106: Make Your Art Business Legal with Autumn Boyd

with host artist Miriam Schulman

Today, we’re talking all about making your art business legal.


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In this podcast, you will discover…

  • What you need to do first to set up a business!
  • Which very important legal documents you need to have on your e-commerce website (one of these is required by law)!
  • What the heck the difference is between an LLC, sole proprietor, and what you really need.
  • What you should do from day one to avoid issues with the name of your shop and products.
  • How being legal protects you, your artwork, and your business.

Links Mentioned

LINKS FOR LEGAL RESOURCES (DISCLAIMER: This podcast is information, not legal advice specific to your situation.)

About Autumn

Autumn Witt Boyd is a lawyer who helps entrepreneurs protect their most valuable asset — their intellectual property. She provides legal guidance with copyright and trademark protection, contracts, and problem solving. Along with her team at The Law Office of Autumn Witt Boyd PLLC, she loves helping entrepreneurs grow their dream business through smart collaborations and deals. You can find Autumn in Chattanooga, Tennessee hanging out with her three kids and husband, monogramming and putting glitter on anything that stays still, or sipping a glass of champagne after bedtime. Autumn also hosts the Legal Road Map® podcast, which teaches business owners how to protect their rights and stay out of hot water.

About the host, Miriam Schulman

In case we haven’t met yet, I’m an artist and founder of The Inspiration Place, where I help other artists learn how to profit from their passion or become better artists. Through online classes, business coaching programs, and a top-ranked podcast, I’ve helped thousands of artists around the world develop their skill sets and create more time and freedom to do what they love. My signature coaching program, The Artist Incubator, helps artists go from so-so sales to sold-out collections.

A graduate of Dartmouth College and M.I.T, I initially pursued finance but after witnessing 9/11, I abandoned a lucrative hedge fund job to work on my art full time. Since then, my art and my story have been featured in major publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Art of Man, Art Journaling magazine as well as featured on NBC’s “Parenthood” and the Amazon series “Hunters” with Al Pacino. My forthcoming book with HarperCollins Leadership on how to make it as an artist is scheduled to be released January 31, 2023. When I’m not in the studio, you can find me hanging out with my husband, adult kids, and a tuxedo cat named Ebony. I’d love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for art lovers (of every passion level) at schulmanart.com/freebies

 

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Listener shout out of the week!

“I just wanted to say, this episode was so inspiring Miriam. All of your episodes are, but this one really stirred something in me. Thank you.”

~Jaime Haney

😱 If you're struggling to get your ART BUSINESS off the ground — it's NOT your fault.

And it's not because you don't work hard enough. You're just focusing on all the wrong things!

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I’m Miriam Schulman, your curator of inspiration.

I inspire art-lovers to reconnect with their creativity and profit from their art. Whether you paint simply for the joy of it or you’re serious about selling your work, and you’re ready to stop putting yourself on the back burner...You're in the right place. I've done it and I can inspire YOU how to do it too.

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