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Would you like to set up a jewellery business? Or do you have a business and want to take it to the next level?  The London Jewellery School is currently offering 50% off their jewellery business distance learning course . That's a price of £49.50 instead of £99. The course includes 1. A DVD containing videos  on each aspect of running a jewellery business. 13 videos totalling 80mins of expert advice in all areas from marketing and promoting your business to pricing and selling your jewellery.   2. A comprehensive 75 page, glossy, full-colour workbook , full of information on how to set up and run your own jewellery business including; a full list of useful contacts and suppliers for jewellers based in the UK, tips on each aspect of setting up your own jewellery business and Information on the common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid.   3. A supplementary case study booklet  detailing 7 current businesses, what they have done and tips and advice fo...

This week the London Jewellery School is running their Jewellery Business Week . This is a really interactive week of activities including Daily business tips Daily blogs featuring business information, interviews with successful designer makers and guest articles from experts Promotion for jewellery businesses joining in the week Live Q&A with LJS founder and successful entrepreneur Jessica Rose Online discussions Discounted business courses (15% discount on the Distance Learning Business course if you buy the course before midnight on Sunday 20 January 2013 and enter the code  LJSDL13 at the check out) Twitter chats under the hashtag #LJSjewelbizweek Before christmas I was interviewed for a blog post for business week as I am the tutor for the PR for your Jewellery Business class and I am one of the tutors featured in their Distance Learning Business course (I am yet to see a copy of the DVD - long may that continue!). I've put a screenshot of my interview bel...

For my first foray into being a media star (!) I was asked to film a part of the London Jewellery School Distance Learning Jewellery Business Course DVD. The distance learning course has been available for about a year and has been very popular. The director of the School, Jessica Rose , was keen to revamp the content of the course materials to keep it up to date and respond to feedback. In the original DVD Jessica filmed all the sections herself. This time she asked myself and Hayley Kruger, another tutor from the Jewellery School, to share the filming.  The course covers all the areas you need to consider when setting up a jewellery business including finance, getting online, PR and more. You also get a workbook, free membership for the LJS and a voucher worth the price of a taster class so I think it is very good value.  For my filmed sections I typed up my script so that I didn't stumble on my words! I used a free telepromt app on the ipad called promptware and I h...