Join us for an engaging online presentation tailored specifically for emerging designers in the Black in Jewelry Coalition. Whether you’re new to the business or seeking a better understanding of accounting practices, this webinar is designed to equip you with essential knowledge and best practices in accounting and business management for small jewelry businesses.

Join Mariel Diaz from Accounting for Jewelers, Robin Kramer from Red Boot Consulting and Liz Kantner from Stay Gold for the ultimate budgeting workshop. You’ll leave with the tools to set your business up for success in Q3 and Q4!

Walk away from this presentation equipped with the knowledge and tools to take control of your jewelry business’s financial health. By mastering cash-flow planning, setting goals, and leveraging financial data for forecasting and decision-making, you’ll be well-positioned to navigate the challenges of the industry, optimize profitability, and achieve sustainable growth.

Gain control and clarity with data-driven decisions. Learn actionable steps to budget with intention instead of restriction. Set conservative and ideal versions of sales goals and cap-spend amounts to reach your annual and long-term goals.

Get back to basics by creating a budget based on how you currently spend, then we’ll develop your ideal budget. Walk away knowing how to budget, what your sales goals and cap spend amounts are, how to pay yourself, save, and get out and stay out of debt. Full of tips, tricks and life hacks that once you learn, you’ll know forever.

Panel Conversation followed by Q&A
Panelists: Anna Samsonova of Samsonova Consulting, Nan Lung Palmer of FACETS and LuxeRox, Mariel Diaz of Accounting for Jewelers

The most undervalued part of a business foundation is the accounting department. Discover what you should be doing with yours at least once a year. I’ll walk through my proven system from start to finish to re-energize and refocus on the health of your business from the bottom up. You’ll learn culprits to beware of and ways to adjust and stay on track towards your goals. Attendees will receive digital access to a free downloadable checklist.

Join Mariel and JVC Senior Counsel, Sara Yood, on this informative dive into the requirements of Retail Jewelers to comply with AML Laws and Regulations. This set of laws is sometimes referred to as “AML”, “PATRIOT Act”, or “KYC/Know Your Customer” rules.

Surprisingly, it’s not Wholesale Dealers that are targeted, but Retail Jewelers. Please attend to learn your role and what is required of you in your business transactions. We will discuss protocol for buying Estate and Used Jewelry, transactions that total more than $10k in Cash including those made in multiple payments (ex, 3 payments of $4k), buying from international suppliers, and more

You would be doing yourself a disservice to miss this. Real life examples of jewelry businesses that have been audited will help you realize how important this is.

A successful business is made of mindset and key metrics. Learn the must-have tools and rules of thumb to turn to again and again in the life of your business. With these as your foundation, you will stay on track towards your goals, as your business continues to evolve.

Learn the 3 secrets and multiple metrics to track your financial progress towards a successful year and beyond. Looking to thrive in the next recession? Want to know rules of thumb for how much to have in your bank at all times? Join this session to learn and discover how to get back to basics in order to achieve control and clarity over your numbers.

Road to Recovery Summit Interview moderated by Jackie LeBental – streamed live and available for download at https://www.jewelryindependent.com/past-summits

Answering questions on Accounting, Inventory, and anything Financial for Jewelry Business Owners.

With all the cancellations and postponements of jewelry trade shows, let’s not let that stop us from getting together and learning how to improve ourselves and our businesses. Especially when we can all congregate from the comfort of our own quarantines! Theme: RESET.

If you are an artisan entrepreneur, one thing you must do well is count your coins, right? Join me for a deep dive into what should be tracked and managed from an accounting perspective if you have an artisan jewelry business. While Mariel works with jewelers, she’ll be sharing financial management and accounting tips that all artisans can benefit from. Don’t miss it!

12th Annual Portland Jewelry Symposium. This year’s theme: Metals. PJS is a one-of-a-kind event that brings together custom jewelers, designers, and retailers covering technology, design, industry and business education. Two full days of knowledge, inspiration, and networking with like-minded peers from across the nation!

Mariel’s session, Making Money Count, is how to respect your future with important steps to financial health for your jewelry business. We like to set conservative budgets and uncomfortable yet reasonable sales goals, but we can’t do that without looking to the past. Learn the three key components to reliable numbers, so that each day builds a past that supports your future. See insights from the best reports to plan for the future of your business, and move from managing the past to forecasting your future. Learn more at https://portlandjewelrysymposium.com/speakers/

Society of North American Goldsmiths celebrates 50 years! See Mariel on the Mainstage. Learn more here: https://www.snagmetalsmith.org/conferences/the-loop/conference-programming/presentations/main-stage-duo/

American Gem Society Conclave Annual Education Program: Speaker Mariel Diaz will give a session on Monday, April 8, 2019. Making Money Count: Essential Financial Tips for your Jewelry Business
Learn more here: https://www.americangemsociety.org/mpage/conclave2019-program

Location of event: MOHAVE ROOM
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Hosted by: WJA Panelists, Mariel Diaz – founder & managing director, Accounting for Jewelers, Benjamin Smithee – CEO, The Smithee Group, TBD – designer. Moderator: Monica Stephenson – CEO, iDazzle & Anza Gems
Is your business ready to grow? Are you? Join us for insights and information on how and when to scale your jewelry business. Learn how to recognize the signs, read the data, and avoid the pitfalls of taking your venture to the next level. Our expert panelists share their personal experiences with scaling for growth – and winning. Learn more: https://agta.org/seminars/free-seminars-thursday/

Interviewed by Nan Palmer of Facets Jewelry Consulting for JIS. Topics include Reports, Budgeting, why Cash is King, Inventory Management and more!

Presenters: Mariel Diaz, Founder, Accounting for Jewelers and Patrick D Riley, VP Business & Corporate Development, TaxCloud
Last year’s US Supreme Court decision in South Dakota vs Wayfair has major implications for online and traditional retailers. Following up on our webinar from last fall, this session will provide important updates for online and out of state sellers.

Presenter: Mariel Diaz. Learn how to create an annual budget from the bottom up using the Break Even Point and then create annual Sales Goals with relative increased expenses.

Presenter: Mariel Diaz. Learn how to easily interpret critical financial information for your company so you can focus on making money!

Panelists: Mariel Diaz, Hillary Halstead Scott, Robin Kramer

Presenter: Mariel Diaz. Guided session on how to create a profit, pay yourself and manage cash flow.

Presenters: Mariel Diaz, Accounting for Jewelers; Patrick Riley, TaxCloud. With the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn the 1992 Quill v. North Dakota judgement this past June, jewelers that sell remotely to other states will need to be clear on how the new sales tax rules apply to them. In this webinar you’ll learn what is required of you, plus when and how to comply. We will cover the rules as they apply specifically to jewelers as you approach the holiday selling season and the long-term awareness needed.

Presenter, Mariel Diaz

Presenters: Pat Henneberry, VP Global Learning and Development, Heart on Fire; and Mariel Diaz, Founder, Accounting for Jewelers
Interested in increasing sales and maximizing the money you bring into your business? Learn how to: drive more sales, understand effective closings, growing your top line revenue, interpret financial statements with ease, make data driven decisions with your money.