Insights into the Business of Visual Art
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Virtualize Your Art Career: Part 2—Carolyn Edlund
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“There is no one who can replace you in knowing what you want and telling your story.” Carolyn Edlund on success in tough times, and how the CHF Conference can help. Part II/II The post Virtualize Your Art Career: Part 2—Carolyn Edlund appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Virtualize Your Art Career: Part 1—Carolyn Edlund
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Sales Strategy expert Carolyn Edlund discusses how artists can succeed during uncertain times and invites you to The Virtualize Your Art Career™ Conference Oct 19-30. Part I/II. The post Virtualize Your Art Career: Part 1—Carolyn Edlund appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Selling Art in The New Normal: Marketplace, Native Communities, and Virtual Reality
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The Virtual Edition of The Santa Fe Indian Market offers an atmosphere of delight and awe at a time when most of us are cooped up in our own worlds of social distance. The post Selling Art in The New Normal: Marketplace, Native Communities, and Virtual Reality appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Build Your Own Future With Or Without The Establishment
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“It takes years of putting lots of lines in the water.” Pop artist Ashley Longshore discusses guts, strategy, and other lessons learned as a leading artist-entrepreneur. The post Build Your Own Future With Or Without The Establishment appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Lockdown: Artists Double Down on Building Robust Businesses and Self-Help Networks
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It’s a timely moment to hear from Cornelia Carey and Carrie Cleveland from CERF+, a leading nonprofit focused on safeguarding artists’ livelihoods nationwide. The post Lockdown: Artists Double Down on Building Robust Businesses and Self-Help Networks appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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These Artists Graduated Training But are Entrepreneurs for Life
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“It was a total mind-shift this year. There is a market for what I want to do, and I am selling. There are buyers for the subject matter that I want to paint.” The post These Artists Graduated Training But are Entrepreneurs for Life appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Data Science in the Arts: Report on the Working Artist—Lily Dulberg
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CHF data analysts Lily Dulberg and Daniel DiGriz prove in the Report on the Working Artist that the secret ingredient for artists’ success is entrepreneurial training. The post Data Science in the Arts: Report on the Working Artist—Lily Dulberg appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Infiltrate the Business World in the Name of Art—Noah Scalin
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“Certainly the jobs that are going to go last are going to be the ones that require people to creative problem-solve and come up with unique new ideas.” The post Infiltrate the Business World in the Name of Art—Noah Scalin appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Artists Are Solving Atomic-Level Problems—Cyndi Conn
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“The arts are not just an amenity, they’re a critical function of society and a part of the fabric of social, cultural, and also economic life and livelihood for our country.” The post Artists Are Solving Atomic-Level Problems—Cyndi Conn appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Classical Skills for Modern Art Careers: The Case for Training and Tradition—Mandy Theis
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“With the advent of Modernism, there was this idea that training would ruin your creativity.” The post Classical Skills for Modern Art Careers: The Case for Training and Tradition—Mandy Theis appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Fearlessly Take On The Big Daddy Ugly Goal—Willy Bo Richardson
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“The challenge was to make [the goal] so scary and big that you can never accomplish it, and I'm making small steps towards that.” The post Fearlessly Take On The Big Daddy Ugly Goal—Willy Bo Richardson appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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If You Build It, They Will Ignore It. Unless…—Mary McBride
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“I think people who know what their values are...know what their values are! So yes, they're trading, yes they're ‘sacrificing,’ but what they don't trade off is what they value.” The post If You Build It, They Will Ignore It. Unless…—Mary McBride appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Tighten Your Sales Strategy, Then Refuse to Compromise—Donna Lee Nyzio
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“When you decide what you want to do, you become more intentional about what you choose to do.” The post Tighten Your Sales Strategy, Then Refuse to Compromise—Donna Lee Nyzio appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Lock Down Your Rights to Your Own Art—Emily Danchuk, Esq.
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"If you don’t file a copyright application in a timely fashion you pay a very, very significant price. […] Artists really need to copyright their works I would say, immediately." The post Lock Down Your Rights to Your Own Art—Emily Danchuk, Esq. appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Make the Gig Economy Work for You—Angela Heath
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“If you always give more than you ask, then networking is effective.” The post Make the Gig Economy Work for You—Angela Heath appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Get to Emerging Artist Status and Beyond—Bonnie Clearwater
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“There are so many platforms now for an artist living in obscure or out-of-the way places to get their work out and be seen.” The post Get to Emerging Artist Status and Beyond—Bonnie Clearwater appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Leverage Your Non-Art Expertise for a Career Blueprint—Kristin LeVier
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Kristin makes work at the intersection of art and science that connects us to the “extraordinary, strange beauty of the natural world.” The post Leverage Your Non-Art Expertise for a Career Blueprint—Kristin LeVier appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Get Your Art Into Hotels and Corporate Spaces—Rachel Berg
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“Make sure you’re always retaining the rights to the work. If someone is asking you to sign the rights, there’s a problem. Because we are asking permission to use it; not to own it.” The post Get Your Art Into Hotels and Corporate Spaces—Rachel Berg appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Identify Pivotal Opportunities for Business Growth – Nadia Fairlamb
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“I consider myself a business owner, and my business is art. So I know that I’m running a business, and every artist that I know that’s making money is doing it the same way.” The post Identify Pivotal Opportunities for Business Growth – Nadia Fairlamb appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Generate Powerful Publicity: A Sistine Chapel Mindset – Todd Scalise
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"The tipping point in my business was being able to educate people about why what I'm doing is different." The post Generate Powerful Publicity: A Sistine Chapel Mindset – Todd Scalise appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Leverage Your Creative Skills to Improve Your Finances – Christina Empedocles
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"Your art practice will change; it’s absolutely necessary to plan for it. I don’t want to hustle to find rent money when I’m 80!" The post Leverage Your Creative Skills to Improve Your Finances – Christina Empedocles appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Build a Brand That Gets a Response – Jenny Darroch
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"The thing that trips students up the most is embracing that a commercial approach to art is OK." The post Build a Brand That Gets a Response – Jenny Darroch appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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How Creative Entrepreneurs Build Investment Capital – Alice Loy
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“Creatives can, and should, own the companies that creatives work at---creative people are uniquely suited to understand opportunities and problems and therefore develop solutions for market opportunities.” The post How Creative Entrepreneurs Build Investment Capital – Alice Loy appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.…
“Having one-on-one face time with an artist is what the viewer wants, it’s a good way to sell art and look at art.” The post Do Art Fairs Pay Off? – Ray Beldner appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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How to Grow Your Customer Base and Increase Sales – Steve Pruneau
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"It doesn’t matter what your art is, if your intention is to earn a living from it and thrive in your art, that proposal will help you figure out how you’re going to get there.” The post How to Grow Your Customer Base and Increase Sales – Steve Pruneau appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Engage New Sales Avenues to Increase Art Income – Aaron Laux
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It’s been an evolution to be a professional artist, and it’s taken me a long time to get here....I’m coming around to really seeing this as not only what I do, but my lifestyle and my income.” The post Engage New Sales Avenues to Increase Art Income – Aaron Laux appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Identify Product-Market Fit for Entrepreneurial Success – Arree Chung
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"The best way to learn business is to start doing it." The post Identify Product-Market Fit for Entrepreneurial Success – Arree Chung appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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The Learned Skills of Successful Entrepreneurs – John Furth
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"Successful people say 'Yeah, I failed, but I did learn, and this is how I’ll apply it to the next thing I do.'" The post The Learned Skills of Successful Entrepreneurs – John Furth appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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What Independent Publishing Can Teach Visual Artists – Eric Rhoads
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"One has to focus on strategy instead of tactic: tactic is the thing you’re going to do, strategy is the plan of how you’ll get respect, get well-known and get people to buy your work." The post What Independent Publishing Can Teach Visual Artists – Eric Rhoads appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Why Are You Working for Free? Examining Arts Labor – Alexis Clements
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"There is a shame around making money off of swag or reproductions or something else that isn’t art---but that is making money off of art." The post Why Are You Working for Free? Examining Arts Labor – Alexis Clements appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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How to Collaborate with Museums – Seth Hopkins
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“Art is a cool business---it's the only one I know where the customer often buys dinner.” The post How to Collaborate with Museums – Seth Hopkins appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Best Practices to Engage With Curators – Dr. Catherine Futter
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They’re not separate at all---the market and museum---there are galleries now where there’s very little work in the exhibition that’s for sale. They’re publishing books and ‘competing’ with museums. The lines are becoming blurrier and some of that is positive." The post Best Practices to Engage With Curators – Dr. Catherine Futter appeared first on…
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How to Meet Stakeholder Demands – Holly Van Hart
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"I don’t mind letting people see the process and where I go wrong, that’s part of the creative process and what people are interested in." The post How to Meet Stakeholder Demands – Holly Van Hart appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Find the Best Representation for Your Art – Stephanie Birdsall
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"I see a lack of confidence standing in people's way, they don't trust what they're thinking, they don't trust what they're painting, and as soon as they get a little confident I see a huge change." The post Find the Best Representation for Your Art – Stephanie Birdsall appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.…
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Translate Social Media to Sales – Gregg Chadwick
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"Every day something new happens in the world and art is really primed to look at those global changes and shifts." The post Translate Social Media to Sales – Gregg Chadwick appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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On Selling Tools of the (Art) Trade – Ron Whitmore
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"An artist recently said this to me about success: ‘You really just keep doing what you feel you need to be doing and if you do it long enough people believe it too’." The post On Selling Tools of the (Art) Trade – Ron Whitmore appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Control How Your Art Business is Perceived – Maria Brophy
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"When you’re younger, it’s fun to get that pat on the back, but you learn quickly that a pat on the back doesn’t pay the mortgage." The post Control How Your Art Business is Perceived – Maria Brophy appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Create Your Own Success – Dean Mitchell
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“I’m no Salvador Dalí, but I have built enough of a market that now I can start to work on leaving a legacy.” The post Create Your Own Success – Dean Mitchell appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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How to Find Your Audience – Mary Ann Weems
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“Average people were very afraid to walk into galleries. Affordability became the key. You didn’t feel the intimidation.” The post How to Find Your Audience – Mary Ann Weems appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Beyond Arts Education: Why Artists Need Business Training – Betsy Ehrenberg
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“Sometimes they [artists] think earning money, charging for their work, is not something they want to do. They feel embarrassed to do so. It's an attitude, I have no idea where it begins, but a lot of artists just look at the word ‘money’ and see a four letter word.” The post Beyond Arts Education: Why Artists Need Business Training – Betsy Ehrenbe…
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Manage a Successful Art Career – Dan Anthony
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“As an artist, you need to be as prolific as you can because you will need a body of work to solidify your situation.” The post Manage a Successful Art Career – Dan Anthony appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Art Collections Management: Caring for Your Collection – Maura Kehoe Collins
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“Documentation is a very important part of the object and the care of collections.” The post Art Collections Management: Caring for Your Collection – Maura Kehoe Collins appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Student Curated Art Collections: A New Way to Experience Art – James Kitchen
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“Young people need to have that experience and the effects can be dramatic over a lifetime. Experiencing an artwork in person is so much different than seeing it on a phone." The post Student Curated Art Collections: A New Way to Experience Art – James Kitchen appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Recognizing the Legacies of Overlooked Artists – Peter Trippi
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“I think living artists should be very optimistic that there's still a healthy appetite for art... It's just occurring in different ways.” The post Recognizing the Legacies of Overlooked Artists – Peter Trippi appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Between Creativity and Commerce: Art Thinking – Amy Whitaker
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“Many of the things that people approach in business - when they're talking about a business plan or return on investment - they're really talking about similar things to what happens in art.” The post Between Creativity and Commerce: Art Thinking – Amy Whitaker appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Balancing Art, Life, and Business – Aletta de Wal
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Artists need to ask themselves, “What do I need to support myself and my family and my art business in the way that I'm accustomed to or want to and what it's going to take for me to get that?” The post Balancing Art, Life, and Business – Aletta de Wal appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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Economics of the Art Market – Neil Ramsay
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“Business has a hard time understanding the arts, so… I'm advocating for the professionalizing, that within the organization, the artist is seen just as professional as the accountant, just as professional as the director and the other typical roles…” The post Economics of the Art Market – Neil Ramsay appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.…
“It's important that an artist be involved in showing their work and takes ownership of what he makes rather than have somebody else take over his business.” The post Playing Your Art Forward – Sabin Howard appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund
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The Long-Term Art Career – Ryan S. Brown
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“As an artist, you're a small business owner and you're in charge, you're the boss, and you have to manage that like any other small business would be managed. You have to keep your books organized, plan for big expenses, and plan for investing in those big projects.” The post The Long-Term Art Career – Ryan S. Brown appeared first on Clark Hulings…
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Create A Thriving Art Business – Alan Bamberger
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"Artists have never had more opportunities to advocate on their own behalves, to get their work out there, to talk about what's behind it, to talk about themselves as artists.” The post Create A Thriving Art Business – Alan Bamberger appeared first on Clark Hulings Fund.By The Clark Hulings Fund