Course description

If you have an art or a craft and you dream about starting your own home-based or small business, this is the course for you! You'll learn how to start your own arts and crafts business from a professional artist. You'll discover how to find your niche within your chosen craft and how to create your own unique business identity. You'll also see what makes marketing in the arts and crafts business different from marketing in most other enterprises, and you'll find a sales approach that meshes with your personality and preserves your creative integrity. You'll get insider secrets too, learning how to find and get into the best craft shows, as well as design booths that really draw customers in. You'll also discover how to price your work effectively so you can set yourself up for success whether you're selling through craft shows, in galleries, online, or even in your own retail store. Visit www.ed2go.com/conestoga for more information.

Course details

Hours: 24
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Additional information: This course is offered through ed2go. Find out more about ed2go courses.

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These 6-week online courses are designed for working professionals and those seeking personal advancement. From the start date, students have access to their courses 24/7. There are no live lectures or specific days and times students must be logged in. Each Wednesday and Friday, the instructor releases a lesson, for a total of 12. There is a 2-week period at the end of the course to complete the final exam.

Dates
Day/Time
Delivery
Campus
Cost
Availability
Starts: Apr. 17, 2024
Ends: Jun. 17, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $195.00
Starts: May. 15, 2024
Ends: Jul. 15, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $195.00
Starts: Jun. 12, 2024
Ends: Aug. 12, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $195.00
Starts: Jul. 17, 2024
Ends: Sep. 16, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $195.00
Starts: Aug. 14, 2024
Ends: Oct. 14, 2024
Day/Time:
Campus: Online
Cost: $195.00

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Spring 2024 registration opens March 11, 2024. Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery