[Jewelry making - Article 00917] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry art grants

[Kim Paluch]

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Hi,

    I'm a bit surprised that you hadn't found any funds for starting
    business. There are a lot of places (usually by state) that offer
    funds for starting local businesses. They tend to be shops with a
    store-front. Again, this depends on location. Here in Wisconsin
    there are a lot of low- to no-interest loans, but not many grants. A
    few to those building businesses with a charitable connection, but
    otherwise no. And there are no grants to start an internet business
    in the arts, though some in areas like electronics, communications
    and such pop up now and again. 

    In my searching I find periodic monies available for other states
    but don't look at them because time is value and the information
    takes too much time for me to seek it out when it's also liable to
    distract me from my own searches. :) 

    And there are some good words of advice here and from others...if
    you want to make jewelry for a living, learn about business...or even
    just make some jewelry and sell it. There are a few people here, and
    on other lists, who have some good information for you. But they,
    like you, are making a living at this. But realize that not too many
    people get to just create what they want and get paid for it. We, as
    jewelry designers and jewelers, also need to make jewelry that people
    want to wear. This can be a bit of a pain, as my creativity is much
    more diverse than some areas are. Yes, make beautiful things. But
    then...make beautiful things that people living near you will buy.
    Make a lot of them. And sell them. I'm doing both. I am attending a
    business class for entrepreneurs one morning a week with some great
    information! And then I make jewelry for sale. I'm limited by my
    knowledge, as my creative side finds ways to create very sale-able
    pieces that people will buy but that I have no experience in. And
    learning involves a learning curve unless you get some good training. 


Good luck!
Kim
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