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The Power of Personality |
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Tax Considerations for Self-Employed Arts and Crafts Vendors So, how can a busy self-employed arts and crafts business owner stay on top of the tax situation? It’s easy if you break taxes into logical categories. In most circumstances, there are only three types of taxes for the self-employed: federal, state and county. Federal taxes are further broken down into two subcategories – income and self-employment; state taxes can be income or sales. See, it’s not all that scary!
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12 Tips for Selling More Art in a Recession |
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When you promote yourself via e-mail or with the words you use on your web site, you have a choice. You can be straight-forward and matter-of-fact (also known as bland and boring). Or you can communicate with pizzazz. 
One of the most baffling non-creative aspects of running an arts and crafts business is figuring out what to do about taxes. Owners who can face down extreme bargain-hunting customers at a craft show or vendors shorting an order that was needed yesterday can adopt that deer-in-headlights look when trying to get their tax situation under control.
Fellow artists and gallery owners share 12 tips for holding your ground during a recession.