One Last Shot
Create a Business Partnership
At the end
When Charlie found New Earth Village he had all but decided to forget about woodcarving and look for work in the nearby town. He loved carving and he was damn good at it, but he just wasn’t making a living. “I’ll give it one last shot,” he told Anna, his wife, “And that’s it.”
Looking for answers
In a New Earth Village talking circle, Charlie asked if there were any folks interested in starting an artisans’ co-operative. The rest is history.
New beginnings
Charlie and eleven other artisans – carvers, painters, weavers and printmakers – operate the highly successful online business ‘Forest Art.’ Their sought after work can be found in museums and private collections in seven countries.
The Point:
Businesses with common interests can join forces (to form a single business or a loose association of businesses that share resources such as a web site) to increase their power and presence in the marketplace.
