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Design Decoded: Canva for Creatives  Virtual

Virtual Online — Zoom

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

Alpine  In-Person

Mountain BizWorks Asheville Office Asheville

The Alpine Course is designed to support founders of businesses that have been operating for at least one year. Alpine will give you the opportunity to explore your options by assessing where you have been through financial, marketing and customer analytics along with revisiting your mission, vision, and values, as well as peer to peer

Craft Your Commerce Connect | Selling With Intention: A Practical Framework for Artist-Led Sales  In-Person

Center for Craft Asheville

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

Financial Series  Virtual

Virtual Online — Zoom

What is covered: Financial Tools - Financial Tools will introduce you to the tools to understand the basics of business finance so you can make informed decisions on how to organize and manage your business finances. Topics discussed are record keeping; bookkeeping; accounting; creating, understanding and using financial statements and reports. Accounting Software - this class

Outdoor Economy Conference  In-Person

Harrah's Cherokee Conference Center Cherokee

Outdoor Economy Conference returns to Cherokee, NC this September 15-18. The 2024 event was postponed due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene, so the theme of this year's event will feature nationwide expertise on "Investing in the Outdoor Recreation Ecosystem". Early Bird tickets are now available at outdooreconomy.org.

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