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MCC hosts course designed for artists eyeing e-commerce
Entrepreneurship as a way out of poverty is one of the goals of the online business venture and marketplace Etsy Co. Inc.
The peer-to-peer e-commerce site for handmade goods launched in 2005; by 2014, it had reached revenues of $195 million. The company is dedicated to helping artists and designers hone their business skills through a program it created in 2013, the Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship Program.
More than 25 cities around the world are taking part, and Rochester recently joined the ranks.
The Corporate College at Monroe Community College is hosting the sixsession program. The first cohort was completed over the summer and the second program is slated to begin today.
"This is about business expansion, regardless how big or small they become," said James Gertner, director of projects and operations at the Corporate College. "Our goal is workforce development, and this program fits perfectly."
The Corporate College became involved through a gift from Reenie and Stan Feingold of Brighton. They were inspired by their daughter, Sarah, who manages a successful Etsy shop called Feingold Jewelry.
The Feingolds' gift covered the cost of the course, leaving a $25 registration fee as the only expense for students to pay. The cost of a typical course at the...