An artist is a small business owner. Many of us know artists who pursue this career because they don't want to be "in the business world" or they want the freedom to "just paint." Make no mistake, though, a working artist needs business skills.
I recently subscribed to Entrepreneur Magazine. (Here's a recent article about meeting new potential clients that I found very interesting:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/writers/...300965,00.html )
I thought many of you might find this magazine and their website to be useful in running your "small business", too.