Etsy Team Columbus is a collective of creative entrepreneurs with both an online and a local community presence. ETC provides members with resources and exposure to facilitate their business growth. We connect to the local arts groups to expand our professional network and we are visible in the community at-large to strengthen both the handmade market and the buy local movement. Our team is also a strong advocate of sustainability and the 'green' movement within our community and promotes these in our sponsored events.
Vision Statement:
ETC seeks to empower local creative entrepreneurs by improving our businesses through sharing our experience, knowledge, and resources. We seek to improve our community by supporting local arts and business through volunteering, sponsoring, promoting and patronizing local businesses and events.
Interested in Joining?We are happy to announce that ETC has moved to an open and all-inclusive form of membership. Etsy.com shop owners in the Central Ohio area may join with a simple request emailed to our Team Leader, Jamie Hevener, at etsyteamcolumbus@gmail.com. Our only requirements are that you have an active Etsy.com shop(s) and remit a $20 annual fee at time of inception and each June thereafter.
Once your membership is activated, you will be added our private Team Group on Facebook where you can stay up to date on team happenings!
We hope this change will allow our creative community to feel more cohesive and welcoming. We look forward to getting to know you and participating in various projects and friendship-building activities, including growing our Etsy.com shops. The benefits of membership are many, especially trading tips about running our businesses, cross-promoting one another, gaining feedback from creative peers, sharing information on local art/craft shows, planning collaborative projects, receiving special discounts and invitations designed with our group in mind and so much more!
Meetings
ETC's meetings are usually open only to existing members. Meeting info is announced in our Private Member Facebook group and on our blog calendar.Other meet-up information may be found on our team's Facebook FAN PAGE (separate from our membership group). We hope you will "like" us there in order to receive up-to-the minute news and information!
