Toronto Craft Alert

Fresh Collective has just become an even better place for Toronto designers to sell their wares!  We’re well-established and busy, in a great location and we have an amazing loyal clientele.  We’ve always been a terrific supportive group, but now we offer Fresh Collective University to our members– a well-rounded business development course to totally demystify the business side of things!

FCU is a workbook and study group program based on the wealth of knowledge Laura-Jean has compiled over 16 years of developing her own clothing line, and [...]

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The Art of Selling – a workshop for crafters
with Mary Breen, owner of Wise Daughters Craft Market

• Are you talented with your hands but afraid to “pitch” your product?
• Are you at a loss as to how to price your wares?
• Do you really know your market?

This workshop is for people who want to break into the retail market, or expand sales.

Prepare [...]

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Calling all Canadian Designers! This is a vendor call for Periwinkle’s second location (opening JULY 28 2010). We are proud to introduce to you Periwinkle’s new second location (Haute par Periwinkle) located in the prestige Forest Hill area (Eglington and Avenue). Forest Hill is an affluent neighbourhood in central Toronto and it is one of Toronto’s three wealthiest neighbourhoods. Haute par Periwinkle is offering shelf, clothing units and table space [...]

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WORKSHOPS:

May 6 – Thu 6:30pm-9
Goal Setting for Artists and Creative People: Initiate. Success Sequence.
By Carmen Leilani De Jesus

May 27 – Thu 6:30-9pm
Artist as Entrepreneur: Because it’s not about selling out, it’s about making a living.
By Christopher Davies

June 3 Thu 6:30pm-9
Managing Your Finances: Learn how to handle that ca-a-a$h!
By Rhowena Adolfo

June 10 Thur 6:30pm-9
Creative Marketing & Building Your Brand: Who’s your target?
By Theresa Laurico

June 17 Thur 6:30-9:30pm
Creating Your Visual Branding: Graphic Design & Photo-editing Basics
By Christine Mangosing (CMANGODesign)

June [...]

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Looking to sell your wares?

Fresh Baked Goods and Fresh Collective, Toronto’s best collectively run designer boutiques have openings for new members!  We offer retail space to designers of clothing, jewellery, accessories, gifts and kids stuff.

The arrangement is simple- pay an affordable monthly rent and work one day a week in the shop- but the benefits are huge!  You get not only an awesome, established, well-respected store to sell your stuff, you get so much more.

This is a great chance to really grow your business!  We offer [...]

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One of the things that came up in our last reader survey was the fact that many of  you are looking for more small business resources.  When I came across this craft-centric social bookmarking site via Sister Diane, my sight zeroed in on the Crafty Biz tag and I thought I would share in case there are any good links there to help you in starting or running your biz.

Those of you crafting for pleasure will also find plenty of links of interest on [...]

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