Learn tools and techniques to communicate the value of your work to potential customers.
Learn how to prepare a simple business plan, in arts-friendly language, to help you organize all the various aspects of your artistic practice and make informed business decisions.
Join us at the Stubnitz Environmental Center for an exclusive one-day Lumber Grading course led by industry veteran Bob Vogel, former CEO of Hardwoods of Michigan. In 2010, Bob was named as one of North Americas 50 most influential people in the hardwood lumber Industry.
Are you a landowner in southeast Michigan with a hardwood forest facing the challenges of overgrowth? Join the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute (SBWI) in partnership with Forestry Management Services INC (FMS) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) for a one-day intensive course designed to empower you to make informed decisions about your valuable forest resource.
Learn how to think creatively about diversifying your funding streams by exploring different models for generating value, resources, and revenue. On the most basic level, capital can be anything that has value and helps in the production of other goods. Explore traditional, new, and hybrid funding models.
Learn how to build your portfolio as a woodworker and how to market to your target audience. As part of this course, SBWI student Joshua Lutz will be doing a demonstration on building a woodworker website using SquareSpace. Learn how to set up a domain name. Bring your laptop and build along with him. Be sure to have a few images of your work, and some wording like your bio or artist statement.
