The Plans were Perfect but the Timing was Off
10/13/2020 Two Art Store Startup Stories by Tina Manzer 1 What Dana Vingris calls “spitballing,” others would call “strategic life-planning.” Her big ideas become…
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06/29/2020 Milk social media for all its worth Find out what platforms your customers follow and keep posting. Devise a posting schedule and stick…
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the standout
03/10/2020 by Tina Manzer Relatively speaking, it’s a small store in a small market, but over the years Nevada Fine Arts (NFA) in Reno…
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Out of the Blue
07/19/2019 by Tina Manzer Hyatt’s – All Things Creative in Buffalo, New York, celebrated its 60th year in business by moving to a…
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What Art Movement are We In Today? An interview with B. Eric Rhoads.
04/24/2019 by Tina Manzer It’s a good question. A few years ago, Canadian artist Elizabeth Reoch’s asked it; wondering how society was connecting to…
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rock lobster
02/07/2019 by Claire Sykes Keith Christy has followed his passion for the arts since high school, when he drew charcoal portraits of his friends…
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Degree Decree
12/11/2018 How educated should our employees be? by Tina Manzer The U.S. Department of Labor has released its latest numbers, and unemployment rates are…
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The Shops Downstairs
12/11/2018 by Tina Manzer Betsy Yamron, manager of Albright Art Supply and gift store in Concord, Massachusetts, was taken by surprise recently when a…
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Soup to Nuts
08/29/2018 by Tina Manzer “There is a store in Noe Valley in San Francisco that has, by far, the best merchandising of any store…
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All the Right Moves
06/08/2018 by Maria Bucci Cindy Hoeper loves art and her hometown, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Her two passions – and a savvy business sense – fuel…
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