Florida is winding down. The weather here in Michigan could absolutely support an outdoor show in recent weeks and Texas kicks off their season in Houston this weekend at the Bayou City Arts Festival in Memorial Park.
Here are some good stories about
Read more…I just met with my accountant today and this came up. Does anyone know what the rule is on this? My accountant seemed to think that as the artist I can only deduct what it cost to make the item but since I am already deducting the cost of supplies th
Read more…I have a question for all of you out there that use Turbo Tax Home and Business edition. Where do you normally enter your booth fees? Unfortunately, they don't have a FAQ for us nomadic artists on the website. LOL
Thanks much!
Eric
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Saying somehow the acceptance notifications got sent out before they could monkey with the results.............you're not invited after all. Oh Snap!!
That's a first! Wonder how Greg Lawler arrived at their ranking......highest bidder?
Read more…The Mission Federal ArtWalk in San Diego does a terrific job of promotion and follows all the rules of solid social media outreach. They collect emails from visitors to their website and send out interesting emails through out the year. I love this p
Read more…From the Chattanoogan.com:
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Hi, for the pros, I just want to know if its better to buy the insurance premium being reccommended by jazzfest ($140) for 3 days, or to seek my own insurance. It is a requirement for participation in the festival. Thanks
Harrison.
Read more…After applying to a show the organizer sent me an email saying "You will get set up info closer to the show". Right then I assumed I had been accepted but just yesterday morning she emailed me back asking if I had sent her the check because jewelry s
Read more…We have been Roam Data folks for several years, going thru First Data for processing. The best features are how secure and fast, turn around time to our checking account and great customer service ( for when you are so brain dead you can't remember y
Read more…How do shows establish their deadlines? I know at Arts, Beats & Eats we'd look at the Long's Park deadline and talk about being before or after it, but we really never acted on that, but trading emails today with someone (nameless) dropped this infor
Read more…I am sure many of you were aware of the big news story from last week when it was reported that the Susan G. Komen Foundation had stopped grants to Planned Parenthood. Social media went crazy as well as the rest of the media covering this story.
This
Read more…I've been using QuickBooks Pro 2007 since, well, 2007. Having a software background you would think that I would like QBP, but I hate it. And now, to compound my annoyance I cannot import files from my bank, they only support the 2010 and later fil
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This might be directed only at Canadians on this site, but I am hoping some Americans also know about this. What is needed by an artist crossing the border to do an art show? I am going to be driving to all of my shows in the US and will be co
Read more…I posted something similar to this earlier today ---behind a question about Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival and decided I needed to post this by itself. Hope I'm putting this in the right page. Thanks again and here goes another version of what I pos
Read more…I just received a letter from my bank, stating that my business checking account will go from free to a fee starting in April.
Has anyone else seeing this with their banks? Is there any bank out there that is still free?
Unfortunately we can't k
Read more…From time to time there is a discussion about PCI Compliance and many of you accept it as status quo, thinking that it is necessary and that it will protect you from fraudulent credit cards. I, on the other hand, have always railed against this fee
Read more…Got an email notification from Square that they have added an update that supports a wireless printer and a cash box that unlocks with completed transaction. I don't see a need for either and the peripherals seem a little pricey to me, but I know so
Read more…I know there are a few big art fairs around the country, as well as in sunny Florida. The ones on my radar: Ohio Designer Craftsmen's flagship Winterfair in Columbus, OH, Amy Amdur's brand new Inside Show in Highland Park, IL, as well as the blockbus
Read more…I'm relatively new to doing shows and am curious. How do all of you evaluate whether or not a show is a 'good' show for you? Some of the books I've looked at have said that you should get a minimum of 8-10 times the cost of the show. Is this a go
Read more…Has anyone used SalesVu? They are a mobile card reader service similar to Square and GoPayment, For me, they look like a better deal than Square. They have a flat 2.7% (2.89%Amex) swiped or keyed rate. No other fees.
GoPayment sounds promising a
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