Blue Ridge Craft Trails Workshops – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Please join us for workshops created for artists and makers in Western North Carolina. This series is offered by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in partnership with the Asheville-based Craft Your Commerce program administered by Mountain Bizworks, and is funded in part by a grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.

For questions or more information, please contact robin@blueridgeheritage.com.

Wednesday, June 21st

10am-4pm with a lunch break.

The HUB Station, 145 Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, North Carolina 28638

Photography Made Easy | Product Photography Using Your Cell Phone with Joshua White

Cost: $20

Documenting your work can be simpler than you think! During this workshop we will discuss tools and techniques to create images to highlight your work, products, or business in the best way possible. We will cover using a smartphone, editing apps, and various apparatus. We will work together to create some images of your work, discuss setting up your own documentation studio at home and offer feedback on images.

Instructor: Joshua White’s work has been published in National Geographic and featured by Wired, Scientific American, and Gizmodo. His exhibition record includes solo shows across the U.S., as well as many national and international juried exhibitions. White is an Associate Professor of Photography at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.

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Thursday, June 29th

2pm – 4pm
Virtual via Zoom

Ask Me Anything with Accountant April Lambert

Cost: $10

Financials can be one of the most intimidating aspects of starting and maintaining a thriving business. We want to provide you with an opportunity to get specific questions answered by an accountant! April will answer your questions about anything relating to business financials, bookkeeping, tax filings, pricing, write offs, sole proprietorship, LLC filings, etc.

Instructor: April Lambert has 20 years of professional accounting experience in the nonprofit, corporate, public and craft sectors. She has guided numerous entrepreneurs to launch and grow their own successful ventures. April is passionate about helping creatives strengthen their capacity for planning, management and accountability with clear and compelling financial stories.

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Friday, June 30th

2pm – 4pm
Virtual via Zoom

Pricing for Profit and Growth Mindset with Accountant April Lambert

Cost: $10

April will address the needs and pitfalls of designing a comprehensive pricing system so you can be sure you are pricing for profit. April will cover the basics of setting up a simple bookkeeping system, how to track tax write-offs, filing quarterly taxes and tracking your finances regularly to pull monthly and quarterly reports so you as the business owner can make informed financial decisions about the growth of your business.

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