(HYFLEX: ONLINE AND ON CAMPUS CLASSROOM) Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions, and completing a series of legal activities. This short workshop will introduce you to starting your own art business by going over the 10 steps you need to do, including licenses and permits, registering your business and more. Practical, down-to- earth information with a Q&A time.

Students and attendees will gain knowledge on starting their own business as it relates to art and the selling of artworks or freelancing. They will learn fundamental approaches to creating a good business model.

Neecy Twinem (Sac & Fox Nation) is an award winning professional artist, toy designer, academic professor and author/illustrator of over 35 children’s books published in several languages. In addition her illustrations are found in educational books, classroom readers, magazines, and on book covers, puzzles, posters, greeting cards, t-shirts, giftware and public murals. Her fine art paintings are found in numerous private and public collections around the country. She has her MFA from the University of Hartford and is currently a professor at IAIA. Neecy developed and created the brand trademark titled, ZombieZoo® including the design, manufacturing and release of a plush toy line and books, which has attracted international attention. www.neecytwinem.com.

Cost: $25. Current IAIA employees, alumni, and Seniors 65+ will pay $20. Current IAIA undergraduate and graduate students will pay $10. This one-hour course is eligible for .1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU).

THIS CLASS IS DESIGNED FOR ADULTS. CHILDREN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL OR PARTICIPATE.