SCC offers $3,000 in artist biz plan contest
Professional craft artists in Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties and the Qualla Boundary have a $3,000 incentive to create or update their business plans.
Over the next three months, Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center will host a series of eight free seminars designed to address needs of and challenges faced by craft artists who own, or aspire to own, a business.
At the conclusion of the series, participants will have the tools they need to develop their own creative business plans that they can enter in the competition. The winner will receive a $3,000 prize, and his or her art will be featured in three exhibitions.
A kickoff event will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Mad Batter in downtown Sylva. Training sessions are set for 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays from March 5 through April 30 at SCC’s Swain Center.
For more information, contact Henry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 828.339.4211.
