| Work and Study - Artisan Skills
Artisan Skills Woodworking, Ceramics, Others
80 hours
Introduction
8 hours
Definition of Artisan Skills:
Woodworking
Ceramics
Woodworking history and recent developments
Ceramics history and recent developments
Your personal development plan
Artisan Skills
12 hours
Production and distribution in a sustainable environment
Review of environment practices in your territory
Woodworking
Ceramics
To produce and distribute within a territory
To produce and distribute with other territories
Client Management
8 hours
A personalized offer built around your client
Controlling and cutting costs
Utilizing modern communications
Environmental incentives
Administration and Finance
8 hours
Your administrative model
Public financing
Bank financing
What to do?
Lets ask the client!
Credits - Barter Exchange
Ethic banks and microcredit
Create your own currency
Marketing and Sales
8 hours
Something that nearly everyone does not want to do
What are you offering and to whom
Lets take a look at your territory
Consumer sales
Business to business sales
Laws and Regulations
8 hours
An efficient model for local artisan skills
Complying with laws and regulations
Outsourcing Goods and Services
4 hours
Products and services in support of your plan
Outside your network but of the territory
Outside the territory
Final Task
24 hours
Develop your artisan skills plan
Costs
Room and board: euro 500/month x 3 months in double occupancy
Requirement: a minimum of 80 hours/month (240 hours over 3 months) @ euro 10/hour
Objectives
Training in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship,
nonprofit management and other key skills in a local area development setting.
Participants will get answers to these key questions:
--How do I scope the size and effort of my goods, services and local area?
--What are my overall strategic objectives? What planning and implementation activities are required to achieve these objectives?
--How do I determine my target market (ideal customers)? How do I understand and meet their needs and wants?
--How do I position my goods, services and local area with respect to the competition?
--What key messages must I convey to present a compelling reason to purchase my products or services?
--How do I brand my goods, services or local area? How do I align my goods and services with my brand promise--including customer-facing personnel, look-and-feel of products, completeness of services offered, visual branding and promotion.
--What partners and associations should I consider to ensure success?
--What public and private means are available to finance my business,
nonprofit
and local area development?
--What are best practices for business,
nonprofit
and local area management?
--What role do local, state and federal governments play in developing a local area? What is the relationship between these government entities and my business,
nonprofit
and local area?
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