CRAFT Logo
It's Friday  February 12, 2010
 
CRAFT
would like to welcome the following new retailer members:
 
Susie Bowman
The Kiln
Fairhope, AL
 
Fransien Schuller
Lenoir, NC
 
___________________  
 
 
T3 Teleconferences
 
 Due to BMAC and ACC, we are not having a February T3. In its place will be:
 
Wednesday, March 3
11 AM
An hour with Edith Ransom of Bank of America, who will answer all of your questions about the CRAFT/BofA credit card program Save thousands of dollars! 
 
The telephone number you will use is 1-800-898-1908, pin code 19897.
 
____________________
 
 
Table Topics at ACC 
 
Artists and buyers who wish to improve their businesses are welcome to come participate in this popular networking event which features lively discussions about the business of craft.
 
 
Click here for more information and a list of topics.
If you're reading this from Philadelphia, we're glad you made it safely! Stay warm and have a great show.
 
Don't forget about the CRAFT social Saturday night, from 6-7 PM in Room 204 of the convention center. Enjoy beverages, snacks and time to talk to old friends as well as meet new ones. There will also be a short presentation about American Craft Week. Be sure not to miss it!
 
New Wholesale Show Announced
ACRE Logo
 
Wholesalecrafts.com has announced the debut of their first annual American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) show in Orlando, January 22-24, 2011 at the Orange County Convention Center.
 
For more information on the show, visit www.acreorlando.com
 
American Craft Week
 
We need photographs for the American Craft Week web site and brochures. Any photographs used on the web site will be a hotlink to the artist or gallery web site.
 
From artist, we need photographs of you, your work and you at work. From galleries, we need photographs of galleries and displays.
 
Please send high resolution images to submissions@americancraftweek.com
 
Facebook
 
We also invite you to become a fan on American Craft Week on Facebook.
This Weeks Links 
 
From American Express Open Forum
Take Steps to Minimizethe Pain of Small Business Taxes
 
How the $1.9 Trillion Tax Hike Will Affect Your Small Business 
 
From Karen Hohler:
 
 
Have you read a blog or an online article that you found interesting or helpful? If it was helpful to you, it will probably be helpful to other gallery owners and artists.

Send it to me at rani@randomactsart.com to be included in our weekly newsletter.
 
CRAFT is a national organization of artists, retailers & show sponsors working to support American craft, save money, educate & network.