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Paint it Black 5: Branding & Sales Strategies

Robert Villamagna, mixed-media artist, WV Tinman   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders August 18th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Branding and Sales Strategies make your travel worth it, connect ...

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Paint it Black 4: Tax Essentials for Artists

Dr. Elaine Groghan Luttrell, CPA-PFS, AFC   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders July 21st, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Tax Essentials for Artists Unlocking Your Artistic Voice Online with ...

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Paint it Black 3: Copyright, Contracts, and Creatives

Angela Kniery, attorney at law & photographer   Tena Crites, Woodlands Community Lenders June 23rd, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Copyright, Contracts, and Creatives Unlocking Your Artistic Voice Online ...

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Paint it Black 2: Building a Content Strategy for Artists

Angelica Gilleran, StrongRapport   Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders May 19th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Building a Content Strategy for Artists: Unlocking Your Artistic Voice Online with Strategy ...

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Paint it Black 1: Galleries, Pricing, & Framing

Cecil Ybanez, Bloomfield Gallery, Richwood, WV  Talbott’s Frame shop, Elkins, WV       Karen Jacobson, Woodlands Community Lenders April 28th, Tygart Hotel, Elkins, WV Register here Cecil Ybanez and David Ward ...

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Paint it Black Seminar Series Announced

A free seminar series focused on art-based business development is taking place from April to August at the Tygart Hotel We are excited to announce  a five-part seminar series ...

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New Artist Business Development Seminar Series Coming Soon: Paint it Black

We are excited to announce the second phase of our Lost Towns project: a seminar series designed to encourage and support artists in turning their craft into successful businesses. ...

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Mon Forest Towns Initiative Awarded $1.89 ARC POWER Grant

Elkins, West Virginia, October 16, 2024 — Woodlands Community Lender, on behalf of the Mon Forest Towns Partnership, has been awarded $1,897,136 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to ...

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How To Make a Big Impact with Small Lending

Carla and Jason Kaposy felt compelled to make an investment that could be pivotal in spurring economic development in their hometown of Petersburg, a Mon Forest Town in Grant ...

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Big Timber Shows the Big Impact of Small Businesses

Matt and Ashley Kwasniewski were shopping around for startup capital for their craft brewery idea in 2012, just as we opened the doors of Lenders. None of the commercial ...

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