Ever wonder about opening your own storefront for your creative business? Taryn Fisher will present the 101 on how to open up a shop covering the basics of store setup, sale process, online presence, street-front presence, permits from the city, and more. Participants will get information to start their checklist on working towards a storefront presence.

For participants interested in diving deeper into the topic, we will host a follow-up 3-hour workshop on June 3rd.

**Registration is required prior to the workshop in order to receive the Zoom link to join us. This workshop is an online event.

About the Instructor:

Taryn Fisher, Director of The New Leaf Gallery, is deeply passionate about the vibrance of the arts in the Monadnock region, and she serves on the Board of Trustees of Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music. Taryn believes that small businesses are the backbone of the regional economy. She has expertise in the areas of sustainable business practices, small business advising, and business plan development. Currently Taryn teaches business management courses at AUNE and KSC as an adjunct instructor. Taryn holds an MFA from Brooklyn College, and MBA in Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College, and a Doctorate in Leadership from Franklin Pierce University.

About Arts Alive!

Arts Alive! is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization working to sustain, promote and expand access to arts and cultural resources in the Monadnock Region. Arts and culture are community assets that enhance financial strength, health and wellness, and social capital in the communities where they are supported. Arts Alive conducts studies and advocacy work to promote these ideas to the greater community and supports artists and businesses to fulfil community-wide goals in wellbeing and economic success. Arts Alive! members include a broad range of artists and arts and cultural organizations — museums, acting troupes, musical organizations, theaters, galleries — that share a common goal: to enhance arts and culture in the region. The Artist to Artist workshop series is an affordable opportunity for artists, performers, and craftspeople to learn more about topics that will increase their impact on community and economy in the Monadnock region. Arts Alive! Is supported generously by the NH State Council on the Arts, NH Charitable Foundation, and the greater community. This program is sponsored by C & S Wholesale Grocers.