American Craft was created by The Rosen Group to provide American and Canadian artists with guidance to grow their business and compete in the global marketplace.

Address: 3000 Chesnut Ave., Ste. 304 Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: (440) 889-2933

ASCAP is a membership organization providing licensing and distribution representation and distributes royalties for copyrighted works specifically for composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers.

Phone: (800) 95-ASCAP

ArtBizCoach.com is for emerging and established artists searching for promotional assistance.

Phone: (303) 273-5904

A program of Americans for the Arts, this site has practical tips, creative ideas, and best practices to save time, reduce costs, and improve your marketing results.

The Arts Resource Network provides tools and information to help artists, organizations and communities thrive. A service of the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture Affairs.

Address: 700 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 1766 PO Box 94748 Seattle, WA 98124
E-mail: arts.resources@seattle.gov

Artstaxinfo.com is a service of Riley & Associates, P.C., based out of Massachusetts. In addition to a reference section, and blog, it offers discipline-specific information for "actors, directors and performers," "musicians and singers," "writers" and "visual artists."

BVU links businesses and nonprofits to foster excellence in the nonprofit sector. BVU engages businesses, employers and members of the community-at-large in productive and rewarding leadership and volunteer activities. By leveraging their involvement, BVU strengthens the leadership and expands the capacity of hundreds of nonprofits, while enabling businesses and employers to build strategic, powerful and enduring relationships with the community. Additionally, BVU provides leading-edge board and management consulting services to strengthen nonprofit organizations.

Address: 1300 East 9th St., Ste. 1805, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 736-7711
Email: bvu@bvuvolunteers.org

Chicago Artists Resource (CAR) is an excellent source of information for artists' professional development. It includes legal, financial and education information as well as artist opportunities.

The Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) understands the unique challenge of working creatively every day, while also dealing with the same financial, technical, legal and marketing concerns many other small businesses face. This artist business group aims to ease that burden for creative professionals, so that they have time and energy remaining to do what they do best. The Arts Network is made up of professional artists and arts-based business owners offering professional development resources, education and networking events, benefits programs and business savings to those in the creative industries.

A membership-based association which is the largest organized network of businesses representing the international craft and hobby industry including member and trade show news, market research, national and international shipping discounts and networking opportunities.

Phone: (201) 794-1133 x226

Mission is to connect aspiring entrepreneurs with free workshops, library resources and local events focused on business development and networking. Designed to help NE Ohioans realize their dreams of starting and growing successful businesses. Workshops include cultivating ideas, creating a business plan, legal aspects of being a business owner, marketing, and resources for funding. Business coaching is also available. Monthly e-mail provides information on workshops, events, and resources that match your areas of interest. Supported by the Cuyahoga County Library and the Cleveland Foundation.

A site to provide legal support to a range of projects designed to clarify, and extend, the boundaries of "fair use" in order to enhance creative freedom. Founded by the Stanford Center for Internet and Society.

Fractured Atlas provides resources on professional development, marketing, health care, funding, events, jobs and other artist opportunities.

Address: 248 West 35th Street, Suite 1202 New York, NY 10001
E-mail: support@fracturedatlas.org

Megan Kuhar is a brand strategist who works with professional musicians and artists, teaching them how to build their brand and find their fans, through the use of social media and marketing technology. Her online course, Fan Finder, walks participants through strategies for branding and organically growing an audience, and she also offers 1:1 coaching for musicians and artists looking for help in growing their online presence.

Supports fine craft artists by providing access to publications, technical and professional workshops, marketing and referrals.

Address:1665 W. 5th Avenue Columbus, OH 43212
Phone: (614) 486 4402

This is a link to a calendar of literary events in the Cleveland area which can be accessed through the Poets & Writers magazine. Based on the the Clevelandpoetics blogspot calendar.

The SGA created the first standard uniform popular songwriters contract. This website provides industry news, event listings, and members are provided with additional services.

Taking the Leap is an online guidebook and resource to production and presentation for emerging dance artists in Montréal. Geared towards professional emerging choreographers, recent graduates, self-taught artists and those new to the city, this site offers tools and insight into the production and presentation of dance, demystifying the practical aspects of being an artist.

A program of Carnegie Mellon, this site serves as a connection between the arts community, collaborative discussion and learning. It provides the arts community with resources to better understand and benefit from the intersection of arts and technology in order to make more informed management decisions in an increasingly technological society.

The Authors Guild is the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for writers. Since its beginnings over a century ago, we have served as the collective voice of American authors. Our members include novelists, historians, journalists, and poets—traditionally and independently published—as well as literary agents and representatives of writers’ estates.