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Street Smarts for Savvy Artists
A 2011 workshop series by Chris Kennedy / PrintThatImage.com
A 2011 workshop series by Chris Kennedy / PrintThatImage.com
Organizing your Art, Business, and Time for Success!
Overview:
If you are serious about turning your passion for art into a career then there's no getting around
it - you have to be organized!
Unfortunately getting organized isn't a whole lot of fun, and a lot of us just procrastinate or fail to
do it altogether. However, in this workshop I will demonstrate how having the various aspects of
your art career well organized can give you a huge advantage over the competition and open up
doors that were previously unavailable. If you do it right you can even save a few bucks on your
tax bill!
Here's exactly what we'll cover:
First Things First
- Registering your business with the state of Florida
- Registering your business with the Federal Government
- Obtaining a Florida resale certificate (tax exempt certificate)
- Setting up a business bank account
Bookkeeping Basics for Artists
- Setting up your books
- Typical expense categories for art businesses and how they affect your federal income taxes
- Vendor and customer management
- Documentation that will help you in case of an IRS audit
- Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and how they can help your business
- Sales vs. Profit
- Withdrawing a salary for yourself
- Hiring a pro
Organizing Your Future
- Health Insurance
- Retirement Plans (401k, SEP, SIMPLE)
- Life Insurance
Organizing Your Art
- Photographing / documenting your art
- Sizing your images for print and web
- Creating inventory management spreadsheets for originals and limited editions
- Bio, artist statement, art descriptions
Time Management
- Why you struggle to find time for your art
- Tracking how you use your time
- Urgent vs. Important
- How to get stuff done consistently
- Planning by the day, week, month, and year
Overview:
If you are serious about turning your passion for art into a career then there's no getting around
it - you have to be organized!
Unfortunately getting organized isn't a whole lot of fun, and a lot of us just procrastinate or fail to
do it altogether. However, in this workshop I will demonstrate how having the various aspects of
your art career well organized can give you a huge advantage over the competition and open up
doors that were previously unavailable. If you do it right you can even save a few bucks on your
tax bill!
Here's exactly what we'll cover:
First Things First
- Registering your business with the state of Florida
- Registering your business with the Federal Government
- Obtaining a Florida resale certificate (tax exempt certificate)
- Setting up a business bank account
Bookkeeping Basics for Artists
- Setting up your books
- Typical expense categories for art businesses and how they affect your federal income taxes
- Vendor and customer management
- Documentation that will help you in case of an IRS audit
- Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and how they can help your business
- Sales vs. Profit
- Withdrawing a salary for yourself
- Hiring a pro
Organizing Your Future
- Health Insurance
- Retirement Plans (401k, SEP, SIMPLE)
- Life Insurance
Organizing Your Art
- Photographing / documenting your art
- Sizing your images for print and web
- Creating inventory management spreadsheets for originals and limited editions
- Bio, artist statement, art descriptions
Time Management
- Why you struggle to find time for your art
- Tracking how you use your time
- Urgent vs. Important
- How to get stuff done consistently
- Planning by the day, week, month, and year
Workshop Info:
When:
Tuesday 10/18/2011
7pm - 9pm
Where:
ArtServe
1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale
Florida 33304
Cost: FREE!
Presented by:
Chris Kennedy
When:
Tuesday 10/18/2011
7pm - 9pm
Where:
ArtServe
1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale
Florida 33304
Cost: FREE!
Presented by:
Chris Kennedy
Decorative Printing Specialists (954) 353-1095