Grassroots Business Association

Class Notes

Notes from our past classes and meetups

Not all classes have notes to go along with them as some meetings are more of a Q&A format, and some months we meet just to socialize, please forgive the gaps in months.

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2009

January

Share Your Resources, sources can be found on the bottom of the resources page of this website, all are from Grassroots members.

The Do's and Don'ts: How to approach and create strong business partnerships with store and gallery owners hosted by Andrea Porter of Bluebottle Art Gallery, Kristen Rask of Schmancy, Annie Huntly of Dotted Line, Cheryl Robinson of Twilight Artist Collective and Amy from JayWalk.

February

Web Design Tips & Tricks by Dumbeyes.

March

Bending the media to your will: How to get free publicity for your business by Michelle Goodman.

April

Etsy 101, by Marlo Miyashiro, organizer of EtsyRAIN.

May

Craft Show Vending A - Z by Moxie and Kristen Rask.

August

Creating Loyal Customers with Social Media Marketing by Brian Marr and Cal McAllister from Wexley School for Girls.

October

Navigating Self-Publishing by Kaie Wellman, the creator of the eat.shop guides. (note: These notes are only available to Grassroots members. They are in PDF format.)

November

Q&A With A Web Designer, resources talked about during our talk with Kaytlyn Sanders of Beneficial Design. (note: These notes are only available to Grassroots members.)

2010

July

HR for Your Business, notes from Maggi McConnell of Hire or Be Hired who came to talk about the process or hiring an assistant or choosing your first intern. Andrea Porter of Matthew Porter Art and Kristen Rask of Schmancy joined her to talk about their own experiences with interns. (Both Andrea and Kristen are also Grassroots board members, hi you two!) The notes are two PDF documents, Hiring 101 for Small Businesses and Hiring 101 Quick Reference. (note: These notes are only available to Grassroots members.)

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