EPISODE · Feb 13, 2023 · 32 MIN
82: Rebuild Made in America with Wendy Rosen
from Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development · host Dane Carlson
Last week, Wendy Rosen wrote an open letter to President Biden calling on the federal government to help rebuild Made in America. Her letter "Dear President Biden, Rebuild Made in America," struck a cord with Dane, and he brought her on the show to talk about it, and her experiences and insight. Wendy Rosen is the founder of the American Made Show, the national trade show for American made products. At it's height the show featured 1,600 exhibiting artisans and hosted more than 10,000 retail buyers who ordered more than $40 million at each show in Philadelphia. Realizing that artists desperately needed business education, Rosen founded the Arts Business Institute and taught workshops in more than 35 states. As one of the first in the field of "arts economic development," she transformed an abandoned civil war era cotton mill into the Mill Centre Artist Studios. Rosen's AmericanStyle magazine published an annual list of America's Top Arts Destinations. The sector grew to contribute 14B annually to the GDP but lost 70% of it's small businesses after 2009 when small businesses lost seasonal credit lines in the wake of the banking crisis and closure of community banks. Rosen now provides affordable growth planning services for arts organizations and creative communities. After Richard Florida gives you an assessment or asset inventory, she's the person to give you an affordable plan of action. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Wendy Rosen.
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Last week, Wendy Rosen wrote an open letter to President Biden calling on the federal government to help rebuild Made in America. Her letter "Dear President Biden, Rebuild Made in America," struck a cord with Dane, and he brought her on the show to talk about it, and her experiences and insight. Wendy Rosen is the founder of the American Made Show, the national trade show for American made products. At it's height the show featured 1,600 exhibiting artisans and hosted more than 10,000 retail buyers who ordered more than $40 million at each show in Philadelphia. Realizing that artists desperately needed business education, Rosen founded the Arts Business Institute and taught workshops in more than 35 states. As one of the first in the field of "arts economic development," she transformed an abandoned civil war era cotton mill into the Mill Centre Artist Studios. Rosen's AmericanStyle magazine published an annual list of America's Top Arts Destinations. The sector grew to contribute 14B annually to the GDP but lost 70% of it's small businesses after 2009 when small businesses lost seasonal credit lines in the wake of the banking crisis and closure of community banks. Rosen now provides affordable growth planning services for arts organizations and creative communities. After Richard Florida gives you an assessment or asset inventory, she's the person to give you an affordable plan of action. Like this show? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Special Guest: Wendy Rosen.Sponsored By:KathodeRay Media, Inc.: KathodeRay is a full-service marketing agency that connects government organizations to their community. This small (but mighty) woman owned and operated marketing agency can help your community thrive. They use tried and true methods that will connect your organization to your residents using social, digital and traditional media. https://kathoderay.com Links:TheRosenGroupMD - YouTube Dear President Biden, Rebuild Made in America | LinkedIn Wendy Rosen: From Businesswoman and Arts Advocate to Politician 15 Gifted Women: Wendy Rosen - Gifts & Decorative Accessories Crafting As A Business My Government Speaks a Foreign Language by Wendy Rosen – Dailey Woodworking Arts Business Institute | Facebook Arts Business Summit: A Career Acceleration Event for Visual Artists - Art Business News St Pete Art Business Network • St Pete Catalyst Op-Ed: A Plan for Job Creation by Wendy Rosen Arts Business Institute Blog How it’s Being Done: Arts Business Training across the U.S. "Demand American-Made" Campaign to Launch at the Grand Canyon Mill Centre Artist Studios Mill Centre Artists Rosen Consulting - Business Development, Arts Business Institute, American Made Show, Buyers Market of American Craft, American Made Alliance, Art Marketing, Creative Economy Plans,
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