following any page.Michelle, please feel free to move this if you feel there is a better spot for it!
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on September 28, 2012 at 5:46pm
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Found this simple and easy to use calulation on Hubspot for how to figure out if a trade show or event was worth the financial investment.
How to Calculate Whether That Trade Show Was Worth the Investment - http://bit.ly/SrvmrM
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on July 13, 2012 at 10:31am
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Here's a fantastic article about the best ways to use LinkedIn to grow your business http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenkrogue/2012/06/29/27-linkedin-tips-l...
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on February 8, 2012 at 10:28am
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Super excited about my Best Business Practices for Artists workshop at Touchstone, June 4-6. All the details and an image of my work is on page 36
http://www.touchstonecrafts.org/Resources/Documents/2012%20Web%20Ca... www.touchstonecrafts.orgEurpoean friends, I didn't forget about you. We'll be covering similar material during my "From Hobby to Small Business Workshop" at Art Paradise inPortugal, June 17-25. http://www.artparadiseinportugal.com/workshops-2012.php The cost of this workshop also includes guided tours through beautiful Lisbon, meals, accomodations, museum tickets and much more....
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on January 9, 2012 at 8:36am
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Important stuff to keep in mind for your 2011 tax filing http://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-for-your-2011-t...’s-new-for-2012.html
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on November 19, 2011 at 9:20am
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Honored to represent Artist Entrepreneurs and B-W Entrepreneurship MBA's at this special announcement for the new LaunchPad program funded by the Burton T Morgan Foundation and Blackstone. http://www.bw.edu/news/launchpad/ That's me in the cream jacket and wearing my art jewelry sitting in the VIP section (by the windows).
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on November 15, 2011 at 12:00pm
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BRAVO to eMERGE reader Natalie Abrams. Her work in the Charlotte ARTery show receives great reviews.
"Some of the most fascinating pieces in the show were Natalie Abrams wax works.....The Abrams’ pieces are solid, yet fluid and simple, yet complex. These wax wall sculptures seem light like fabric, with organic patterns that make it feel as though it once had life."
http://www.knightarts.org/uncategorized/charlotte-artery-keeps-gett...
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on November 12, 2011 at 8:39am
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eMERGE reader Emanuela Aureli has a feature-long article in Ornament magazine. "Emanuela Aureli: Spatial Recognition"
(online version not yet available, but soon...)
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Comment by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds on November 9, 2011 at 9:12am
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What good is having a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work!
-Simon Sinek
NEW: Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition...
Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition shows contemporary metal art and jewelry from 11 Taiwanese contemporary emerging artists. Treasures from Taiwan will be highlighted on Crafthaus as an online exhibition from May 8 to June 7, 2013.
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Harriete Estel Berman replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 3 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft
John Lunn replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 2 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"I'm with you, Emanuela. But let me respond from the perspective of the people I talked with: the talent lies in who and how you use the technology.
I guess time will prove or disprove this. In the meantime, I'm much more content to feel…"
John Lunn added a discussion to the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft
SNAG Toronto part 3
I come from a very different background than most at the conference. I apprenticed with a self taught flutemaker. After 3 years, the only CV I left with was a flute I made that got me hired by a Boston company. I designed my own flute from experience and imagination. To this day my work has always been my only resume.At the SNAG conference almost everyone had a college degree in the arts. Whenever a speaker was introduced, their education highlights were listed along with the schools they were…See More
Sun Kyoung Kim liked Brigitte Martin's blog post Science meets Craft: Origami Engineering - David GraciasEmanuela Aureli replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 2 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"i was not able to attend the snag conference in toronto, but discussions about the state of the art/jewelry is nevertheless dear to me and i am following developments on several fronts. the whole issue of technology, like cad, and anything that…"
Heidi Hinder left a comment for Brigitte Martin"Thanks Brigitte! Glad to be here (it's been one of those things I've been meaning to do for a while - sorry for the delay!) Looking forward to exploring the site :)
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Benjamin Dory left a comment for Brigitte Martin"Likewise, great to meet you at the conference! I'm looking forward to next time. Until then, best regards!"
Brigitte Martin left a comment for Heidi Hinder"This was today's newsletter sent out earlier today: http://crafthaus.ning.com/page/what-s-new-newsletter-may-21-2013
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Benjamin Dory commented on Brigitte Martin's group SNAG"Here's to an intriguing, well-organized, fun and successful SNAG conference! I felt a great sense of community. I hope these notions are felt across the scope of attendees. Thank you to all who helped make the conference happen."
Brigitte Martin replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 2 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"Gotta love the 2Roses for stating it clearly: "Most people have no knowledge or interest in "traditional skills" to begin with, unless your audience is entirely made up of people in craft. The public wants to be entertained. They will…"
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For the next 13 months we'll discuss the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of exhibiting in art shows as emerging artists and established artists. Exhibition coverage will be balanced with tips on how to strategically build a legacy over a length of time, in a way that makes sense to your individual goals as an artist and maker.
Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!
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