Wednesday, February 06, 2008

business edge WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS

business edge WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS

ARTIST AS BOOKKEEPER Monday, February 11 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Nancy Starnes, CPA, Ernst & Young, will guide you through the tax maze and offer suggestions that could save you money and a lot of aggravation.

FINANCIAL FITNESS FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE Monday, February 25 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Improve your financial well-being by getting and staying organized, understanding credit and more. Suzanne Zemelman,consumer economics specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, is our presenter.

ARTIST AS BOOKKEEPER Monday, March 3 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Nancy Starnes, CPA, Ernst & Young, will guide you through the tax maze and offer suggestions that could save you money and a lot of aggravation.

ANATOMY OF A CONTRACT Monday, March 10 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Although many of us still prefer to conduct our business on a handshake, vague verbal agreements can result in ugly misunderstandings. Attorneys James W. Reeves and Kim Kirn will cover the basics, including negotiation skills. $10 in advance; $15 at the door

Business Edge workshops will be held in the Regional Arts Commission’s building,6128 Delmar, across from the Pageant. For more information, call 314/863-6930 or contact us by e-mail, vlaa@stlrac.org. St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA) serves the arts community by making referrals to lawyers and accountants; mediating arts-related disputes; publishing concise how-to guides; sponsoring seminars and public forums; arranging for guest speakers; maintaining a library and Web site (www.vlaa.org); collaborating on arts advocacy initiatives; and providing access to the national volunteer lawyers for the arts network. Business Edge is made possible, in part, by grants from the Regional Arts Commission; the and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; and Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

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__ Artist as Bookkeeper
__ Financial Fitness for Creative People
__ Anatomy of a Contract
Workshops are $10 each. I am enclosing a total of $__________.

Sorry, no refunds. Please make check payableto VLAA and send this form to VLAA, 6128
Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63112. Or to download a registration form, visit VLAA's Web site.

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